Espoma Garden-tone
Available in 4 Lb, 18 Lb and 36 Lb bags
Natural & Organic fertilizer for an abundant harvest
- Grow delicious cool and warm season vegetables like lettuce, kale, tomatoes, peppers & squash
- Use for herbs like basil, chives, sage, rosemary, parsley & oregano
- Long lasting, slow-release feeding with our exclusive Bio-tone Microbes
- Grow an abundant harvest of nutritious & flavorful vegetables
- 100% natural & organic ingredients with no fillers or sludges
For use on:
On all herbs and vegetables such as:
Hardy (cool season) crops:
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Collards
English peas
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Mustard greens
Parsley
Radish
Spinach
Turnip
Semi-hardy crops for early spring or fall:
Beets
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Chinese cabbage
Endive
Irish potatoes
Lettuce
Radicchio
Rutabaga
Salsify
Swiss chard
Summer crops (Plant after danger of frost):
Beans
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant
Melons
Okra
Peppers
Pumpkins
Summer squash
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
When to use:
- Mix into the garden soil prior to planting.
- Seedlings / Transplants: 7 œ 10 days after planting.
- Established plants: Monthly, May through Aug.
- Herbs will only require feeding at time of planting or after a large harvest.
How much to use:
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Soil Preparation for Vegetable Garden
- Apply 3.5 lbs. per 50 square feet and work into the top 4 to 5 inches of soil. When possible, mix with organic matter such as compost, humus, or peat moss.
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Feeding Vegetables and Tomatoes
- Single plants: Apply up to 1/3 cup per plant.
- Rows: Apply 1-1/3 cup each side per 5 ft. of row or 10 lbs. each side per 100 ft. of row.
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Potted Plants
- New Plants: When preparing soil for new plants, thoroughly mix 2 cups of Garden-tone into each cubic foot of Potting Soil.
- Established Plants: Sprinkle 1.5 tsp. of Garden-tone per 4³ of pot diameter onto the soil along the outer edge of the pot. Water thoroughly.
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Herbs
- In the garden œ use 1 tbsp. per plant
- In containers œ Use half the rate for potted plants above.
How to apply:
- Individual plants œ Sprinkle around the drip line of the plant.
- Row crops œ sprinkle evenly on each side of row.
- Do not allow plant food to contact the main stem or foliage of the plant.
