It’s probably fine, but it’s definitely one of the most expensive ways to buy fertilizer still. That’s $2 for 0.06 lb of N, or about $33/lb of N.
Name brand stuff like Scott’s Ultrafeed gets you a 20lb bag for $35, and that’s 40% N, so it’s about $4.38/lb of N.
The stuff in the OP image is discounted 90% and still costs 8x as much as full retail price for one of the most expensive lawn fertilizers you can get.
At $2, it’s a huge ripoff. For $20, it’s a real scam.
Not to mention it says it covers up to 5000 sf. You would need to buy about 80 of these bottles to put down 1 pound of nitrogen per 1000sf on a 5000sf lawn.
shwaak
Whoever paid $19 for that had rocks in their head, that’s fucking insane.
Even for $2 it’s not cheap at 3-0-1
Stop_staring_at_me
Dr earth as a company is fine and used frequently in the organic gardening world. I would have to see what actually in the bottle to see if it’s worth putting down. The npk is super low but maybe it has humic and kelp.
Edit: after looking it up and reading the label it appears to be derived from food scrap compost. I’m just not sure there’s enough in there to be your sole source of nutrients.
cymshah
Dr. Earth used to include humics in their blends, but they stopped that about 7-8 years ago because of undisclosed reasons.
Charon_the_Reflector
Tastes pretty good !
z1ggy16
Absolute shite deal 💀
Site One, you can buy like 50lb of 46-0-0 for $45. That’s about $2/lb of N, whereas yours is like $30/lb of N.
Math:
32oz of product x 3% (from 3-0-1) = .96oz of N per bottle
1oz =.0625lb :. .96oz =.06lb
Price of item $2, contains .06lb of N
-> 2/.06 = 33.3333333
That bottle costs you $33.33 per pound of N
Getting absolutely fleeced. Would be a great deal if it cost 12 cents or less… Except you’d need to sit there and spray for a longggg time to get enough N out there.
Longjumping_Echo5510
I would use it in the dog days of summer for $2
standardtissue
“Handcrafted blend”. Wow. Marketers will stop at nothing.
Ricka77_New
Garbage…
veddieniice
It probably just makes you feel good after you apply it, and does nothing
Swede577
It says made in California from digested food scraps.
NUTRIENT CONTENT:
Total Nitrogen (N)…………………………….3%
…..3% Water Soluble Nitrogen
Soluble Potash (K2O)……………………1%
Calcium (Ca)………………………………….0.11%
Sulfur (S)……………………………………………0.74%
Magnesium (Mg)………………………….0.2%
Iron (Fe)………………………………………….0.003%
Manganese (Mn)………………..0.0001
HIASHELL247
In the immortal words of Mark Sandman…. You get what you pay for, that’s what I’m saying.
Walloppingcod
Much less value than buying granular Urea.
ThanksDazzling2796
It maybe outdated and not full strength anymore. Hints why they getting rid of it.
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For 2 bucks go to town
It’s probably fine, but it’s definitely one of the most expensive ways to buy fertilizer still. That’s $2 for 0.06 lb of N, or about $33/lb of N.
Name brand stuff like Scott’s Ultrafeed gets you a 20lb bag for $35, and that’s 40% N, so it’s about $4.38/lb of N.
The stuff in the OP image is discounted 90% and still costs 8x as much as full retail price for one of the most expensive lawn fertilizers you can get.
At $2, it’s a huge ripoff. For $20, it’s a real scam.
Not to mention it says it covers up to 5000 sf. You would need to buy about 80 of these bottles to put down 1 pound of nitrogen per 1000sf on a 5000sf lawn.
Whoever paid $19 for that had rocks in their head, that’s fucking insane.
Even for $2 it’s not cheap at 3-0-1
Dr earth as a company is fine and used frequently in the organic gardening world. I would have to see what actually in the bottle to see if it’s worth putting down. The npk is super low but maybe it has humic and kelp.
Edit: after looking it up and reading the label it appears to be derived from food scrap compost. I’m just not sure there’s enough in there to be your sole source of nutrients.
Dr. Earth used to include humics in their blends, but they stopped that about 7-8 years ago because of undisclosed reasons.
Tastes pretty good !
Absolute shite deal 💀
Site One, you can buy like 50lb of 46-0-0 for $45. That’s about $2/lb of N, whereas yours is like $30/lb of N.
Math:
32oz of product x 3% (from 3-0-1) = .96oz of N per bottle
1oz =.0625lb :. .96oz =.06lb
Price of item $2, contains .06lb of N
-> 2/.06 = 33.3333333
That bottle costs you $33.33 per pound of N
Getting absolutely fleeced. Would be a great deal if it cost 12 cents or less… Except you’d need to sit there and spray for a longggg time to get enough N out there.
I would use it in the dog days of summer for $2
“Handcrafted blend”. Wow. Marketers will stop at nothing.
Garbage…
It probably just makes you feel good after you apply it, and does nothing
It says made in California from digested food scraps.
NUTRIENT CONTENT:
Total Nitrogen (N)…………………………….3%
…..3% Water Soluble Nitrogen
Soluble Potash (K2O)……………………1%
Calcium (Ca)………………………………….0.11%
Sulfur (S)……………………………………………0.74%
Magnesium (Mg)………………………….0.2%
Iron (Fe)………………………………………….0.003%
Manganese (Mn)………………..0.0001
In the immortal words of Mark Sandman…. You get what you pay for, that’s what I’m saying.
Much less value than buying granular Urea.
It maybe outdated and not full strength anymore. Hints why they getting rid of it.