Which Organic Fertilizer Should You Buy for Your Vegetable Garden: Don't Get Fooled or Ripped Off!

All organic granular fertilizer are pretty much made up of the same basic ingredients. Don't over pay per pound and there is absolutely no need to buy different fertilizers for different flowers and vegetables.

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[knoxrunner]

I llike your focus on frugality. Thank you for all your videos. I am a social worker and appreciate the path you have taken...inspiring!

[katiem]

You did a video about this same thing maybe a couple of years ago, and it was a game changer for me. I just buy whatever is cheapest and on sale, no matter what the label says it is. Thanks for doing this again.

[jenn]

Good ratio is 3.1.2 to feed the soil. I only feed my soil in the containers. Nitrogen once a month on my raised beds. You are so correct READ THE LABEL OF INGREDIENTS. To much marketing. When I first started gardening I looked at the front cover with all the marketing garbage. I know better now. Thank you for spreading the word.

[jujube]

many people do not understand "omri certified organic" and "organic" i appreciate you constantly doing your best to remind folks if it was ever alive its "organic" but not necessarily pesticide free orgnic per se...

[Tazzyone.]

My first year gardening I got hooked into the tomato tone and then the second year too. I learned last year that fertilizer is just a basic numbers game, not plant/veggie specific. Then I hit on amazon clearancing out large bags of "citrus" tree fertilizer. 5 3 3 Got it for about .40/lb.

[AmateurTriesEverything]

Gary, I cannot appreciate enough the wonderful videos you create. You make it simple and to the point. I learned a lot from you and I keep on learning. Thank you so much for everything and making me a better backyard gardener.

[jpexoticpets]

Thanks for the added info! Already a member, but you are saving me so much money! Worth the extra money for sure!

[stevenlehmann]

I have been watching you for years and following just as long. I learned this long ago and use this advice every harvest season. Glad you are passing the same information along to new gardeners! Keep helping the new growers Garry!

[FBIsurveillance]

What an excellent informative video. Thank you so much for taking the time. I was literally adding all this stuff individually and my Amazon cart makes so much more sense to purchase just one large bag. Thanks for your time phenomenal information here.

[gardeninjake]

My local Rural king had 2 of the 18 pound bags of Tomato Tone last year for $16 a bag. I used it on all of my raised beds and had the best garden Ive had in years. I always fertilize but like many others I used 10-10-10, 12-12-12 or whatever the local places had. This stuff worked way better. Not sure why but it did. I love your videos Gary. You have the no nonsense approach to gardening and I lie that.

[littlebeebs]

I love your voice. So relaxing to listen to you talk . I trust your opinion too ! Great video as usual. You’ve helped me a lot. 😊

[RickHaile]

Good info! I have chickens so I put the manure in my composter along with table scraps my old nesting box wheat straw and such.

[PorchGardeningWithPassion]

This is some great common sense in video form 👊🏻🌻👊🏻

[elvisbesewing]

I realized this by accident today lol i was like, what a minute, these have the same ingredients lol thanks for the explanation

[chuckpondelek]

My Costco has Hollytone for $17.69 for 27 lbs. Only difference is it has some sulfur to lower the ph of the soil so you may need to offset with lime if you use a lot. But at 65 cents a pound it seems worth the effort.

[Mrs.Conleys]

Thanks for the info Gary. Last year I used Bone meal during the spring and summer and my tomatoes and peppers grew like crazy but never grew any fruit. I blamed the Tx heat. Until fall came and I switched to garden tone. My garden flourished. I had so many tomatoes and peppers. Luckily Tx 1st freeze wasn’t until Jan. So I got something out of that garden. Not sure if it was the fertilizer or the weather. This year I’ll be using just the Garden tone to verify. Lol hoping it wasn’t the weather. I’m sure by June TX will be in the 100’s again. 🥵 It’s currently Feb and I’m enjoying this beautiful 80 degree weather. 😂 🤷🏽‍♀️

[RTCreations-Learn]

Another well made video! Thanks again for your time!

[dawnpelz]

I've learned so much from this channel. I'm going into my fourth season of taking gardening seriously. I have two 24' x 15' plots and I'm seriously considering taking down some mature trees to add another 75' x 25' area on the other side of my 2 acre property. I start most of my plants indoors and it's been really satisfying. I like the Espoma granular and for water soluble fertilizers, Agrothrive and Alaska fish emulsion. I credit Gary for teaching me to look out for whatever is on sale later in the summer and using that next year. One day I hope to have a garden like his.

[Zorrosnowy]

Wow! Such great points! Always like to save space and money.