{"id":852,"date":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/care\/magnolia-little-gem-potting-mix-and-feeding\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","slug":"magnolia-little-gem-potting-mix-and-feeding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/care\/magnolia-little-gem-potting-mix-and-feeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnolia &#8216;Little Gem&#8217; \u2014 Potting Mix and Feeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bmp-care-article\">\n<p>For potting &quot;Little Gem&quot; magnolias in Perth, use Scotts Osmocote Pots, Planters &amp; Indoors. This controlled-release fertiliser feeds your plant for up to 6 months and includes a wetting agent to help manage Perth\u2019s dry sandy conditions and water repellency in containers.<\/p>\n<h2>What You Need<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fertiliser:<\/strong> Scotts Osmocote Pots, Planters &amp; Indoors<\/li>\n<li><strong>Potting Mix:<\/strong> Premium potting mix designed for pots (or an acid-loving blend suited for magnolias, camellias, and azaleas)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Container:<\/strong> A large pot (at least 2 to 3 times larger than the nursery bag\/pot) with good drainage holes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Apply<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When planting:<\/strong> Mix a small handful or recommended rate of Osmocote granules directly into the potting mix as you fill the container.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ongoing care:<\/strong> Reapply every 6 months (typically in early spring and early autumn) by sprinkling the granules onto the soil surface and watering well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"bmp-care-downloads\">\n<h2>Download or print this guide<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/magnolia-little-gem-potting-mix-and-feeding.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original guide PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For potting &quot;Little Gem&quot; magnolias in Perth, use Scotts Osmocote Pots, Planters &amp; Indoors. This controlled-release fertiliser feeds your plant for up to 6 months and includes a wetting agent to help manage Perth\u2019s dry sandy conditions and water repellency in containers. What You Need Fertiliser: Scotts Osmocote Pots, Planters &amp; Indoors Potting Mix: Premium [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-852","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"buymyplants_70lkd8","author_link":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/author\/buymyplants_70lkd8\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"For potting &quot;Little Gem&quot; magnolias in Perth, use Scotts Osmocote Pots, Planters &amp; Indoors. This controlled-release fertiliser feeds your plant for up to 6 months and includes a wetting agent to help manage Perth\u2019s dry sandy conditions and water repellency in containers. What You Need Fertiliser: Scotts Osmocote Pots, Planters &amp; Indoors Potting Mix: Premium&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/852\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}