Prepare planting bed by adding sphagnum peat moss, compost, or planting mix along with VitaSoil Steamed Bone Meal. Hand spade or rototill to a depth of 12 to 14 inches. Level garden soil before planting.
If planting bulbs individually, dig hole to the correct depth, then add bone meal and mix with loose soil in bottom of hole. Pop in the bulb, cover with soil and thoroughly water.
When planting or transplanting individual plants, trees / shrubs and roses, dig hole approximately twice the size of the root ball. Add bone meal and mix with loose dirt in bottom of hole before setting plant. Fill hole with dirt and water thoroughly.
Rate of Application
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Beds
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Individual
Plants
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Flowers
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Vegetables
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Bulbs
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Large
Bulbs
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Small
bulbs
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Flowers
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Trees/Shrubs
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Roses
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3
cups per 100 sq. ft
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5
cups per 100 sq. ft.
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7
cups per 100 sq. ft
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1
tbs. per bulb
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1/2
tbs. per bulb
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1/2
tbs. per plant
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For
each 12 to 18 inches of height or spread or for each 1/2 inch of tree
trunk dia. at the base use 1/2 cup
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1/2
cup per plant
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Feeding Established Plants
Apply bone meal in early spring after the frost is out of the ground and again in mid season. Phosphorous moves slowly in the soil, so it is important to apply bone meal near the plant's roots. In mulched areas, pull mulch back from plant, scatter bone meal in a ring around the plant staying 3 inches away from the crown or stem. Work granules 1-2" down into the soil. Be careful cultivating around shallow rooted plants. Relevel mulch and water thoroughly.
Bulbs also need to be fed twice a year. The first application of bone meal should be made in the spring before the plants bloom. However, the second feeding should be done in the autumn after the first frost. If you only have time to feed bulbs once, it should be done in autumn.
Rate of Application
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Perennials
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Trees/Shrubs
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Bulbs
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Individual
Plants
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Roses
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1/4
cup per sq. ft.
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For
each 12 to 18 inches of height or spread or for each 1/2 inch of tree
trunk dia. at the base use 1/2 cup
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1/2
cup per sq. ft.
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1/4
cup per sq. ft.
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1/2
cup per sq. ft.
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Guaranteed Analysis: 1-25-0
Total Nitrogen...................................................... 1%
Available Phosphorous, expressed as Phosphorous Pentoxide(P2O5)...................................................25%
Potash, expressed as Potassium Oxide (K2O).............0%
Calcium...............................................................24%
