Down To Earth Neem Seed Meal Fertilizer - 5 lb
- Fast growing
- Enriching garden and agricultural soils
- Encouraging optimum plant development
Down To Earth's Neem Seed Meal 6-1-2 is an excellent all natural fertilizer for enriching garden and agricultural soils and encouraging optimum plant development. Cold pressed from the seeds of the fast growing Neem Tree (Azadirachta indica), it is also referred to as neem cake. DTE Neem Seed Meal 6-1-2 can be mixed into soils or potting media, used as a top dress around established plants or steeped to make a potent liquid solution. Provides benefits for crops while improving soils organic matter content.
- OMRI Listed for organic use
- CDFA (Registered Organic Input Material)
- Size: 5 lb
- Total Nitrogen (N): 6.0%
- Water Insoluble Nitrogen: 6.0%
- Phosphate (P2O5): 1.0%
- Soluble Potash (K2O): 2.0%
- Slow Release Nitrogen From Neem Seed Meal: 6.0%
Derived From: Neem Seed Meal.
Application Rates- 2 cups: 1 lb
- 1/2 cup: 4 oz
- 1 tbsp: 0.5 oz
To prepare new gardens, apply 2.5-5 lb per 100 sq. ft. and thoroughly mix into the top 3″ of soil. For new transplants, add 1-2 tablespoons per hole, mix into soil and water in well. For established plants, side dress 1/2-1 cup, depending on size of plant, once each month during the growing season.
Trees & ShrubsSpread 1-2 lb per 1" of trunk diameter around the base outwards to the drip line, mix into soil surface and water in well. For new trees, prepare transplant hole and mix 1-2 cups with the backfill soil. Use amended soil to fill in around new tree and water in well.
Liquid PreparationsAdd 2-4 tbsp per gal of water and let steep up to 48 hrs agitating periodically. Apply the solution directly to the soil around plants or filter and apply as a foliar spray. Be sure to use all of the solution once it is prepared.
Row Crops/AcreageApply 200-400 lb per acre depending on specific crop needs. Incorporate into soil 2-3 weeks before planting for best results.
ContainersFor new plantings, add 1/8-1/4 cup per gal of soil and mix thoroughly OR add 5-10 lb per cu. yd. For established plants, lightly mix 2-4 tablespoons per gal into the soil surface once each month during the growing season.
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