Features
Holly-tone® 4-3-4
The Original Acid
Loving Plant Food
All Natural Plant
Food with Bio-tone® Microbes
Note: Azaleas, Rhododendrons
and Laurel are shallow rooted plants. Keep them mulched and well watered
in dry weather. Do not cultivate near them as surface roots may be cut
and the plant damaged.
For New Plantings:
Dig a hole twice as wide and the
same depth as the root ball so that roots can spread naturally. Remove
1/3 of the soil and replace it with compost, peat moss or humus. Mix 1
cup of Holly-tone into amended soil. Place the plant in the hole so that
it sits at the same depth it was previously growing (use soil mark on
the trunk as a guide). Fill the hole halfway with amended soil. Pack the
soil firmly, soak it with water, and allow it to settle. Finish filling
hole leaving the top two inches loose for easy absorption of water.
Make slight depression around the plant to help hold water. Add mulch to
help conserve water, slow down evaporation, and control weeds. Keep
well watered until plant is established.
For Established Plants:
Feed acid-loving plants twice
yearly - Spring and Fall. Use half the recommended rate in the Fall
application. If the area to be fed is mulched, it is preferable to
remove the mulch, feed and then restore the mulch on top of the plant
food. If this is not possible, double all recommended feeding rates.
- Trees
- Sprinkle 1 lb. (3 cups) per inch of trunk diameter around drip
line of plant (area under and slightly beyond branch spread). Triple the
quantity for diameters 3 inches and over. For larger trees, make a
series of holes under the branch spread starting 1/3 of the distance out
from the trunk and extending a similar distance beyond the branch
line. Holes should be 2-3 inches in diameter, 2-3 feet apart, and 12-18
inches deep. Divide the Holly-tone evenly among the holes and fill the
remainder with soil. Water thoroughly.
- Shrubs
- Sprinkle 1 cup of Holly-tone per foot of branch spread
(diameter) around the drip line of the plant (area under and slightly
beyond branch spread). Double the quantity if branch spread is 3 feet or
larger.
- Garden Beds
- For new beds, mix 10 lbs. of Holly-tone per 100 sq. ft. into the
top 4 inches of soil. For established beds, mix 5 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.
- Potted Plants
- Mix one part Holly-tone to 30 parts potting soil when planting.
Feed established plants 1 teaspoon of Holly-tone for each 4 inches of
pot diameter.
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