Espoma Plant-Tone Plant Food 5-3-3 ...........  4 lbs

Organic and enhanced with Bio-tone beneficial microbes

Espoma Plant Tone Plant Food is the original, all-natural plant food that's specially formulated to provide your plants, shrubs and trees the nutrients they need. It's an all-natural plant food with a special blend that contains 100% natural and organic ingredients to give a balance and complete food to your plants. Its natural organic substance gradually breaks down to provide a safe, and long-lasting food reservoir that is activated throughout the growing season. It is enhanced with Bio-tone beneficial microbes that boosts the growth of plants.

Espoma Plant Tone Plant Food comes in 2 sizes: 4 pound and 40 pound and it is packed in an easy-to-open bag. One pound is equivalent to approximately 3 cupfuls. In general, plants and trees that were already established should be fed twice a year – spring and fall. Flowers and vegetables should be fed once a month during the growing season.

Use:
 Flowers, Vegetables, Trees and Shrubs
Read label for complete application instructions

Total Nitrogen - 5% Available Phosphate - 3.0% Soluble Potash - 3% Calcium - 3.0%, Magnesium - 1%, Sulfur - 1%

One pound equals approx. 3 cupfuls

Lawns
For new lawns, work 40 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. into the top 4 inches of soil. Seed can be sown immediately. Once the lawn is 6 months old, treat it as an established lawn. For established lawns, apply 20 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. 3 times a year - Spring, Summer and Fall.

Garden Beds
Mix Plant-tone into the top 4 inches of soil at the rate of 4 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.

New Plantings
Dig hole twice as wide and same depth as root ball. Loosen roots and spread them into prepared hole. Remove 1/3 of soil and replace with compost or soil mix. Mix 1-2 cups of Plant-tone into soil mix. Do not mound the stems. Water thoroughly and add mulch to conserve water and control weeds.

Established Plants
In general, feed trees and shrubs twice a year - Spring and Fall. Feed flowers and vegetables once per month through the growing season. Sprinkle 1 cup of Plant-tone around the drip-line of the plant (forming a circle under the plant's outer leaves). For trees and shrubs, use 1 cup for each foot of branch spread (diameter of plant).

Potted Plants
Mix 1 part Plant-tone to 25 parts soil. Feed established plants 1 tsp. of Plant-tone for each 3 inches of pot diameter. Repeat monthly.