Harness the Power of Nature with Veggie Mate – A 100% Natural Plant Food!
Veggie Mate is a plant food enriched with 60 mineral elements, including plant-available silica, natural rock phosphate, organic material, and over 30 beneficial soil micro-flora species. Free from animal waste, it promotes healthier vegetables and herbs that can withstand adverse conditions, resist pests and diseases, and improve post-harvest shelf life. Additionally, it encourages earthworm activity and discourages nematodes.
Where and when to use it:
- In the preparation of all new and existing vegetable gardens, especially in the vegetable bed and planting hole.
How often to use it:
- Leaf Vegetables: Every 6-8 weeks.
- Fruiting Vegetables: Every 3-4 weeks. Also use Fruit Blend @ 100-200gm/m² (1-2 handfuls) every 3-4 weeks. More often if necessary.
Application rate:
- General Fertilizing: 600gm/m² (6 handfuls)
- Most Planting Situations: 600gm/m² (6 handfuls)
- Transplanting Situations: Add a teaspoon to each planting hole
- Problem Soil or Areas: 800gm/m² minimum (8 handfuls)
- Pots: 1-2 handfuls per 300mm pot diameter
Other Important Information:
- Allowable input for organic growers.
- Safe for use on all types of vegetables and herbs.
- Vegan-friendly.
- Yields quicker results when worked into the soil.
- Can be spread over existing vegetables and watered in.
- Will not burn plant foliage or roots.
- For best results, use in conjunction with other Earthlife garden products.
- Contains all-natural ingredients, including plant-available silica and natural rock phosphate.
Typical Analysis of Veggie Mate:
- Nitrogen: 0.9%
- Phosphate: 1.1%
- Potassium: 1.2%
- Calcium: 8.5%
- Magnesium: 2.9%
- Silica: 31%
- Sulphate: 0.7%
- Iron: 2.5%
- Organic Matter: 30.0%
- Plus 60 other micro-nutrients
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