Westland Growmore Garden Fertiliser, 10 kg

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As you can see both products have their own merits, and its use is dependent if you want to go down the organic route or inorganic route, With fish, blood and bone the ratio of NPK will change with the manufacturer and the batch made and so will provide NPK of different levels, which may not work as well for plants suffering from major deficiencies of these elements. Fish meal is the leftover and unwanted products from the fishing industry, as more waste is produced than actually fish eaten. The unwanted fish, fish bones and fish trimmings are dried, pressed and grounded into the final product. Fishbones are a great fertilizer Any pesticide content (lawn weed-and-feed products, for example) as well as a statutory declaration to comply with pesticide legislation Growmore has a ratio of 7:7:7 for these materials, but is actually 7 percent nitrogen, 3.1 percent phosphorus and 5.8 percent potassium, or 7:3.1:5.8. Therefore it is a high-nitrogen feed, rather than the ‘balanced’ fertiliser commonly assumed

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This does not equate to an NPK ratio of 7:7:7 but actually converts to NPK of 7:3.8:5.8, so it is not a totally balanced fertiliser that some make it out to be. It contains more nitrogen than the other elements and no trace elements are present, which can be found in fish, blood and bone. Growmore or National growmore to give its proper title, is an inorganic alternative to fish, blood and bone. It is a relatively modern invention due to necessity during the Second World War, as part of the dig for victory campaign, where potash was in great shortage. Potash was normally minded in Germany and as a result of war it was not readily available, and alternatives had to be found. ALL PURPOSE PLANT FOOD - GroundMaster Growmore General Purpose Ferliliser is a well-balanced and suitable feeding solution for all types of Trees and Ornamental Plants, Fruits and Vegetables. APPLICATION RATE - Sprinkle approx 70 - 140g per m² before planting, lightly fork or rake into soil; For use as a Top Dressing you can apply 70g per m² around plants and then lightly rake or fork into the soil. Spread by hand or spreader. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.Phosphorous need mycorrhiza fungi to break down the product and to help it be taken up via the roots of the plant.

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The first chemical revolution in agriculture started over 100 years ago, when soil fertilization was discovered; the second chemical revolution - the idea of foliar feeding as an effective and important tool in crop fertility - is going to be common only in our generation. Fish, blood and bone has many uses in the garden from a general fertiliser, lawn fertiliser or as an addition to any container. It will help the plants in all of these cases. WHEN TO USE? If you are into organic gardening then fish, blood and bone is the product for you, or if you are not bothered as long as the product does the job, then you can use either. To give an idea of cost per square metre, growmore will cost around 10p and fish, blood and bone will cost around 5p for the recommended application rate.

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Growmore can be applied from February to the end of October, apply during dry weather and work into the soil with a fork, watering before and after planting. Please note that dogs are attracted to the smell of fish, blood and done, so they will dig around your garden if they detect it. Try to keep dogs away from the product, as you do not want holes in your garden or your containers turned over, making a mess. WHAT IS GROWMORE? Straight fertilisers: These contain only one or mainly one nutrient. They are usually used to provide different nutrients at different times of the year, or to correct particular nutrient deficiencies. They are usually inorganic.