Organic Roses
Choose disease-resistant varieties (heirloom, rugosa, many modern disease-tolerant cultivars) and give them sun, airflow, and space. Companion plants like lavender or rosemary invite beneficial insects and screen legginess.
Mulch to reduce splash-up of spores. Feed lightly but more often: apply Perfect Blend 4-4-2 at ~½ tsp monthly March–September. Water at soil level in humid regions; in drier climates, a light overhead rinse can knock spores off foliage—avoid soil splash.
Practice sanitation: remove fallen leaves and diseased foliage promptly.
Perennials — Site & Soil
Most flowering perennials prefer 6–8 hrs sun, good air flow, and well-drained soil (pH 6.5–7.0). Improve heavy, wet soils with organic matter or raised beds.
Planting: Set at original depth. For containers, inspect roots; loosen gently if pot-bound. For bare-root, plant promptly and spread roots. A small starter dose of Perfect Blend 4-4-2 or 8-4-2 supports establishment.
Care: Water deeply but infrequently, mulch ~2″, stake tall types early, deadhead for repeat bloom. Fall: cut back, remove debris. Winter: apply loose mulch after ground freezes to prevent frost heave. Divide every 3–4 years (spring bloomers in fall; summer/fall bloomers in spring).
Annuals — Color All Season
Plant after frost (tender), earlier for hardy types. Choose healthy, not root-bound starts. Most prefer full sun and well-drained soil; some thrive in lean soils (e.g., nasturtium, poppies).
How to plant: Water bed and starts, dig hole a bit wider than root ball, add ~¼ tsp 4-4-2 in hole, set at same depth, backfill, water well. Keep evenly moist to establish.
Care: Sun 6–8 hrs; fertilize once or twice with 4-4-2 (about ¼ tsp/plant mixed into top soil). Deadhead spent blooms, weed lightly, and water deeply as needed.
Quick Glossary
Perennial: Lives several years, often dies back to crown in winter. Annual: Completes life cycle in one season. pH: Soil acidity/alkalinity; most ornamentals prefer ~6.5–7.0. Mulch: Organic cover that conserves moisture, suppresses weeds, and protects roots.
Directions
Established lawns: Apply 25 lbs / 4,000 sq ft every ~60 days. Water in; allow surfaces to dry before play.
New lawns: Base application of 8-4-2 at 25 lbs / 2,000 sq ft; water well. For newly seeded, apply 25 lbs / 1,500 sq ft and water gently until established, then follow established schedule. For sod, apply to soil, lay sod, and water thoroughly.
Mowing Tips
- Cut high; never remove more than ⅓ of blade length.
- Weekly mowing (spring may need 2×/wk).
- Keep blades sharp to avoid ragged, brown tips.
- Alternate directions; avoid tight turns that scalp turf.
Lawn Basics
Aerating: Relieves compaction so air, water, and nutrients reach roots.
Dethatching: Remove thatch > ½” to prevent pests and improve fertilizer/water penetration.
Maintenance Calendar (Organic)
- Jan: Apply 4-4-2 or 8-4-2. Treat moss if needed.
- Mar: Apply fertilizer; service mower.
- May: Apply fertilizer; spot seed as needed; mow 2″–3″.
- Jul: Apply fertilizer; water to ~1″ per week total.
- Sep: Apply fertilizer; assess thatch; dethatch/aerate if needed.
- Nov: Remove leaves; reduce mowing frequency.
Spreader Settings
Rotary (e.g., Scotts Broadcast): 7½ | Drop (e.g., Scotts Drop): 10½
Light & Environment
Many houseplants are adapted to filtered light. Place near bright windows with indirect sun; supplement with full-spectrum bulbs if needed. Maintain gentle humidity (light misting 2–3×/week for tropicals) and avoid cold drafts.
Watering
Water needs vary: cacti/succulents need less in winter; tropicals prefer evenly moist (not soggy) media. Ensure pots have drainage; dump saucers after watering.
Fertilizing
Feed with Perfect Blend 4-4-2 every 2–3 months (skip mid-winter dormancy). Create pencil holes near the pot edge, add fertilizer (~1 tbsp per 6″ pot or ½ tsp for very small pots), cover, and water. Water again daily for 2–3 days to activate microbial partners.
Weekly 10–20 Minute Check
- Inspect leaves (pests, yellowing), rotate for even growth.
- Snip dead tips, remove spent blooms, refresh top mulch.
- Mist tropicals lightly; verify drainage and saucers.
Residential
Unique Advantages of Perfect Blend Organic Biological Fertilizer
Perfect Blend biological plant and lawn food is designed to build up topsoil fertility values in your garden and lawn. These fertility values include a full range of elemental mineral values that create natural soil fertility. Perfect Blend biological fertilizer combines scientifically balanced proportions of primary minerals (nitrogen, phosphorus, potash), important secondary minerals (calcium, magnesium and sulfur) and necessary trace minerals.
Healthy Soil...Healthy Plants!
Perfect Blend 4-4-2 Registered for Organic Gardening is designed, when applied correctly, to meet your fertilizer needs for garden, nursery, house plants, patio plants and lawn. Perfect Blend fertilizers are made using a proprietary process that produces high quality nutrients focused as nutrition for the soil microbes responsible for natural soil fertility.
The Benefits of using Perfect Blend 4-4-2
- Provides a complex nutrition to soil that helps plants grow thick, healthy roots, and assists plants in the gathering of required nutrients while maintaining a balanced pH level in the soil.
- Adds nutrients to tired lawns and maintains the level of nitrogen and other primary, secondary and trace minerals nutrients needed to keep lawns lush.
- Low odor; does not attract flies and other pests
- All purpose biotic fertilizer, safe for all your landscaping needs.
- Enhances brix (sugar) levels for healthier produce and longer shelf life.
Healthy Soil...Healthy Lawn!
Perfect Blend 8-4-2 Organic Based fertilizer is designed, when applied correctly, to sustain beautiful lawns and restore Low Soil Organic Matter Levels In Worn-Out Lawns. Even the best cared-for lawns will become depleted of the valuable nutrients found in soil organic matter after repeated use of synthetic fertilizers that do not contain organic nutrients. Perfect Blend will sustain beautiful lawns and will provide valuable organic components specially formulated to restore and rejuvenate lawns.
The Benefits of using Perfect Blend 8-4-2
- Turns tired lawns into lush green lawns
- Twice the efficiency of synthetic nitrogen
- Contains 15 essential nutrients
- Slow, natural release
- Non-leaching
- Safe for use around lakes and streams
- Balanced formulation
- Promotes soil microbe growth
- Contains mycorrhizal inoculants
- High in amino acids
- Natural nitrogen source
- Restores nutrients to over-fertilized soil
The Science
How Perfect Blend biotic fertilizer works in the soil?
Perfect Blend has worked to improve upon nature’s system of soil fertility. Our biotic fertilizers mimic nature to grow soil microorganism populations—the key to soil fertility.
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Perfect Blend biotic fertilizers are designed to fuel soil microbes first. Microbial activity converts organic inputs into humic and fulvic acids that chelate minerals into plant-available ionic forms while building stable soil carbon.
Our controlled conversion process creates a slow, steady nutrient release in the ideal pH range for microbial growth—supporting root development, nutrient density, and resilient plant health.
Proven Nutrient Benefits
Provides Soil Microbes the Nutrient Basis to Sustain Soils: pH-balanced, chelated mineral nutrition supports protein synthesis and polysaccharide formation.
Pathogen-Free: All human pathogens eliminated in a three-step process (kinetic, chemical, infrared). Free of weed seeds, insect eggs, and casements.
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NOP Approved Formulations
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Primary Nutrients
Secondary Nutrients Trace Minerals |
Amino Acids Aspartic Acid Theronine Serine Glutamic Acid Proline Glycine Alanine Cystine Valine Methionine Isoleucine Leucine Tyrosine Phenylalanine Histidine Lysine Arginine Trypotophan |
Vitamins
Enzymes Fish Oils |
Designed for Maximum Efficiency of Transformation into Soil Acids
6.0–6.1 pH formulation promotes rapid soil microbe growth
Altered molecular structure of manure base increases efficiency
Homogenous granules for high-efficiency transformation
Mycorrhizal inoculants to replenish depleted colonies
High in amino acids for direct uptake by plants
High in chelated minerals for direct uptake by plants