Proper application

From Cooperative Extension Service recommendations:

Lawns:     two applications of 20 lbs./ 1,000 square feet each, in fall, four to six weeks apart.
Trees:   60 lbs./1,000 square feet, in fall, around drip line, starting one year after planting.
Shrubs:   4 lbs./100 square feet, in fall, starting one year after planting.
Vegetables:   4 lbs./100 square feet,
side-dressed. When applying this product
to food crops, the soil pH must be 6.5
units or higher.
Flowers:   3 lbs./100 square feet in fall,
and 2 lbs./100 square feet in spring when
flower buds form.

General Information:

  • Louisville Green pellets are about one to five millimeters (0.04-0.2 inches) in diameter.
  • Apply with common spreading equipment. A large (two-pound) coffee can holds about five pounds of pellets.
  • By law, always follow directions on any fertilizer or pesticide label; do not use either product in or near wells, streams or lakes. Do not apply to frozen or flooded land.
  • Louisville Green is an organic fertilizer and, like all organic products, it smells similar to mulch or fresh earth when first applied.
Guaranteed analysis:
Total Nitrogen (N)     5%
     4.5 % Water Insoluble Nitrogen
     0.5 % Water Soluble Nitrogen
Available Phosphate (P2O5)   3%