Strong roots & promotes lush foliage with beautiful color for flowers, veggies, shrubs, ornamentals, & trees. Flowers & Veggies: Spread fertilizer evenly on the bed surface and work into the top 2 to 4 inches of soil surface before planting. Shrubs, Hedges & Ornamentals: Apply in the late spring and early fall. Where rapid growth is desired, or in areas where the growing season is extended, a third application is recommended in mid-summer. Fruit & Nut Trees: Apply fertilizer 3 times a year – once in the spring before new growth appears, early summer, and again in the fall after fruit and nuts have been harvested. Shade Trees: Fertilize your trees 2 to 4 weeks before they break bud in spring. A second application is desired 6 to 8 weeks once the trees have reached peak spring growth. Fertilize again in 6 to 8 weeks.
