Questions and Answers for Espoma Garden Tone 27 lb. Organic Herb and Vegetable Fertilizer 3-4-4

A:  Yes , this product is working great for any type of vegetable plants .

A:  Thank you for your question. The Garden-tone is a fertilizer and it can be applied anywhere in the garden or landscape where plants are actively growing and to their benefit.

A:  I used both. Garden on veggies and plant on flowers

A:  Thank you for your question. Please do use the Garden-tone around the vegetables; the marigolds will also benefit from the fertilizer.

A:  Thank you for your question. For new garden areas the 450 is correct. There are several rates of application on the label and the 385 is an average of them.

A:  They're very cagey about that: no answers anywhere, and most places that sell it, like Home Depot, do NOT include the page describing how to use. I am not going to buy it.

A:  Not sure on artichokes, but has done wonders for my Brussels and corn.

A:  Thank you for your question. Yes, Garden-tone is good for feeding artichokes.

A:  Thank you for your question. Yes, mix Garden Tone into the soil. Individual plants – Sprinkle around the drip line of the plant. Row crops – sprinkle evenly on each side of row. Do not allow plant food to contact the main stem or foliage of the plant.

A:  The way I use Espoma Garden Tone is when planting I dig hole for plant, put in a little handful of garden tone, mix it a tad into the soil then put in the plant, water, and after water has dissipated, I then cover with ground soil and finally water the plant in for last time.  I don't mix the whole bag into the soil, just handfuls into planting hole.

A:  Thank you for your question. Espoma Garden-tone contains Bone Meal as one of the ingredients. No Blood Meal.

A:  I would use Oceans Forest potting soil. It drains well and has goodies in it. I have grown a few single tomatoes over 4 lbs. in a 5 gallon bucket.

A:  Thank you for your question. Bone meal is typically from cows, but multiple sources may be used.

A:  Bone meal is made from defatted, dried animal bones that are ground to a fine powder. It's a mineral supplement. It's high in calcium and phosphorus. I really don't know if the particular animal bones are stated on the package, but I've never seen if it was. I think they just use any bones available.

A:  Espoma Recommends: Plant-tone for Rhubarb (Brown bag)

A:  I think this can be used on all fruits and vegetables. 

A:  Thank you for your question. Yes, Espoma Garden Tone is ideal for mixing into potting mix for starting seedlings. Follow the directions on the bag.