Those look like slow release fertilizers pellets. It looks very dry in that pot. So might need to water or it’s getting root bound on the bottom. I doubt the fertilizer is the cause.
Mediocre_Ability_683
Osmocote slow release fertilizer. It’s most likely not the fertilizer, but the reaction with the water and fertilizer localized causing the burn
eastcoastjon
Honestly you dont need that many. Take some out and spread it around. Try a regular watering sched like every 2-3 days. Try the dunking method where you put it in water and let it absorb rather than pouring water in the pot.
Euphoric-Pumpkin-234
No one here has mentioned this yet but it looks like your California poppy has bloomed already right? They are more or less ephemeral plants meaning after they bloom they die and disappear pretty quickly. I would go out and get a lavender or salvia plant to fill the gap! Something longer blooming to take you into fall. Hell, get a rudbeckia, why not? Dip a toe into perennials, there’s certainly enough fertilizer there to go around haha
jeremebearime
I agree with everyone else, fertilizer pellets for slow release.
Also, there are no California (golden) poppies in this image. These look like they are *Papaver sp.,* not *Eschscholzia californica.* Post a picture when they bloom! Would love to see them.
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Those look like slow release fertilizers pellets. It looks very dry in that pot. So might need to water or it’s getting root bound on the bottom. I doubt the fertilizer is the cause.
Osmocote slow release fertilizer. It’s most likely not the fertilizer, but the reaction with the water and fertilizer localized causing the burn
Honestly you dont need that many. Take some out and spread it around. Try a regular watering sched like every 2-3 days. Try the dunking method where you put it in water and let it absorb rather than pouring water in the pot.
No one here has mentioned this yet but it looks like your California poppy has bloomed already right? They are more or less ephemeral plants meaning after they bloom they die and disappear pretty quickly. I would go out and get a lavender or salvia plant to fill the gap! Something longer blooming to take you into fall. Hell, get a rudbeckia, why not? Dip a toe into perennials, there’s certainly enough fertilizer there to go around haha
I agree with everyone else, fertilizer pellets for slow release.
Also, there are no California (golden) poppies in this image. These look like they are *Papaver sp.,* not *Eschscholzia californica.* Post a picture when they bloom! Would love to see them.