{"product_id":"down-to-earth™-starter-mix-3-3-3-all-natural-fertilizer-5-lbs","title":"Down To Earth™, Starter Mix 3-3-3, All Natural Fertilizer (5 LBS.)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eStarter Mix 3-3-3 For Use when transplanting, preparing soil mixes and for all types of container plants\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDown 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mild fertilizer with 3% nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium that also provides the essential secondary plant nutrients calcium, magnesium, sulfur and iron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiverse mix of beneficial nutrients to ensure successful planting, expansive root development and vigorous early season growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredients: Alfalfa Meal, Fish Bone Meal, Langbeinite, Oyster Shell, Basalt, Feather Meal, Kelp Meal, and Humic Acids from Leonardite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PBwai5YwUf0?si=ZNIA1ssMt-XMxzqA\u0026amp;controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFertilizer Composition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDerived from:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alfalfa Meal, Fish Bone Meal, Langbeinite, Oyster Shell, Basalt, Feather Meal and Kelp Meal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal Nitrogen (N):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.0%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Soluble Nitrogen: (0.5%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Insoluble Nitrogen: (2.5%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable Phosphate (P2O5):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.0%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoluble Potash (K2O):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.0%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCalcium (Ca):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.0%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMagnesium (Mg):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.0%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSulfur (S):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.0%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIron (Fe):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAlso Contains Non-Plant Food Ingredients:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5% Humic Acids derived from Leonardite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEndomycorrhizal fungi: Glomus intraradices, G. mosseae, G. aggregatum, G. etunicatum – 1.0 prop\/gm each. (1,814 prop\/lb total)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eListed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow To Use Vegetable Garden 4-4-4 All Natural Fertilizer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDTE 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eApplication Rates\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 cups = 1 lb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e½ cup = 2.6 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 ½ tbsp = 1oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor Vegetable Gardens \u0026amp; Flower Beds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor Outdoor Containers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor Trees \u0026amp; Shrubs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor new plants or transplants, prepare transplant hole and mix 1-3 cups with the backfill soil. 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