Fertilizer Information

This is a basic information posting regarding common fertilizers found in garden centers through out the United States.

The three numbers are known as the fertilizer ratio, the ratio between nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Nitrogen is the first number and regulates green color and growth. Phosphorous regulates bloom and root growth. The third number, potassium also regulates root growth and the over all vigor of the plant.

1. Palm Tone (4-1-5) Tropicals, Hibiscus, Palms.
2. Garden Food (10-10-10 or 5-10-5) General plant food good especially for veggie gardens.
3. Triple Phosphate (0-46-0) Improves root growth and bloom.
4. Potash (0-0-60) Promotes plant vigor and disease resistance.
5. Rose Tone (6-6-4) Long lasting rose food for abundant blooms.
6. Plant Tone (5-3-3) Can be use on all plants: Flowers, veggies, trees, shrubs, lawns...
7. Holly Tone (4-6-4) Use on evergreen trees, shrubs and other acid loving plants. See bag.
8. Cottonseed Meal (6-2-1) Slow release food for trees and shrubs, especially boxwood.
9. Tomato Tone (4-7-10) Plump and juicy tomatoes.
10. Tree Tone (9-5-4) Use on any tree.
11. Kelp Meal (1-0-2) Source of nitrogen and potash for growth and over all health.
12. Bone Meal -Pure source of phosphorus. Also calcium. Use with tomatoes. Use with bulbs.
13. Magnesium Sulfate (4-0-0) Deep green foliage for all plants.
14. Miracle Gro (24-8-16) High nitrogen. Use on containers. Hanging baskets, etc.
15. Miracid (30-10-10) High nitrogen for acid loving plants.
16. Dried blood (12-0-0) Nitrogen for deep green growth.
17. Osmocote, many different ratios for many uses. It is a slow release fertilizer.