Down To Earth™, Starter Mix 3-3-3, All Natural Fertilizer (5 LBS.)

Starter Mix 3-3-3 For Use when transplanting, preparing soil mixes and for all types of container plants Down To Earth’s Starter Mix 3-3-3, our starter and transplant formula, is the perfect way to get your delicate young starts and new seedlings in the ground and ready to thrive. In addition to essential primary and secondary plant nutrients we’ve added a beneficial mix of endomycorrhizal fungi to ensure successful planting, expansive root development and vigorous early growth. Use Starter Mix throughout the growing season when transplanting, preparing seed starting soil mixes and for container grown flowers, herbs and vegetables. Down To Earth Starter Mix 3-3-3 in a five pound box. This all natural fertilizer is the perfect way to get your delicate young starts and new seedlings in the ground and ready to thrive Listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production A mild fertilizer with 3% nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium that also provides the essential secondary plant nutrients calcium, magnesium, sulfur and iron Diverse mix of beneficial nutrients to ensure successful planting, expansive root development and vigorous early season growth Ingredients: Alfalfa Meal, Fish Bone Meal, Langbeinite, Oyster Shell, Basalt, Feather Meal, Kelp Meal, and Humic Acids from Leonardite Fertilizer Composition & Analysis Derived from: Alfalfa Meal, Fish Bone Meal, Langbeinite, Oyster Shell, Basalt, Feather Meal and Kelp Meal Total Nitrogen (N): 3.0% Water Soluble Nitrogen: (0.5%) Water Insoluble Nitrogen: (2.5%) Available Phosphate (P2O5): 3.0% Soluble Potash (K2O): 3.0% Calcium (Ca): 6.0% Magnesium (Mg): 1.0% Sulfur (S): 2.0% Iron (Fe): 0.5% Also Contains Non-Plant Food Ingredients: 2.5% Humic Acids derived from Leonardite Endomycorrhizal fungi: Glomus intraradices, G. mosseae, G. aggregatum, G. etunicatum – 1.0 prop/gm each. (1,814 prop/lb total) Listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production. How To Use Vegetable Garden 4-4-4 All Natural Fertilizer DTE Starter Mix can be mixed into surrounding soil when transplanting or blended into potting mixes. The objective is to ensure physical contact between the roots and the inoculated fertilizer. Application Rates 3 cups = 1 lb. ½ cup = 2.6 oz 2 ½ tbsp = 1oz For Vegetable Gardens & Flower Beds To prepare new gardens, apply ¼-½ cup per square foot and thoroughly mix into the top 3″ of soil. For new transplants, add 1-2 tbsp per hole, mix into soil and water in well. For seeding, apply ¼ cup per linear row foot and mix into soil. For Outdoor Containers For new plantings, add 2 tbsp per gallon of soil OR 1 cup per cubic foot and mix thoroughly. For established plants, add 2-4 tbsp per gallon of soil when transplanting. For Trees & Shrubs For new plants or transplants, prepare transplant hole and mix 1-3 cups with the backfill soil. Use amended soil to fill in around the new plant and water in well. More Information For maximum shelf life, store between 40° and 85° F. Avoid temperatures in excess of 140° F.