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Plant-tone® 5-3-3
by Espoma®
A completely natural, all-purpose blend of fine organics, including dehydrated manure; feather meal; crab meal; cocoa meal, corn gluten, bone meal, dried blood, sunflower meal, kelp meal, alfalfa meal, greensand, rock phosphate, sulfate of potash, sulfate of potash magnesia, and humates. Use on lawns, flowers, roses, shrubs, vegetables and potted plants. One pound equals 3 cupfuls.
ESTABLISHED LAWNS: Apply Plant-tone at the rate of 20 lbs. per 1,000 square feet three times a year - Spring, Summer, Fall. This will provide for safe, steady feeding during the growing season and help maintain a good green lawn. |
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NEW LAWNS: Apply Plant-tone at the rate of 40 lbs. per 1,000 square feet of area and work into the top three or four inches of soil. Seed may then be sown immediately. When a lawn is six months old, it should be treated as an established lawn.
FLOWERS: Mix Plant-tone into the top four or five inches of soil at the rate of 4 lbs. per 100 square feet when preparing the flower bed. An additional feeding should be made after the plants are well established.
BULBS: Place heaping teaspoon of Plant-tone beneath bulb and mix thoroughly with soil. Feed established beds 4 pounds per 100 square feet.
POTTING SOIL: Mix thoroughly 1 part Plant-tone to 25 parts soil. Feed established potted plants 1 teaspoonful of Plant-tone for each 3 inches of pot diameter. Repeat monthly.
ROSES: When planting, mix one cupful with soil in bottom of hole and one cupful with soil used to refill hole. For established plants, apply one cupful evenly on soil around plant and work lightly into top inch of soil. Repeat monthly during summer months.
SHRUBS: When planting, mix one cupful with soil in bottom of hole and one cupful with soil used to refill hole. Feed established shrubs with one cupful for each foot of branch spread.
VEGETABLES: When preparing garden, apply 40 pounds of Plant-tone per 1,000 square feet and work into the top 4 to 5 inches of soil. After plants are established (2-3 weeks) sidedress them at the rate of 12 pounds per 100 lineal feet. |
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