Espoma Organic Fertilizers
Bio-tone Starter Plus
Bio-tone Starter Plus is the ultimate starter plant food! It’s a rich blend of the finest natural & organic ingredients and enhanced with beneficial microbes, humates and mycorrhizae. No sludges or fillers are ever used. And because it’s made in our state-of-the-art solar powered manufacturing facility, consistency and quality are guaranteed.
- Enhanced with Beneficial Microbes & Mycorrhizae
- Helps Plants Establish Fast
- Grow Deeper Roots & Bigger Blooms
- 100% Natural & Organic Approved
- Safe for People, Pets & Planet
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Available in 4, 8, 18, & 25 lb. bags and 5 oz. packets.
1 pound equals approx. 3 cups.
Where to Buy
Before you head to the garden center, please call to confirm product availability.
Directions
For use on...
For everything you plant. Use when planting all flowers, vegetables, trees and shrubs.
When to use
Use at time of planting to help produce large root systems very quickly. This will help ensure that new plantings get maximum water and nutrients from the soil to minimize transplant loss.
How much to use
Flower Beds: Mix 4 lbs. (12 cups) per 100 square feet into the top 4” to 6” of soil.
Bulbs: Place 1 tsp. per bulb in the hole prior to planting.
Potting Mixes: Mix 9 lbs. per cu. yd. or 1 cup per cu. ft.
New Lawns: Apply 10 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. prior to seeding or installing sod.
Bio-tone Starter Plus Application Table:
| Plant Size | Cups | Lbs. |
| Up to Two Gallon | 1 | 1/3 |
| Five Gallon | 2 | 2/3 |
| Fifteen Gallon | 4 | 1-1/3 |
| 24″ Ball | 6 | 2 |
| 36″ Ball | 24 | 8 |
| 48″ Ball | 30 | 10 |
How to apply
- Planting Beds: Mix into the top 4-6″ of soil prior to planting.
- Trees & Shrubs: Mix into the soil used to backfill the planting hole.
- Potting Mixes: Mix thoroughly into the soil mix prior to planting.
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