Item Number: F049
Fruit Tree Fertilizer 6-2-4 (5 lb box)
Enjoy Bountiful Harvests of Home Grown Fruit
Formulated to support the needs of home orchards and vineyards, this natural 6-2-4 fruit tree fertilizer delivers balanced nutrition for strong growth, abundant blossoms, and high-quality harvests. Its blend of organic ingredients works to promote healthy root systems, improve soil fertility, and supply the essential nutrients that trees and vines require throughout the growing season. Added calcium helps ensure proper fruit development, reducing common issues like blossom end rot and improving overall yield quality.
This fertilizer can be applied to all varieties of fruiting canes, shrubs, and trees, making it a versatile choice for mixed plantings. The slow-release formulation feeds plants steadily over time, helping maintain nutrient availability without leaching. Ideal for use during the active growing season, it can be incorporated into the soil around the drip line or lightly worked into planting holes for new trees and shrubs. With natural ingredients such as feather meal, fish bone meal, langbeinite, and kelp meal, it enriches the soil while supporting sustainable gardening practices.
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- Guaranteed Analysis: 6-2-4 (NPK)
- Contains: Feather meal, fish bone meal, calcium carbonate, langbeinite, potassium sulfate, alfalfa meal, kelp meal, humic acids
- Benefits: Encourages productive growth, improves fruit quality, and supports soil health
- Use On: Fruiting canes, shrubs, and trees
- Application: Apply during growing season or at planting time; follow package directions for rates
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Shipping Weight: 6.0 lb
Dimensions: 11.0"L x 8.25"W x 3.0"H
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Use Instructions
Use Instructions
Pome Fruit (Apples, Pears, Asian Pears, Quince)
- For non-bearing fruit trees -Years 1-3 after transplanting:
- Do not mix fertilizer into planting hole.
- Apply 1 cup of Fruit Tree fertilizer per inch of trunk diameter just after blooming finishes in spring.
- Apply evenly to soil around the tree, starting a foot from the trunk and working outward toward the dripline.
- Make two repeat applications at one month intervals for a total of 3 cups of fertilizer per inch of trunk diameter per year.
- For bearing fruit trees -Years 3+:
- Apply up to 2.5 lbs of Fruit Tree fertilizer just after blooming finishes in spring.
- Apply evenly to soil around the tree, starting 1 foot from the trunk and working outward to the drip line.
- Make one repeat application in mid-summer for a total of 5 lbs of fertilizer per year.
Stone Fruit (Peaches, Plums, Cherries, Nectarines, Apricots) and Other Fruit (Figs, Kiwis, Mangos, Papaya, Starfruit)
- For non-bearing fruit trees -Years 1-3 after transplanting:
- Do not mix fertilizer into planting hole.
- Apply 2 cups of Fruit Tree fertilizer per inch of trunk diameter just after blooming finishes in spring.
- Apply evenly to soil around the tree, starting a foot from the trunk and working outward toward the dripline.
- Make two repeat applications at one month intervals for a total of 6 cups of fertilizer per inch of trunk diameter per year.
- For bearing fruit trees -Years 3+:
- Apply up to 4 lbs of Fruit Tree fertilizer just after blooming finishes in spring.
- Apply evenly to soil around the tree, starting 1 foot from the trunk and working outward to the drip line.
- Make one repeat application in mid-summer for a total of up to 8 lbs of fertilizer per year.
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