FoxFarm Happy Frog Jump Start 3-4-3 | 4 lb, Mycorrhizae

What Happy Frog Jump Start Brings to a Transplant

The guaranteed analysis reads 3.00% total nitrogen, 4.00% available phosphate and 3.00% soluble potash. All of the nitrogen is water-insoluble, which is the slow-release form that feeds as soil biology breaks it down. Calcium sits at 6.00% and magnesium at 1.00%, both in water-soluble form, so they are available to a young root straight away. That calcium figure is high for a transplant blend and it is one of the reasons this one gets reached for at potting up. Derived from alfalfa meal, feather meal, sulfate of potash magnesia, fish bone meal, bone meal, gypsum, rock phosphate and fish meal. Six mycorrhizal species ride along in the blend. Pisolithus tinctorius leads the count at 420 propagules per gram, with Rhizopogon villosulus at 40 and Suillus granulatus at 10. Claroideoglomus etunicatum, Funneliformis mosseae and Rhizophagus intraradices are each present at 0.27 propagules per gram. The bag holds 4 lb, the part number is FX14670 and the barcode reads 752289500589. FoxFarm describes the blend as crafted for organic gardening.

Working a 3-4-3 Fertilizer Into Beds and Containers

A 3-4-3 fertilizer earns its keep at the moment of transplant rather than on a weekly feed schedule. For containers, FoxFarm calls for two tablespoons per gallon of potting soil, mixed through before the plant goes in. For rows, use one cup per ten square feet, worked into a conditioner layer three to six inches deep. Till that layer down eight to twelve inches. That depth matters because the mycorrhizal propagules need to sit where the new root tips will actually travel. It can also be brewed as a tea, at one cup per gallon of water steeped for twenty-four hours and then strained. Give one to two cups of the strained tea to each plant, or two to four cups for something larger. The tea route gets the soluble calcium and magnesium moving sooner, while the insoluble nitrogen stays behind in the solids. Begin a regular feeding program about three weeks after planting, once the slow-release fraction has started to hand over. Water it in well either way. Dry amendments do nothing until moisture and soil life reach them, and a fungal association takes a week or two to form. Keep the bag closed and dry between uses, since the living fraction is the part that does not keep forever.

Key Features

• 3-4-3 dry analysis: Balanced for root establishment rather than canopy push.
• All water-insoluble nitrogen: Releases as soil biology works on the alfalfa, feather and fish meals.
• 6.00% calcium, 1.00% magnesium: Both water-soluble, so a new root finds them immediately.
• Six mycorrhizal species: Led by Pisolithus tinctorius at 420 propagules per gram.
• Meal-based derivation: Alfalfa, feather, fish bone, bone meal, gypsum, rock phosphate and fish meal.
• Mixes or brews: Two tablespoons per gallon of soil, or one cup per gallon as a steeped tea.
• 4 lb resealable bag: Sized for container work and small bed amendment.

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