I buy this to add to my dirt after removing all the dead plants or when plants have finished producing. I mix it in with the existing dirt.
The bag is the right size, and not too heavy. You can use the fertilizer in several ways, by putting it around plants while growing as long as you do not add excessive product.
The bag is heavy duty and I have had it outside in direct sun, but when its well sealed the product stays dry.
I often use this with cucumbers and it appears to increase growth and production.
The product is easy to use and instructions are on the bag.
The appearance when you open the bag is a mixture of different materials that go into their fertilizers. I have not had mold concerns.
The bag is heavy duty with nice graphics and has all the information I needed.
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Dr. Earth Organic 5 Tomato, Vegetable & Herb Fertilizer Poly Bag
Description
Home Grown fertilizer is formulated to feed vegetable gardens, summer and winter crops, container plantings or native backyard soil. Use it during initial planting of seeds, transplanting, and on a regular basis as a top dressing or compost tea.
- Non-GMO Project Verified fertilizer.
- People & Pet Safe – no synthetic chemicals, chicken manure or toxic ingredients.
- Handcrafted from human and feed grade ingredients. Enriched with multi-minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, humic acids & trace elements that promote the healthiest soils capable of growing the healthiest vegetables for your family.
- Organic Transparency; OMRI (Organic Material Review Institute), OIM (Organic Input Materials), CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers), NOP (National Organic Program) and Non-GMO Project Verified.
- Sustainably made in the U.S.A. through a collaboration of high level enviornmentalists inspired to positively change the world. Formulated by Milo Shammas, founder of Dr. Earth, to grow Home Grown Foods.
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Wow, our tomatoes, peppers and eggplants love this fertilizer! The first photo is on May, 18th, the second two one month later. The tomatoes have hundreds of blossoms, and lots and lots of little tomatoes coming on. Same with the eggplants and peppers! I used about 1/2 cup per 10 gallon grow bag. This is especially thrilling because it's only June in Montana! Can't wait for these beautiful heirlooms! Note: I may update in a month or so.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023
I started using this fertilizer a couple of months ago on new plants by mixing 1/4 cup per 5 gallons of soil. The result I am seeing are amazing. My zucchini and yellow squash plants are larger and healthier than they have in previous grows, and are producing more flowers. The same is true for my bush tomato plants. My previous grow of bush tomatoes was good and they produced well, but they never got as large as my current tomato plants, nor did they produce as many tomatoes without blossom rot.
There is a reason for this increased success. The potting soils used for indoor growing are usually sterilized to kill unwanted pests and possible fungal diseases, but this also kills the good microbes and organisms that are beneficial to growing plants.
This fertilizer adds the seven strains of beneficial soil microbes plus ecto and endo mycorrhizae which are fungi that have a symbiotic relationship with the plants.. . Ectomycorrhizae do not penetrate deep into the plant (the cortical cells), while endo mycorrhizae tend to penetrate deeper (into the cortical cells). Endomycorrhizae literally attach themselves to the roots, penetrate cell walls, and become one with the roots. Endomycorrhizae form symbiotic relationships with 80 to 90 percent of all plants, including turf. On the other hand, ectomycorrhizae just kind of lay up next to the roots, coming into very close proximity but don’t attach themselves. Mycorrhizae are responsible for increasing the uptake of nutrients, minerals, and moisture by the plant The plant and mycorrhizae form a mutualistic relationship whereby the plant produces sugars through photosynthesis and exudes them out of the roots for mycorrhizae and other beneficial microorganisms to consume. For plants, the big benefit is the “enhanced supply of available nutrients, including carbon, potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen. They also get a faster uptake of minerals, such as calcium, copper, iron and zinc, and in greater amounts than would normally have been available to their roots.” As a result, mycorrhizae allows for an increased tolerance to adverse soil conditions (think low amounts of NPK and poor pH).
What this all means is that this fertilizer helps to supply beneficial organisms found naturally in outdoor soil but does not exist in the potting soil used for plants grown indoors. In my experience, this fertilizer has definitely increased the growth and production of the many plants that I grow.
Although I believe this fertilizer would be beneficial for growing indoors or outdoors, it will not compensate for under or over watering.. You need to know the needs of the plants you are growing.
I hope this review was helpful for you.
Supplies potting soil with the necessary microbes and mycorrhizae found naturally in outdoor soil.
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023
I have been growing most of our veggies and herbs in our basement for about 6 years, and have had great success with this endeavor. I often grow more produce than we can use and give the excess to a local food pantry.Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023
I started using this fertilizer a couple of months ago on new plants by mixing 1/4 cup per 5 gallons of soil. The result I am seeing are amazing. My zucchini and yellow squash plants are larger and healthier than they have in previous grows, and are producing more flowers. The same is true for my bush tomato plants. My previous grow of bush tomatoes was good and they produced well, but they never got as large as my current tomato plants, nor did they produce as many tomatoes without blossom rot.
There is a reason for this increased success. The potting soils used for indoor growing are usually sterilized to kill unwanted pests and possible fungal diseases, but this also kills the good microbes and organisms that are beneficial to growing plants.
This fertilizer adds the seven strains of beneficial soil microbes plus ecto and endo mycorrhizae which are fungi that have a symbiotic relationship with the plants.. . Ectomycorrhizae do not penetrate deep into the plant (the cortical cells), while endo mycorrhizae tend to penetrate deeper (into the cortical cells). Endomycorrhizae literally attach themselves to the roots, penetrate cell walls, and become one with the roots. Endomycorrhizae form symbiotic relationships with 80 to 90 percent of all plants, including turf. On the other hand, ectomycorrhizae just kind of lay up next to the roots, coming into very close proximity but don’t attach themselves. Mycorrhizae are responsible for increasing the uptake of nutrients, minerals, and moisture by the plant The plant and mycorrhizae form a mutualistic relationship whereby the plant produces sugars through photosynthesis and exudes them out of the roots for mycorrhizae and other beneficial microorganisms to consume. For plants, the big benefit is the “enhanced supply of available nutrients, including carbon, potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen. They also get a faster uptake of minerals, such as calcium, copper, iron and zinc, and in greater amounts than would normally have been available to their roots.” As a result, mycorrhizae allows for an increased tolerance to adverse soil conditions (think low amounts of NPK and poor pH).
What this all means is that this fertilizer helps to supply beneficial organisms found naturally in outdoor soil but does not exist in the potting soil used for plants grown indoors. In my experience, this fertilizer has definitely increased the growth and production of the many plants that I grow.
Although I believe this fertilizer would be beneficial for growing indoors or outdoors, it will not compensate for under or over watering.. You need to know the needs of the plants you are growing.
I hope this review was helpful for you.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2024
Wow, our tomatoes, peppers and eggplants love this fertilizer! The first photo is on May, 18th, the second two one month later. The tomatoes have hundreds of blossoms, and lots and lots of little tomatoes coming on. Same with the eggplants and peppers! I used about 1/2 cup per 10 gallon grow bag. This is especially thrilling because it's only June in Montana! Can't wait for these beautiful heirlooms! Note: I may update in a month or so.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
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