Down To Earth™, Bio-Live® 5-4-2, Starter & Transplant Mix, All Natural Fertilizer, Blended (5 LBS.)

Bio-Live® 5-4-2, Starter & Transplant Mix Is Great For Flowering Herbs & Root Vegetables

Down To Earth’s Bio-Live 5-4-2 is a rich, organic fertilizer featuring a unique blend of premium marine byproducts infused with a diverse mixture of beneficial microorganisms that improve resource utilization and enhance nutrient uptake. Select mycorrhizal fungi and bacterial species rapidly colonize the rhizosphere and surrounding soil. Ideal for all plant types, use DTE Bio-Live 5-4-2 to encourage expansive root systems, increased crop yields and superior quality flowers, fruits, herbs and vegetables.

• Down to Earth Bio Live is a five pound box of natural fertilizer with 5-4-2 formula and is listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production
• Bio-Live is a rich, organic fertilizer mix infused with a generous amount of beneficial bacteria and mycorrhiza to stimulate rooting, vigor and optimum plant development
• Premium quality ingredients help provide an effective and environmentally friendly approach to plant care, crop fertilization and soil management
• Encourages rapid colonization of soil and soil less mixes and may be combined with other DTE fertilizers to further improve plant growth and yields
• Our most popular fertilizer is ideal for all plant types to encourage root systems, increased crop yields and superior quality flowers, fruits, herbs and vegetables

Fertilizer Composition & Analysis

Derived from: Fish Bone Meal, Fish Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Crab Meal, Shrimp Meal, Langbeinite, and Kelp Meal

• Nitrogen Total (N): 5.0%
• Water Soluble Nitrogen (0.4%)
• Water Insoluble Nitrogen (4.6%)
• Available Phosphate (P2O5): 4.0%
• Soluble Potash (K2O): 2.0%

Also contains non-plant food ingredients:

• 2.5% Humic Acids derived from Leonardite
• Endomycorrhizal fungi: Glomus intraradices, G. mosseae, G. aggregatum, G. etunicatum – 0.2 prop/gm each; Glomus deserticola, G. monosporum, G. clarum, Paraglomus brasilianum, Gigaspora margarita – 0.16 prop/gm each. (725 prop/lb total)
• Ectomycorrhizal fungi: Rhizopogon villosulus, R. luteolus, R. amylopogon, R. fulvigleba – 300 prop/gm each; Pisolithus tinctorius – 5,500 prop/gm; Scleroderma cepa, S. citrinum – 575 prop/gm each. (3.5 million prop/lb total)
• Trichoderma: Trichoderma harzianum, T. koningii – 13,750 CFU/gm each. (12.4 million CFU/lb total)
• Saccharomyces: Saccharomyces cerevisiae – 18,250 CFU/gm. (8.2 million CFU/lb total)
• Bacteria: Bacillus azotoformans, B. coagulans, B. licheniformis, B. megaterium, B. pumilus, Paenibacillus durum, P.

Listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute for use in organic production.

Application Rates

DTE Bio-Live™ can be mixed into surrounding soil when transplanting or blended into potting mixes. The objective is to ensure physical contact between the roots and the inoculated fertilizer.

• 3.5 cups = lb.
• ½ cup = 2 oz
• 1 tbsp = 0.5 oz

Vegetable Gardens & Flower Beds:

To prepare new gardens, apply 5 lbs per 100 square feet and thoroughly mix into the top 3″ of soil. For new transplants, add 1-2 tbsp per hole, mix into soil and water in well.

Containers:

For new plantings, add ¼-½ cup per gallon of soil and mix thoroughly OR add 12.5-25 lbs. per cubic yard. For established plants, mix 2-4 tbsp per gallon of soil when transplanting.

Trees, Shrubs & Vines:

For new plants, prepare transplant hole and mix 1-2 cups with the backfill soil. Use amended soil to fill in around the new plant and water in well.

More Instructions

• For maximum shelf life, store between 40 and 85° F.
• Avoid temperatures in excess of 140° F.