Uses: SEAWEED can be used on most garden plants and in most situations it is especially beneficial to roses, annual and perennial flowering plants, veggies, lawns, shrubs and fruit trees.

As a Foliage Feed
SEAWEED is made up of extremely small molecules that are readily accepted through the plant leaves and stems.
Application rate: 1gram per litre of water spray plants to the point of run-off repeat regularly during growth periods.

As a Soil Conditioner
SEAWEED contains natural materials and enzymes that support soil microbial activity. Increased microbial activity improves soil structure and the availability plant nutrients.
Application rate: 10grams per litre of water, pour contents around plant root zone, repeat regularly during growth period.

Storage: Keep dry and away from animals

Guano contains a rich combination of essential phosphate (P) and calcium (Ca) plus a wide range of beneficial trace elements that plants need for healthy growth.

Guano phosphate is far more natural than other forms of phosphate fertiliser, it is not susceptible to leaching nor does it cause sudden changes in pH like other forms of phosphate fertiliser.

Guano will insure a balanced and timely delivery of phosphate to plants when needed.

Application Rate:
LAWNS 10 – 50 grams per square metre. Phosphate is typically low in lawns when clippings are removed in this case the higher application rate is applicable. Apply early spring and or autumn.
GARDEN 20-50 grams per square metre. Phosphate is essential for root development in young plants and especially important for fruiting and flower plants. Apply in early spring late winter as a side dressing around established plants or as a base dressing at spring sowing and planting time.

Fine Lime is pulverised into fine particles the finer the particles the greater the surface area and quicker it breaks down in the soil.

Limestone is a natural source of calcium carbonate, the primary reasons for adding calcium carbonate to the soil is to raise its pH and provide plants the essential calcium (Ca) element.

Raising the pH in acidic soils improves soil microbial activity structure and the availability and uptake of major plant nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Because of its influence on the soil calcium is often referred to as the trucker of all other elements.

Application Rate: Heavy clay soils – 500 grams per square metre
Lighter soils – 200 grams per square metre

Note: Avoid applying lime around acid-loving plants such as azaleas, camellias, rhododendrons and citrus use gypsum as a source of calcium instead.

Contains: 90% elemental sulfur with 10% bentonite (clay) as a binder in the form of pellet.

Elemental sulphur occurs naturally and most of what is used for fetiliser is the byproduct of the natural gas industry.

Elemental sulphur is not immediately available to plants because it must first be converted into the sulphate form by soil bacteria this coincides with when plants need it most and lessens the chance of sulphate leaching from the soil.

Sulphur plays a critical role in the formation of enzymes and protein in plants.

Applying Elemental sulphur to the soil is an effective way of lowering or maintaining a low pH value. Soil with a high pH value is considered alkaline which suppresses other essential nutrients making them unavailable to plants particularly in acid loving plants such as blueberries, citrus, azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons.

Application Rates:
Maintenance: 20-30gms per square metre
Lowering pH: 50g per square metre

Dolomite is pulverised into fine particles the finer the particles the greater the surface area and quicker it breaks down in the soil.

Dolomite is a natural source of calcium and magnesium carbonate, the primary reasons for adding these elements to the soil is to raise the pH of acid soils and prevent calcium and magnesium deficiency in soil, plants and animals. The presence of calcium and magnesium in acidic soils improves structure and the availability and uptake of major plant nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

Application Rate:
Garden:  Heavy clay soils – 500 grams per square metre
Lighter soils – 200 grams per square metre

Note: Avoid applying dolomite around acid-loving plants such as azaleas, camellias, rhododendrons and citrus.

Blood & Bone contains a rich combination of essential nitrogen (N), phosphate (P), calcium (Ca) and a wide range of beneficial trace elements and essential nutrients that plants need for healthy growth.

Blood & Bone does not contain potash, this can be overcome with the use of Seeds & Cereals langbeinite which also includes magnesium and sulphur in its make up.

The high protein level present in Blood and Bone stimulates soil microbial activity which improves soil structure and plant nutrient availability.

Blood & Bone is an excellent all-round garden food, it is especially renowned for promoting great flowers and veggies.

Application Rate: 150g per square metre work into top 10cm of soil where possible

Storage: Keep dry and away from animals

Use Guide
For flowers beds and vegetable garden
Scatter approx 1kg per square metre and work into the top 200mm of soil.

For planting trees and shrubs
Add approx 1kg to each planting hole and mix thoroughly with the soil.

As a side dressing/mulch around established trees and shrubs
As a side dressing use approx 1kg per square metre around plant drip line and water well. As a mulch apply enough to form a layer about 3cm thick, avoid direct contact with the plant trunk.

Organic Matter
When fresh organic matter like bits and pieces of plant or animal come into contact with the soil it causes a surge of biological activity. This activity can cause soil microbes to draw nutrient away from the plant roots robbing them of important nutrient for weeks or even months before the process is complete and nutrient is freed up again.

Compost
Seeds & Cereals compost is a blend of rich spent mushroom substrate and fine bark mulch that has been cured through a controlled biological process. The end product is a stable, well balanced, weed free compost ready to go on the garden without robbing important nutrient from the plants. Seeds & Cereals Compost is well balanced at pH of  6.5—7.0 this allows seeds, seedlings and shrubs to be planted directly into compost. However, if regularly using around acid loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and citrus etc… the addition of a little sulphur will be necessary to keep the pH in check.

Humus
To get the best from a good quality compost it is best to spread it about two inches thick over the garden surface then work it into the first few inches of top soil where possible. Although this will have some immediate benefits the real benefits are when it starts breaking down to humus. Humus is the stuff that makes the soil look dark brown or blackish in colour, it is a result of slow but complex soil microbial activity. Apart from having a big influence on soil structure permeability and water holding capacity humus is where real plant nutrient is prepared. Applying a little sulphate of ammonia or blood meal during the growing season can accelerate the breakdown of compost.