Product details
How to use
Product details
Uses
- Outdoor cultivation in containers and in open ground.
- It promotes the growth and vigor of trees, shrubs, hedges, and conifers
- Application on soil
Description
- Easy-to-spread granules
- Hermetic, moisture-resistant container
Benefits
- Trees, shrubs, conifers, and hedges don’t have it easy! Those that are regularly pruned or suffer damage from ice storms each year must mobilize a lot of energy to rebuild their branches and foliage.
- The 4-3-9 with its high potassium content promotes strong stems and resistance to the rigors of winter.
Approved for organic agriculture
Approved for Organic Agriculture by :
- OCQV
- Ecocert Canada
Ingredients
- 100% natural ingredients: Dehydrated hen manure, potash sulphate and feather meal.
Minimum guaranteed analysis
Azote totale (N)
4 %
Acide phosphorique assimilable (P2O5)
3 %
Potasse soluble (K2O)
9 %
Calcium (Ca)
6 %
Matières organiques
50 %
Teneur maximale en humidité
10 %
Pellet size
1.5 kg pint: regular granulation: 3 mm x 6 mm
Made in Canada
How to use
Application rates
- To help these perennial plants maintain their vigor, it is recommended to apply fertilizer:
- In April-May, to promote spring recovery.
- At the end of June, in anticipation of the stress caused by summer heat.
- Large trees (deciduous trees and conifers): Dig holes 15 cm (6 in) deep around the tree, under the tips of the longest branches, keeping a distance of 30 cm (12 in) between each hole.
- Drop the dose of fertilizer into the holes and cover with soil. Dosage: 90 g per 2.5 cm (1in)of trunk diameter. Shrubs and hedges: Spread on the ground around the tree, under the tips of the longest branches. Dosage: 90 g per shrub or 1.5 kg per 7.5 linear meters (25 ft) of hedge
- 1.5 kg covers 16 shrubs
Mother Hen’s Advice
- For healthy plants that better withstand winter, apply foliar sprays of Acadie seaweed in August.
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