Description
FISH BONE MEAL PLANT FERTILIZER 5lb
Wonderful for all Flowering Plants, Trees and Shrubs
OMRI Listed
4-12-0
Down To Earth Fish Bone Meal Natural Fertilizer is a marine based alternative to traditional steamed Bone Meal and is wonderful for all flowering plants, trees and shrubs. A great source of organic Phosphorus and Calcium, Phosphorous plays a role in both root and bloom development, which helps produce high-quality fruit and flowers. You will have larger carrots and potatoes, and flowers will produce bigger blossoms.
DTE Fish Bone Meal also contains a small amount of Nitrogen and is an ideal fertilizer for new garden beds, perennials and bulbs.
Ingredients: fish bone meal (14% calcium).
Usage: 2 cups ≈ 1 lb; ½ cup ≈ 4 oz; 1 tbsp ≈ 0.5 oz
Vegetable Gardens & Flower Beds: To prepare new gardens, apply 2.5-5 lbs per 100 square feet and thoroughly mix into the top 3″ of soil. For new transplants, add 1-2 tbsp per hole, mix into soil and water in well. To feed established plants, side dress 2-4 oz once each month during the growing season to promote fruiting and flowering.
Containers: For new plantings, add 1-2 tbsp per gallon of soil and mix thoroughly OR add 2.5-5 lbs per cubic yard. For established plants, lightly mix 1-2 tbsp per gallon into the soil surface once each month during the growing season.
Bulbs: Add 1 tbsp per hole for average size bulbs, more for larger varieties. Mix thoroughly into soil and water in well.
Trees & Shrubs: Spread 1 lb per 2″ of trunk diameter around the base outwards to the drip line, mix into soil surface and water in well. For new trees, prepare transplant hole and mix 1-2 cups with the backfill soil. Use the amended soil to fill in around the new tree and water in well.
Row Crops/Acreage: Apply 500-1,000 lb per acre depending on specific crop needs or required pounds of actual nitrogen per acre.