FoxFarm Happy Frog Tomato & Vegetable Fertilizer 5-7-3 – 4 lbs

What Happy Frog Tomato and Vegetable Carries The analysis reads 5-7-3, with phosphorus in front rather than nitrogen. That shape suits fruiting crops, where too much nitrogen gives you a large plant and a disappointing harvest. The part worth knowing is what sits outside those three numbers. The blend carries calcium, which FoxFarm links to preventing blossom end rot and to building stronger cell walls. A plant with stronger cell walls resists disease better. Anyone who has lost a row of tomatoes to a black patch on the bottom of every fruit knows why that matters. Mycorrhizal fungi are included as well, described by FoxFarm as increasing root efficiency and supporting nutrient and water uptake. The bag is OMRI Listed and registered with the California Department of Food and Agriculture as an organic input material. Rates for a Vegetable Fertilizer by Crop Type This is one of the few dry blends that gives rates per crop rather than one figure for everything. New container plantings take two tablespoons per gallon of soil, switching to the established rates after three or four weeks. For established containers, tomatoes and peppers take half a cup per plant, and corn and beans the same. Leafy vegetables and root crops take a quarter cup each. Feed monthly, scratch it into the top inch of soil and water it in thoroughly. In the ground the rates work on area instead. New plantings take half a cup per five gallons of soil mix plus half a cup around the base. Established plantings run at two cups per ten square feet for tomatoes and peppers, and three cups for corn and beans. Leafy vegetables take one to two cups and root crops two. Being a dry organic blend, it needs warm moist soil to release properly. Key Features Five Seven Three: Phosphorus leads rather than nitrogen, which suits fruiting crops over leafy growth. Calcium Included: FoxFarm links the calcium to preventing blossom end rot and to stronger cell walls. Mycorrhizal Fungi: Included to increase root efficiency and support nutrient and water uptake. Rates By Crop: Separate figures for tomatoes, peppers, corn, beans, leafy vegetables and root crops. OMRI Listed: Listed by OMRI and registered with the CDFA as an organic input material. Containers And Ground: Rates cover new containers, established containers and in-ground plantings. Technical Specifications Specification Value Guaranteed Analysis 5-7-3 Also Contains Calcium and mycorrhizal fungi New Containers 2 tbsp per gallon of soil, then established rates after 3-4 weeks Containers, Tomatoes And Peppers 1/2 cup per plant monthly Containers, Corn And Beans 1/2 cup per plant monthly Containers, Leafy And Root 1/4 cup per plant monthly New In-Ground 1/2 cup per 5 gallons of soil mix, plus 1/2 cup around the base In-Ground, Tomatoes And Peppers 2 cups per 10 sq ft In-Ground, Corn And Beans 3 cups per 10 sq ft In-Ground, Leafy Vegetables 1-2 cups per 10 sq ft In-Ground, Root Crops 2 cups per 10 sq ft Certification OMRI Listed, CDFA Registered Organic Input Material Size 4 lb