SUSTÅNE® 4-6-4 Natural Organic Plant Food 5lbs Fertilizer promotes a rapid rate of vegetative establishment. Quick ground cover minimizes soil erosion and the need for repairs or re-seeding. Suståne replenishes the soil with a rich supply of humus (stabilized organic matter) and all of the essential nutrients required for quality growth. Suståne 4-6-4 All Natural provides a combination of plant nutrients and organic substances derived from biologically stable compost plus natural potash and feathermeal.
Suståne 4-6-4 is allowed for use on the production of organic fruits and vegetables.
RECOMMENDED USE:
This product is recommended for use on vegetables, fruits, flowers and landscape beds, tree and shrub establishment, in potting soil mixes and for use as a turfgrass starter fertilizer.
Benefits of Suståne 4-6-4-plant-food
- Increases the nutrient and water holding capacity of the soil
- Strengthens plants tolerance against hot dry conditions
- Promotes greater root development
- Improves buffering against changes in soil pH
- Increases the soil’s ability to suppress plant pathogens
- Increases soil porosity and stability for greater root development and water holding capacity
Always Safe for Plants, People and the Environment
- Manufactured by Suståne in the USA at an EPA permitted facility.
- Pathogen and weed free, no blood or bone products. Allowed for export to over 60 countries world wide.
- Aerobic composting eliminates animal and rodent attraction to application site.
- Contains naturally occurring beneficial bacteria and fungi that are necessary to begin nutrient life cycle in poor soil.
- Suståne is fully composted eliminating the need for sterilization, permitting a healthy environment for beneficial microbial populations.
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
- Total Nitrogen (N) …………………………4%
- 0.4% Ammoniacal Nitrogen
- 0.4% Water Soluble Organic Nitrogen
- 3.2% Water Insoluble Organic Nitrogen*
- Available Phosphate (P2O5) ………………..6%
- Soluble Potash (K2O)………………………4%
- Calcium (Ca)……………………………4.00%
- Magnesium …………………………….1.00%
- Copper…………………………………. 0.05%
- Sulfur…………………………………….3.00%
TOTAL PLANT NUTRITION
- Iron ………………………………………..0.5%
- Manganese ………………………….. 0.05%
- Zinc……………………………………… 0.05%
- Humic Acid………………………………….7%
- Organic Matter…………………………..50%
- pH …………………………………………….6.8
- Carbon:Nitrogen(C:N)…………………..4:1
- Bulk Density lb./cu. ft ……………………36
- Salt Index (scale 1-100)………………….4
- % of Total N as Slow Release………80%
*3.2% slowly available nitrogen from aerobically composted turkey litter and feather meal
AVAILABLE PARTICLE SIZES:
- Medium Grade, 200 SGN (2.8 mm – 1.4 mm)
COVERAGE:
- 50 lb. covers 2000 f2 @ 1 lb. N per 1000 ft2 (44 lb. N per acre)
- 22.67 kg covers 186 m2 @ 0.5 kg N per 100 m2 (50 kg N per hectare)
RATES:
- Apply 25 lb. per 1000 ft2
- Apply 125 g per 1 m2
GENERAL PRODUCT APPLICATION RATES AND METHODS:
New Garden Bed Preparation: Apply 1 cup of Suståne for every 10 ft2. of bed space or 3 lbs. per 100 ft2. (126 grams per m2). Incorporate into the top 4” (10 cm) of soil.
Vegetable Row Crops: Apply 1 cup of Suståne for every 10 ft of row space (45 grams per m).
Transplants and Established Plants: Apply ¼ cup of Suståne into the hole prior to planting transplants or around the base of the plant for established plants (34 grams per plant).
Soil Mixes & Potted Plants: Incorporate Suståne into the potting mix at a rate of 2 cups per cubic foot of mix (12 grams / cubic liter).
Trees and Shrubs: Apply ¼ cup of Suståne for plants with a 2-ft. canopy. Increase rates by ¼ cup for every additional 6” of canopy spread (112 grams for 1 meter canopy). Apply at planting for establishment or in the spring and fall for established trees and shrubs.
Turfgrass Establishment: Broadcast 16.6 lbs for every 1,000 ft2 prior to planting (8 grams per m2). Incorporate into the top 4” (10 cm) of soil.