Fertilizer for crape myrtles?

[Apropos]

What should I use?

[Peter Pan]

A complete general-purpose garden fertilizer -- such as 8-8-8, 10-10-10,

[Apropos]

Thanks, just what I needed to know.

My crapes were about 5gal 2 years ago when I planted them. This year they're large but not putting off new growth as fast as before, also not as fast as the crapes in the medians of the roadways (obviously the city is doing right by them)

irrigation.

[Red]

You do know that all blooms form on new growth, right? Little new growth means few blooms. That's why crepe myrtles need heavy pruning in the early spring.

I can usually get a second blooming season by pruning off the first blooms after they "do their thing", which stimulates new growth & new blooms. But then I live in zone 8 and wouldn't recommend it for higher zones.

Red

[Steveo]

All purpose food is just what you needed to know? (fu set)