Jobe’s Slow Release Tree and Shrub Fertilizer Spikes, Easy Plant Care for Oak, Maple, Dogwood, Boxwood, and Many More Acid Loving Trees and Shrubs, Bulk 160 Count

These are just like the ones you pay about twice for in the big box stores. For this price, I split these with my mom and was able to get all of our trees fertilized instead of having to pick and choose which ones. I liked the improved red “caps” instead of the older style white caps that broke after the first couple of spikes being out in the ground. Will order again when we need more.

This is a huge box full of spikes. It is perfect for someone looking to buy these in bulk. Only problem we had was the packaging. The box was literally falling apart due to the weight of the contents. This is in spite of the fact that they put a lot of heavy tape around the outside of the box to try to stop it from falling apart. I would suggest that they bag these things in heavy plastic before they put them in the box. Also, they send plenty of the little caps to drive them into the ground, but I found a much better way to do it. You can find a video that I made on YouTube. It makes it much easier to drive these into the ground through a PVC tube with a piece of oak to drive them in. Just drop the spike into the PVC and use the oak dowel to drive them in. The PVC should be about 3 feet long in the Oak dowel about 4 feet long. See the video

These are a great way to give a slow release fertilizer to trees and shrubs. The box of 160 saves lots of money if you use that many spikes. The box comes with the spikes loosely packed. There are no individual boxes. The spikes do hit each other in transit and some fragmentation does occur. When opening the box, all of the spikes are intact but there is some powder on the bottom. They come with multiple caps for insertion. However, after looking at a you tube video, I strongly suggest trying this technique. Get a 1 1/2 inch PVC pipe, easily available at almost all hardware stores, and cut it to about 4 feet. They come in very long lengths, but many stores have shorter remnants. Then get a 1 1/2 inch wooden dowel, available from the same store, and cut it to about 5 feet. The standard dowel is about six feet. You can use the full length is needed. It will fit in the 1 1/2 inch PVC pipe. Then, when the ground is still soft, simply drop the Jobe's spike into the pipe, insert the dowel, and use a hammer to hit the wooden dowel to impact it into the ground. I marked the dowel so I would know when the spike was about 4 inches below the ground surface. This way you can insert 160 spikes without every bending over. The caps aren't needed as the pipe keeps the spike centered and the dowel applies a broad impact directly on the spike.

I have used these spikes for a while with great success, so I figured I might as well get the bulk order and save some money. What I assume is the manufacturer packaging is decent, however the arrived in a broken box, and multiple stakes broken, which was a disappointment. They work good, help keep plants growing and healthy.

Jobe's fertilizer spikes in bulk are one of the most reasonably priced options for similar products. We have large trees which take a lot of spikes. The spikes are remarkably sturdy and do not crumble when driving them into the ground. In my experience the red plastic caps that go on top of the spike to drive it in are awkward to use and slip to the side. Simple option! Use a 16oz rubber mallet. It is much quicker and less hassle. When the spikes get to flush or slightly below the soil, hit them with a regular hammer. It crushes the top a little bit but they go in further. Then work a little soil over the shallow hole.

The product is completely fine. We've used these spikes for years. Slow release is great for the plants. Easy to tap them into the soil. I discovered the quantity buy (160). But they're not packed in a strong enough mfr box. ou have to repack in your own boxes or plastic tubs. Even with Amazon overpack, the box showed up looking like it got run over by a lawnmower. Amazingly, all 160 were accounted for. Better box please. Y

We live in a semi arid place, that makes it difficult to grow pretty much anything. We planted our trees in a major landscape job in 2019. The languished until I used the stakes for the first time two years ago. I was not only pleased, but actually startled at how well my trees responded. I feed twice a year. Wish I had started at the very beginning.

Have used these for years. Availability on Amazon comes and goes. You won't find Jobes spikes in bulk at a garden store or nursery either. Use a railroad spike or drill powered auger for installing holes for spikes. Pounding them in only works for very soft soil.

Pkg. arrived unbroken. Best way to purchase this large amount of fertilizer sticks. Will defiantly be buying again!

Easy to use

Excellent product

I did not have a good experience with these steaks. First off it turned it looked like it was going to be OK they arrived quickly and they were fairly easy to install in the ground. The little red caps that they give to install them in the ground are pretty flimsy they break after five or six of them after hammering them into the hard ground so you do go through quite a lot of those and they don’t send nearly enough of those to put all the steaks in. So after doing about 70 out of 300 trees I noticed a few days after that 70 of my trees were brown crispy and almost dead. The fertilizer stakes were way too strong and powerful for the trees that I planted them at. I dug up the ones that I planted tried to save them all I can do now is hope that they can recover from this. Not satisfied.