Westland Fish, Blood and Bone All Purpose Plant Food, 10 kg

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Potassium in this all purpose plant food is responsible for the blossoms, as it will encourage more prolific flowering.

The nitrogen in Fish, Blood and Bone encourages strong growth and healthy rich green foliage, whilst the slow release of phosphate promotes vigorous root growth. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.REDUCE POLLUTION AND PLANT DISEASE – When we apply fish meal to a contaminated soil, bacteria that degrade harmful products like petrol, diesel or oil feed on it and thrive. If the weather has been unusually wet, the product will dissolve quickly and can be topped up sooner, but the recommended maximum dose is once a month. In spring and summer sprinkle granules evenly on to the soil around plants at a rate of 70 g/m2(2oz/yd2), avoiding contact with the plant itself 3.

Please Note: To offer the best possible value, smaller weight bags are repackaged into clear packaging with a black and white label with all relevant information and application rates detailed and larger quantities will be supplied in manufacturer’s bags.After applying, lightly hoe into the top surface of the soil and in dry conditions, water the product in. Prior to recommending a product, the team here at DIY Gardening always puts it through its paces in real-world testing at our gardens. By law, everyone who uses pesticides professionally must have received adequate training in using pesticides safely and be skilled in the job they are carrying out.

This fertiliser does have a slight odour to it that is noticeable when the lid is first opened but it’s nothing compared to manure or chicken-based feeds and has never been an issue for us. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. He previously worked as a project manager and has experience in managing teams of tradespeople and landscape gardeners on both small and medium sized projects.

Fish, blood and bone can improve soil quality by feeding the beneficial bacteria in the soil, which can help to breakdown any harmful toxins and chemicals in the soil. Land where product has been applied should not be used for grazing or cropping for feed stuffs within the following periods (a) 2 months for pigs and (b) 3 weeks for other farm animals. Presumably, this is due to the risk of ingestion or high quantities of ingested FBB causing a health risk. Fish, blood and bone is far easier to work with than manure or other smelly soil improvers and natural feeds.

My pet hate is liquid fertilisers that are so strong, they burn the foliage or, worse, get washed away as soon as it rains. The bonemeal may attract dogs and foxes and should therefore be dug into the soil with a hoe or rake. Soil bacteria use some of the fertilizers, in particular fish meal, for their own growth and well being which encourages early season microbial life. Fish, blood and bone fertiliser is perfect as it fully dissolves in about 3-4 weeks and provides gradually released nutrients to the plants without burning them. Applied throughout the growing season, Blood, Fish and Bone can be used prior to sowing or planting or as a top dressing.We are committed to promoting sustainability, and this refill bag contributes to an impressive 83% reduction in plastic usage. It also improves the soil, the life of the bacteria in the soil and beneficial fungi such as mycorrhiza and micro bacteria. The Organic/Based Fish, Blood and Bone Feed is an all purpose plant food that provides a fast-acting and long lasting organic source of nutrients for all garden plants and has long been a popular garden fertiliser for use all around the garden and allotment, available in 10kg buckets only. It feels gritty to touch and it’s obvious this is a natural product rather than the rounded pellets you get with other products. Of note is the warning that cattle and pigs should not be immediately grazed on land fed with fish, blood and bone.