Dimensions:
Each 6 lb box approx. x" long x x" high x x" wide
Ingredients:
Blend of Fish Bone Meal, Blood Meal, Rock Phosphate, Greensand, Langbeinite, Acadian Kelp Meal and Humic Shale Ore
Application:
Apply 5-6 lbs per 100 sq.ft. Additional application rates inclued on package.
Understanding the N-P-K Numbers:
Fertilizers are labeled with numbers that represent the percentage of the three primary macronutrients - nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) - that are immediately available in the fertilizer for you plants to take up through their roots. Each nutrient plays a specific and complementary roles: nitrogen energizes vegetative growth; phosphorus produces expansive roots, flowers, fruits and viable seeds; while potassium (or potash) promotes resistance to disease and temperature stress.
To someone accustomed to the higher N-P-K ratios of
chemical fertilizers, such as 18-51-20, the modest amounts occurring in
organic fertilizers may appear inadequate. However, nothing could be further from the truth: organics break down at a slower rate and in the case of nitrogen supplying organic fertilizers, contain insoluble nitrogen which releases slowly with greater effectiveness than conventional chemical fertilizers.
Benefits of Organic Fertilizers:
- Minimize the possibility of "burning" plants with concentrated chemical supplies of nutrients
- Improve overall soil health rather than deteriorate it
- Encourage soil microbial life to flourish
- Reduce the necessity of reapplying fertilizers regularly to maintain fertility
