Down To Earth Acid Mix fertilizer is perfect for all of your acid loving plants that grow best in low pH soils – azaleas, hydrangeas, evergreen shrubs and trees, blueberries, raspberries, potatoes, rhododendrons and many others. One of the main ingredients in DTE Acid Mix is cottonseed meal, a byproduct of the cotton manufacturing industry that acidifies the soil and provides slow-release nutrients as it breaks down. Spring applications of this exceptional combination of ingredients will encourage foliage growth, flowering and fruiting. Late autumn applications promote the development of healthy root systems and increase plant resistance to winter cold.
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Application Rates |
Berries | Preparing New Gardens: Apply 3-6 lbs per 100 linear feet and thoroughly mix into the top 3" of soil. |
New Berry Plants (1-2 years old): Prepare transplant hole and mix ½ cup with the backfill soil. Use amended soil to fill in around the around the new plant and water in well. |
Established Berry Plants: Apply 1 cup per in early Spring. Mix into soil surface and water in well. Repeat application when blooms appear and again in Fall at half the recommended amount. |
Vegetable Gardens & Flower Gardens | Preparing New Gardens: Apply 3-6 lbs per 100 linear feet and thoroughly mix into the top 3" of soil. |
New Transplants: Add 1-2 tablespoons per hole. Mix into soil and water in well. |
Established Plants: Side dress 2-4 oz, depending on plant size and desired growth rate, once each month during the growing season. |
Containers & Houseplants | New Plantings: Add 1-2 tablespoons per gallon of soil and mix thoroughly or add 6-10 lbs per cubic yard. |
Established Plants: Lightly mix 1-2 tablespoons per gallon into the soil surface once each month during the growing season. |
Trees & Shrubs | Established Plantings: Spread 1 lb per 1" of trunk diameter around the base outwards to the drip line. Mix into soil surface and water in well. |
New Trees: Prepare transplant hole and mix 1-2 cups with the backfill soil. Use amended soil to fill in around the new tree and water in well. |
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Active Ingredients/Guaranteed Analysis:
Total Nitrogen (N)………………......4.0%
- 0.6% Water Soluble Nitrogen
- 3.4% Water Insoluble Nitrogen
Available Phosphate (P
2SO
4)……………3.0%
Soluble Potash (K
2O)……………………….6.0%
Derived from Cottonseed Meal, Fish Bone Meal, Langbeinite(a unique source of potassium, magnesium, and sulfate), Rock Phosphate, and Kelp Meal. 4% Humic Acids derived from Leonardite.