Vegetables, Annual Flowers
and Perennials

New Plantings:
4 cups per 50 sq. ft.
2 cups per 25 foot row

Fertilize at time of planting and every 6-8 weeks throughout the growing season.  For perennials, feed at first bloom and then every 6-8 weeks.

Established Plants:
3 cups per 50 sq. ft.
1 ½ cups per 25 foot row

Fruit Trees and Vines, Ornamental Shrubs and Trees

New Plantings:
2 cups per 16 sq. ft.
½ cup per 1 gallon pot
2 cups per 5 gallon pot

Fertilize at time of planting, and every 8 weeks throughout the growing season.

Established Plants:
2 cups for every inch in trunk diameter (measured at 4-6 inches above the soil line).
Mix thoroughly in the soil just inside the drip line of the plant.

Container Plants

New Plantings:
1 tablespoon per quart of soil
or 1 cup per cubic foot of soil

Fertilize at time of planting and every 6-8 weeks throughout the growing season.

Established Plants:
2 tablespoons per gallon of potting soil or ½ cup per 5 gallon container

Roses and Flowering Shrubs

New Plantings:
2 cups per 16 sq. ft.
3 ½ cups per 25 foot row
¼ cup per 1 gallon pot
1 cup per 5 gallon pot
Mix thoroughly in the soil to a depth of 6-8 inches

Established Plants:
1-2 cups per plant depending on size
5 cups per 50 sq. ft.
1 3/4 cups per 25 foot row
Mix thoroughly in the soil to a depth of 6-8 inches, just inside the drip line of the plant

Annual Flowers and Perennials

New Plantings:
4 cups per 50 sq. ft.
2 cups per 25 foot row
Mix thoroughly in the soil to a depth of 6-8 inches

Fertilize at time of planting, after first bloom and every 8 weeks throughout the growing season.  For perennials, feed at first bloom and then every 8 weeks.

Established Plants:
2 cups per 50 sq. ft.
1 cup per 25 foot row
Mix thoroughly in the soil to a depth of 6-8 inches

Container Plants

New Plantings:
¼ cup per gallon of soil, or 1 cup per cubic foot of soil

Fertilize at time of planting, and every 8 weeks throughout the growing season.

Established Plants:
2 tablespoons per gallon of potting soil or ½ cup per 5 gallon container

Tomatoes & Pepper

New Plantings:
3 cups per 50 sq. ft.
1 ½ cups per 25 foot row

Established Plants:
1 cup per 50 sq. ft.
½ cup per 25 foot row

Other above ground vegetables: Lettuce, Bean, Squash, etc.

New Plantings:
4 cups per 50 sq. ft.
2 cups per 25 foot row

Fertilize at time of planting and in the middle of the growing season.

Established Plants:
4 cups per 50 sq. ft.
2 cups per 25 foot row

Root Crops: Carrot, Beet, Radish, Potato, Onion, etc.

New Plantings:
4 cups per 50 sq. ft.
1 cup per 25 foot row
Use half rate for carrots

Fertilize at time of planting and in the middle of the growing season. Feed carrots only at time of planting.

Established Plants:
½ cup per 50 sq. ft.
1 cup per 25 foot row

New Plantings:
4 tablespoons per gallon of soil, or 1 2/3 cups per cubic foot of soil

Established Plants:
4 tablespoons per gallon of potting soil or 1 ¼ cups per 5 gallon container

Vegetables, Annual Flowers, Perennials, Shrubs & Trees and Groundcover

New Plantings:
Use the rates from the chart below that correspond with the container size used at the time of planting.

Fertilize at time of planting and every 4-6 months throughout the growing season.

Established Plants:
8 tablespoons per 25 sq. ft.

Container Plants, including House Plants (Cacti and Succulents at ½ the listed rate)

Container Size (Dia. in inches)

Amount (in teaspoons):

Fertilize at time of planting and every 4-6 months throughout the growing season.

Less than 4

½

4

1

6

1 ½

8 (1 gallon)

3

10

3

18

4

24

8

Azaleas, Camellias, Rhododendrons, Blueberries and other acid-loving Trees and Shrubs

New Plantings:
2 cups per 16 sq. ft.
1 ½ cups for every inch in trunk diameter (measured at 4-6 inches above the soil line).
Mix thoroughly in the soil just inside the drip line of the plant.

Fertilize in the spring, after the plant begins to leaf out, and every 8-10 weeks throughout the growing season as needed.

Established Plants:
2 cups for every inch in trunk diameter (measured at 4-6 inches above the soil line).
Mix thoroughly in the soil just inside the drip line of the plant.

Acid-loving vegetables (Potato, Radish) and annuals (Primula, Begonia, Impatiens)

New Plantings:
2 cups per 25 sq. ft.
2 cups per 25 ft. row

Fertilize at time of planting and in the middle of the growing season.

Established Plants:
1 cup per 25 sq. ft.
1 cup per 25 ft. row

Citrus and Avocado Trees

New Plantings:
½ to 1 cup for the fill-in soil, then 1-½ cups in the area
around the tree

Fertilize established plants in February and again in late May and August.

Established Plants:
2 cups for every inch in trunk diameter (measured at 4-6 inches above the soil line).
Mix thoroughly in the soil just inside the drip line of the plant

Container Plants

New Plantings:
1 tablespoon per quart of soil or 1 cup per cubic foot of soil

Fertilize every six weeks from January to April and then again in July.

Established Plants:
6 tablespoons per gallon of potting soil or 1½ cups per 5 gallon container

Berries and Ornamental Vines

New Plantings:
½ cup for the fill-in soil

Fertilize established plants when growth begins in spring and again when flowers form.

Established Plants:
1 cup around each plant. Mix thoroughly beneath drip line.

Palms

New Plantings:
½ - 1 cup in the soil mix, plus 1 ½ cups in the area around the plant

Established Plants:
Fertilize late spring/early summer and again in midsummer.

Established Plants:
2 cups for every inch in trunk diameter (measured at 4-6 inches above the soil line).
Mix thoroughly in the soil just inside the drip line of the plant

Hibiscus

New Plantings:
½ - 1 cup in the soil mix
plus 1 ½ cups in the area around the plant

Established Plants:
Fertilize every 8 weeks throughout the growing season until fall.

Established Plants:
2 cups for every inch in trunk diameter (measured at 4-6 inches above the soil line).
Mix thoroughly in the soil just inside the drip line of the plant

Container Plants

New Plantings:
1 tablespoon per quart of soil, or 1 ½ cups per cubic foot of soil

Established Plants:
First fertilize when temperatures are above 60◦F and then every 4-8 weeks throughout the growing season.

Established Plants:
1 ½ cups per 5 gallon container

Vegetables, Annual Flowers and Perennials

New Plantings:
2 cups per 50 sq. ft.
1 cup per 25 foot row

Fertilize at time of planting.

Established Plants:
1 cup per 50 sq. ft.
½ cup per 25 foot row

Roses and Shrubs

New Plantings:
¼ cup per 1 gallon pot
1 cup per 5 gallon pot

Fertilize in the spring and again in the fall before winter begins.

Established Plants:
1 cups for every inch in trunk diameter (measured at 4-6 inches above the soil line).
Mix thoroughly in the soil just inside the drip line of the plant.

Bulbs

New Plantings:
6 cups per 50 sq. ft.
3 cups per 25 foot row
2 tbsp per individual bulb

New Plantings:  Fertilize at time of planting - mix to a depth of 8-10 inches
Established Plants: Fertilize as leaves appear and again as blooms fade

Established Plants:
2 cups per 50 sq. ft.
1 ½ cups per 25 foot row