well, unfortunately, i already stuck those spikes into the soil... they are 6-12-6 which i guess is better than nothing since the phosphate is higher than the nitrogen but still, i see your point stinky. it was raining constantly for a while and i couldn't feed them any other way, i figured any regular waterings would just get flushed out. wouldn't ya know it just stopped raining the day after i got those spikes... i wonder if there's a way to take them back out.. do you think it would be ok to go ahead and feed normally even if i leave them in?