# Root stimulator **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 16, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305 "2012-06-16T01:04:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305/1 "2012-06-16T01:04:55Z")
Is there a difference in which one uses for garden plants and grass? ---
**Author:** ![Coustralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Coustralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coustralee)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305/2 "2012-06-16T13:45:31Z")
not sure what you mean, seaweed based plant solutions are good for stimulating root growth though. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305/3 "2012-06-16T13:49:46Z")
The guys who sold us [grass plugs](http://www1.zoysiafarms.com/prodspec.jsp?id=E94B) are hawking their own liquid fertilizer as being better suited than granular stuff. I was wondering if their is any difference from the liquid stuff I can spray on a flower garden. ---
**Author:** ![Coustralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Coustralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coustralee)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305/4 "2012-06-16T16:17:58Z")
I think the liquid ones give a faster feed, but the granular are more a slow release. I doubt there’d be much difference between their brand and any other fertilizer designed for lawns. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305/5 "2012-06-16T16:25:30Z")
It looks like that stuff would more correctly be called a microbial soil amendment than fertilizer. [The Soil Guy](http://www.thesoilguy.com/SG/SoilAmendments) explains the difference pretty well. Your link doesn’t say anything about what is in the stuff so its a tough call whether its any good or not. The fact that they have been in the business for a long time leans me toward risking the $25 on their say so. Getting the soil / dirt in good condition is a longer term fix than applying chemical fertilizer. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305/6 "2012-06-16T19:40:27Z")
> [@Turble](#): > > Your link doesn’t say anything about what is in the stuff so its a tough call whether its any good or not. The fact that they have been in the business for a long time leans me toward risking the $25 on their say so. Getting the soil / dirt in good condition is a longer term fix than applying chemical fertilizer. They won’t sell it in [Arkansas.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15174483#post15174483) I’m curious what the difference between it and other fertilizers is. Maybe it makes weeds that infest soybeans and rice grow well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305/7 "2012-06-16T20:04:14Z")
The stuff you linked to is not fertilizer – it is a soil amendment. If you want to use fertilizer then their advice to use a liquid fertilizer specifically designed for zoysia is correct. You don’t necessarily need to buy it from them, but you should definitely use on that is designed for zoysia. They are a reputable company. I would follow their advice. Zoyzia lawns are very nice and very low maintenance once you get them going. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-stimulator/625305/8 "2012-06-17T01:37:01Z")
Thanks, Turble.