
Espoma Organic Fertilizers
Garden-tone ยฎ
Garden-tone is the ultimate choice for feeding all your favorite herbs and vegetables!ย Itโs a rich blend of the finest natural & organic ingredients and enhanced with humates & beneficial microbes.ย No sludges or fillers are ever used.ย And because itโs made in our state-of-the-art solar powered manufacturing facility, consistency and quality are guaranteed.
- #1 Choice for Growing Vegetables for Over 60 Years
- Abundant Harvests of Flavorful Herbs & Vegetables
- 100% Natural & Organic Approved
- Long lasting Slow-Release Feeding
- Safe for People, Pets & Planet
Before you head to the garden center, please call to confirm product availability.
Directions
For use on...
On all herbs and vegetables such as:
Hardy (cool season) crops:
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Collards
English peas
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Mustard greens
Parsley
Radish
Spinach
Turnip
Semi-hardy crops for early spring or fall:
Beets
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Chinese cabbage
Endive
Irish potatoes
Lettuce
Radicchio
Rutabaga
Salsify
Swiss chard
Summer crops (Plant after danger of frost):
Beans
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant
Melons
Okra
Peppers
Pumpkins
Summer squash
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
When to use
- Mix into the garden soil prior to planting.
- Seedlings / Transplants: 7 โ 10 days after planting.
- Established plants: Monthly, May through Aug.
- Herbs will only require feeding at time of planting or after a large harvest.
How much to use
- Soil Preparation for Vegetable Garden
- Apply 3 lbs. per 50 square feet and work into the top 4 to 5 inches of soil. When possible, mix with organic matter such as compost, humus, or peat moss.
- Feeding Vegetables and Tomatoes
- Single plants: Apply up to 1/3 cup per plant.
- Rows: Apply 1-1/3 cup each side per 5 ft. of row or 10 lbs. each side per 100 ft. of row.
- Potted Plants
- New Plants:ย When preparing soil for new plants, thoroughly mix ย 2 cups of Garden-tone into each cubic foot of Potting Soil.
- Established Plants:ย Sprinkle 1.5 tsp. of Garden-tone per 4″ of pot diameter onto the soil along the outer edge of the pot. ย Water thoroughly.
- Herbsย
- In the garden – use 1 tbsp. per plant
- In containers – Use half the rate for potted plants above.
How to apply
- Individual plantsย – 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.
