Extend the beauty of your garden to the rest of your landscape with Miracle-Gro® Fruit & Citrus Plant Food Spikes. Use once a season, in the spring and fall, for lush foliage and palms, and greater fruit production*. These easy-to-use spikes provide nutrition directly to the roots where trees need it the most, and includes natural ingredients. There is no mixing or measuring required. Use the drip line of the tree or shrub as a guide to determine the number of spikes needed per plant. Place the enclosed plastic cap on top of a spike and drive the spike into the ground. The spikes should be at least 3 feet apart. Remove the plastic cap and continue to drive the spike 2 inches below the soil surface. (*vs. unfed)