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You can still fertilize when feeding if you live in the South - warnings against fertilization are mainly for northern ponds that run the risk of winterkill under the ice, and of course you probably don't get mjuch if any ice. You wouldn't need to fertilize if the pond was maintaining a natural bloom just from the waste products of the fish - which there will be more of when they're fed - but if your water stays clear without fertilization, fertilizing is just a way to add to the pond's food chain rather than slicing it. Your fish are still growing better than they would in an unfed environment, but I've seen photos of bluegill grown at comparable latitudes to yours that made it to nearly ten inches and over a pound in little over a year's time from stocking as fingerlings. I definitely didn't mean your fish are growing slowly by the standards of an unmanaged pond - just that they could be significantly bigger, based on where you live and your growing season, if all factors were maximized.
The feeding is great, and that's why your bluegill are still bigger than they would be in a pond that wasn't managed in any way. I was just trying to help you get the maximum potential out of them.
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