Ever notice how container-grown plants seem to flourish early in the season, then fade by midsummer? That’s because most fertilizers are used up or leach away within a month. Our Gardener's Supply All-Purpose Fertilizer is a slow-release, 5-5-5 granular fertilizer that gives plants balanced nutrients for vigorous root growth and improved water penetration all season long. Contains naturally occurring minerals, peanut meal and animal or vegetable meal. Guaranteed not to burn. 5 pounds treats 200 square feet.
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My daughter gave this product to me as a present and it has made all my annuals, perennials and vegetables 100% more vibrant and healthier looking.
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I bought this because I wanted organic fertilizer for my garden. I used this when I planted my potatoes, green beans and other vetgies.
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So far so good with this product. It is easy to use especially in the shaker can. I like the fact that it is organic and wont burn the plants. We have sprinkled it on top and also mixed it in the soil so time will tell how it helps our garden items. I do feel like our early stuff is growing and producing well.
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This is the only fertilizer I use in my vegetable garden, as it is organic.
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This is the first time I have used this product. It could not be easier to use! More importantly, when you plant something, you naturally wonder how it will thrive. Use this and your concerns/worries are over. I shall definitely use it on other suggested items. Do yourself --- and your plants --- a huge favor. Use this. That will effect less strain and stress for you; wuo'll know it is helping you in the garden!
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I brought both the shaker & 5lb bagThe shaker was good to use because the fertilizer did not get wet when I was using it for planting my flowers and veggies and I just kept filling it from the bag
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I have used this product for at least 10 years, and now my daughter uses this product with the same results that I get. She lives 5 hours away from me.
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Great product, but smells bad, although the smell dissipated pretty fast.
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With the planter, Ihad a good crop of tomatoes when those in my area had few and all were green!
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I used this fertilizer mainly for planting grass plugs. The plugs have retained a deep green color and are sending out their runners to fill in an area that was a real eyesore.
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I use the product at the beginning of the growing season, and that's it. So simple and effective.
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I have used this product for years because I am an organic gardener and still want the advantages that a fertilizer offers. I will continue using this product for all my fertilizing needs.
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I shake the fertilizer in the potting soil as I am transplanting the new plants into the container planters.
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If my cooking was not better than my gardening, my family would starve. So for this wanna-be gardener, a staple in my gardening repertoire is invaluable. I have used the All-Purpose Fertilizer for many years, and will continue to do so because I always get good results. I use it for everything from seedlings to trees.
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I used this to boost my vegetable garden while I wait for the compost to be ready.
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I use Energy Buttons on perennials, but anything that is annual - 20 pots, annual flowers, veggies - get a dose of this "All Purpose" fertilizer. It is very effective.
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This fertilizer worked great. Combined with rich black dirt and added to hole when plants were transplanted into the garden.
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I'm using this fertilizer as a pick-me-up for my potted plants: small herbs, onions, garlic, salad greens & radishes. As the containers are all pretty small, this huge bag is gonna last me a while-- a great value for those of us with limited gardening space!
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I really should have had this product at the beginning when I first planted the pot. Even though I purchased this fertilizer half way into the growing season and could use it to top dress my over planted Basil pot, this product was able to revive my plants and the results were amazing. Three basil plants in a 10 inch pot became a Basil Bush almost 3 feet high! The product did a attract a few flies when first used as top dressing fertilizer, but it really was a minor issue of no importance. I love the Organic products you have Garden Supply -- Keep them coming!!!
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I started a raised garden bed and mixed it in the soil. was easy to use and i got good vtomatoes i feel from using it.
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Easy to use and effective organic fertilizer.
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Using this product for the second year and am very happy with the results.
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It really accelerated the growth of the plants that I used the fertilizer on vs not used.
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your products are high quality
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Easy to use. Does not require usage of a lot to cover an area. However it does smell bad. But it is fertilizer.
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I have used the ogranic tomato fertilizer before so I thought I would try this on the other veggies this year. It seems to be working well so far.
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I bought this product because it claims to be organic, however, it is not certified by any organic organization. Just because it is made up of carbon based ingredients does not make it certified organic.
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I use this organic fertilizer every year in my vegetable garden and get great results.
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Great fertlizer!
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I use this on everything. I started with the tomato containers and now put it in all containers and put a small amount in each hole before putting in the vegetable. We have 12 different vegetables growing and 12 herbs. This year has been the best and most productive since using the all purpose fertilizer.
Our whole family is vegetarian so the initial smell bothered me but after it is exposed to air, it is not so pungent. I would definitely recommend
this product.
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A little goes a long way, seems to be a great product
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used in patch of land I am turning from having had juniper bushes and rock to being a veggie garden, also in potatoe sacks with potatoes
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Like the long lasting effects
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I have been using this product for years and it never fails to bring me success in my endeavors.
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Use in potted tomatoes with good success.
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This is a great product that produces great results. The plants look healthy and thrive the entire growing season with just an initial application and then again once in the middle of the growing season.
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I have been using this fertilizer for five years or more and I find it very beneficial. It does not seem to disturb the microorganisms in the soil,but works with them to provide the right balance of nutrients.
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Use it almost exclusively in the garden.
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I use this product on all my vegetables.
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This fertilizer works great for all of your plants - I specifically used it for my vegetable garden to give the plants a little "boost". Easy to apply, plants love it.
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I like this product, because I can apply through the growing season and it aids in the over all plant production, with out worry about hurting the fact that I try to be organic.
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I use this fertilizer for vegetables, annuals, and perennials, and it seems to work well for everything.
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I have tried many different brands. I finally got smart and returned to the BEST!! Nothing works like this, just buy it and put it on. I like to use it in the fall so my garden is ready in spring. I side dress when the plants start to bear flowers.
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For a small raised bed and my veggies in pots along with my beautiful fuchsias and other hanging baskets, it is easy to apply and appears to really do the job.
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This is an excellent product for the sandy soil that I have.
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This organic fertilizer worked better than anything I have ever used. My wife and I have tried to grow tomatoes for years and have never gotten any of any size and when we did they always had some kind of problems like blossom end rot or something else. This year we not only had huge, beautiful plants but the fruit is just wonderful. Thank You for carrying this product.
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I use in all my pots and planting beds when adding new plants and I side sow during the season.
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This was the first year I've used this fertilizer (2009) and the results have been very good. Plants are lush with better production on the vegetables than I have experienced in prior years. This is particularly true in the case of squash and cucumbers. I will definitely use it again next year.
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very easy to use and noticed great improvement in growth of plants
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It's like useing a salt shaker to grow your vegetables;that easy.Great product for a nice price.
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I scatter this fertilizer on top of the ground & work it in with a potato hook before planting a crop in my vegetable garden. Easy to use and it's organic.
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Noticeable difference in the tomato plants that recieved fertilizer vs those that did not.
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Everyone else is loosing their gardens because of all the rain the Northeast is having this spring/summer.....not us. I beleive it has to do with this fertilizer!
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I like the smaller bags instead of large, bulky bags. Pleased that it is organic so I know my home grown veggies are better.
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I live in Nevada, north of Reno, my growing season is behind by about two months. My tomatoes have blooms and tomatoes. Last year at this time, I had plants. No blooms. My strawberries are bearing fruit! I will have tomatoes before winter....
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This is great for any vegetable garden, and since it is 100% organic, you can feel good using it. It is so easy to use, and really helps everything grow and stay fresh.
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Garden is happy and healthy thanks to this fertilizer.
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WELL I MIXIT IN THE SOIL AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS DOING THE JOB BETTER THEN MIRACLE-GRO.
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I only use this product on the edible plants and the herbs in my perennial herb garden.
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This fertilizer is simple to use and within a few weeks my plants were noticeable larger and healthier. My vegetables look healthy and strong. And of course it has to be organic- no chemicals in my garden!
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Since our area is overpopulated with deer, the only place that I can safely grow tomatoes, petunias and pansies is on our elevated deck in containers (Gardener's Supply containers which I have used for years). This product is great for annual rejuvenation of the soil in those containers. I like the fact that the all purpose fertilizer is organic, slow release and will not burn tender plants.
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I have used this for everything, from my roses to my vegetable garden, potted plants, bulbs, apple & peach trees. It is just awesome!! I had the biggest roses this year that I have ever had. They were a good 6 -7 inches across and the smell was heavenly.
Thanks for such a wonderful and versatile fertilizer!!
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Works great in my containers up on a high deck, but in a conventional garden it's a problem. I dug a long trench, sprinkled the fertilizer,and planted 16 small tomato plants. A skunk (presumably) came along in the night and neatly re-dug the trench and uprooted the plants. Replanted the 13 that survived and same story the next night. I'm down to 12 plants, three look bad, don't know if the skunk is coming back tonight. He apparently likes the peanuts and meat smell. My other plants that received no fertilizer were ignored.
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Use the product in our vegetable garden consisting of eggplants, jalapenos and 26 Heirloom tomato plants. Have had success with this product for the past three growing seasons.
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I use this on my potted items as well as in the garden. It is easy to use and is well worth the money and time. It is well worth it's weight in produce and blooms.
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This shaker can is PERFECT for my patio garden - and its organic! WORD! :o)
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One of the best all-purpose I have ever used. I ran a soil test after application and everything was right on the money, no deficiencies.
I always regret not doubling my order!
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Just started a deck herb garden last year, and some potted ornamentals this year - all have been healthy and I hsd great yields on the herbs. I mixed this in with every batch of the Self-Watering Container Mix.
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My plants immediately were greener in a few days and the geraniums were putting on buds in a short time.
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I used all-purpose fertilizer in the garden and I have seen great results.
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My raised bed vegetable gardens needed a boost in nutrients. This was easy to apply and my garden produced a record crop of tomatoes, eggplant and other favorite veggies.
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I use this product for almost everything! It's balanced formula means it works for lots of applications. It is easy to use, stores well.
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This fertilizer is perfect for my garden beds. Because is slow released and organic you can start using it very early in the season. And I have also used in in the late fall for a head start in the Spring.
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I use the product in my self watering containers where I grow vegetables. It is easy to use and I don't use any other fertilizer. I like the fact that it is organic!
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This is my first year having a garden. I can only say I'm giving this stuff a try, do I know if it's working, no. But my plants are alive, and they look healty so I think it's helping.
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I'm learning how to garden organicly.
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I just find this product to be indespensable for healthy, productive vegetable plants.
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I used it last year and have purchased it for use again this year. Organic is important to me. I had good success with the product in my greens garden and my vegtable garden. I will use it on flowers also this year. It is a little dusty to use but other than that it handles well.
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I use this product on my row of a Community Garden that requires the use of only organic matter.
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I have noticed my camelia trees are producing more flowers this year.
Product is a bit expensive as a frequent fertilizer.
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I bought this product the first time because it was suggested to use when I planted my Dwarf Josee Lilacs this past spring. I used it for the Lilacs and I put about a 1/2 cup around my Hydrangea at the same time. I have watched my Lilacs fill out and grow all summer, along with the green, green grass around them. My Hydrangea had about 16 huge blooms that lasted well into November. I just cut them off to dry them and use in an arrangement in the house. I just bought a 25lb bag to share with a friend because she was so impressed with my plants.
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Didn't burn the plants roots or foliage, and I saw results almost instantly in growth, color enhancement, and health of the plants. We get supper hot summers and this really boosted the plants performance and toleration from the heat!
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I used the all purpose fertilzer this year in my vegetable garden. I ordered more this fall so I can use it with the bulbs that I am getting ready to plant. I was pleased with the results I got with my vegetables and wanted to try it with the flowers.
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you get over the smell but I am glad I did not kill my plants as I usually do.
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I use this fertilizer on my vegetable garden, potted vegetables and flowers, and our tiny lawn.
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I use it for everything and have no complaints
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I purchased this fertilizer because it was organic and because my flower beds and vegetable plants just weren't growing as well as expected this year. Withing two weeks of applying your fertilizer everything just seemed to perk up. I will definitely purchase more for use next growing season and I'll also be trying on my indoor plants as well.
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About 2 weeks before I plan to bring in my houseplants, I loosen the soil and mix in the all purpose feriilizer. This lasts the whole winter season for my plants while they are indoors. They are so vibrant, they look like they were just brought in, all winter long. By waiting for the 2 weeeks there is little if any odor left.
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It is advertised as "slow release" but it sure was fast acting as far as plant and flower growth is concerned. Unfortunately I had a mysterious squash plant that appeared in my garden. I used the fertilizer on it. Well, it turned into them. When the first "squash" was big enough to cut, it turned out to be inedible. It must have been a hybrid of seeds fed to birds, esp. pumpkin seeds. So, ended up pulling up all of the "squash patch". But if it had been a for-real squash patch, the fertilizer would have made fast production and huge veggies. Just sorry my patch sprung from an alien source. Flowers I used it on surely looked healthier and grew faster.
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This product comes in a shaker can that is very easy to use. I use it for my vegetables that I grow in a Garden Supply self watering planter (from the tomato success kit). I have great success with my vegetable growth. I have seen more immediate results from this organic fertilizer compared to others that I've used.
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This fertilzer is just what the doctor ordered for my tomatoes and peppers.
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I have grown tomatoes for many years. I have used all kinds of soil enhancements, BUT...this is the best I have every used. I am in awe. I have not had a single blemish on the outside of the tomato. My tomatoes are picture perfect and in great abundance, all I can say is WOW. I will be using this fertilizer forever.
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My Persian Palm just sat in the pot for more than a year. I fed it with this stuff and it doubled in size. Can't wait to see what the rest of the Summer growing season is going to do. Love this stuff!
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My tomatoes and rhubarb really took off this year. I think regular use of this product really boosted growth. A shaker bottle would be helpful when applying to get it in the right place.
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I use it on my raised vegetable bed, potted flowers and vegetables and house plants. It is easy to apply, very effective. I have purchased this product several times and will continue to purchase it.
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I used this fertilizer in my self-watering containers, along with Gardener's Supply potting mixture and have had great success with my vegetables for the past two years.
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This is a great all-purpose fertilizer. I use it in ALL my containers, and my garden is a 90% container garden. I recommend it primarily for containers, as its recommended distribution for in-ground gardens makes it a bit pricey for recommended application repetitions.
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I used this fertilizer in my planter and had great success with my vegetable crops especially lettuce and basil.
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I purchased the All Purpose Fertilizer primarily for use in my vegetable garden because it is organic. I also used it in my pots and flowers beds. the blooms in my pots seem unusually large and vibrant!
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WOW
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Our tomatoes are doing great. Best we've ever grown.
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Easy to use
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I use this Organic Fertilizer on every plant I own, and they seam to love it.
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This product was difficult to find other than in the Gardeners Catalog. I was surprised. Such a good thing kept a secret from all who love to grown plants of all kinds.
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I use this fertilizer on my tomatoes, herbs, potted plants and flowers. I love that it's natural and I don't have to worry about my pets getting into it. I also love that I don't have to apply it as often and my plants look great!
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My perennials look the best they have in years. The product is easy to use, doesn't burn, and plants thrive on it!
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I used this to side dress my beans, cukes, peppers, and zucchinni. It does all the bag says it's supposed and is non-clumping and easy to work with. My only complaint is the excess potash tends to blacken ones hands and clothes if caution is not used.
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super for all fruits and veggies
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We have 2 plots in the organic section of a community garden. This product is a nice alternative to traditional fertilizers. Seems to have done the job.
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This stuff really energizes growth of my plants!
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This is a good, all-purpose, balanced fertilizer. I use it at the beginning of the season and again at mid-season.
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Used on tomatoes, peppers, herbs and lettuce -- all in pots. Haven't used in in-ground garden. If anything, the tomatoes may be too big. But there are also lots of tomatoes and peppers almost ready to eat.
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See nothing negative about this product, really great stuff
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I use this for everything. Starting new plants, planting shrubs and restoreing the soil in my planters.
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Decent fertilizer, easy to use
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I've been using another organic all purpose fertilizer for the previous 3 years. There has been a noticeable different this year after applying the Gardner's Supply all purpose. Same with their Tomato fertilizer as well. I will be using this again.
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I've used the general purpose fertilizer on different vegetables with super results!!!
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I love the shaker can. It makes it much easier to keep the fertilizer dry than the paper coffee bag style packaging. I use plenty to beef up my soil nutrients every spring since my garden is all in raised beds and containers.
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Very easy to use
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Easy to use -- just shake.
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The convenient shaker can turned out to be an inconvenient paper bag.
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I really like this product and so do my plants. My only complaint is that it is messy. A refillable shaker container would be helpful.