{"id":17338,"date":"2021-03-24T08:01:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T12:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=17338"},"modified":"2025-05-19T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:54:08","slug":"whats-all-the-hubbub-about-espoma-bio-tone-starter-fertilizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/whats-all-the-hubbub-about-espoma-bio-tone-starter-fertilizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio Tone vs Plant Tone: Which Fertilizer Is Right for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"562\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">When <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">comes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">choosing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">right <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">organic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fertilizer, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">two <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">trusted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">options <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">often <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">come <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">up: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bio-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone<\/span> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Plant-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">While <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">both <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">made <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Espoma <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">both <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">promote <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">healthy, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vibrant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">growth, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">they <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">serve <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">slightly <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">different <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">purposes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"721\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Let\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">break <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">down\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plus, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">we\u2019ll <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">explore <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">role <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mycorrhizae<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">one <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">most <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">powerful (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">yet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">often <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">overlooked) <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tools <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">healthy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soil <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">strong <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">roots.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"749\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">What <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bio-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"979\"><strong data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"776\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bio-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Starter <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Plus<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">designed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">specifically <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">at <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">planting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">time<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">contains <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">beneficial <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">microbes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><strong data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"883\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mycorrhizae<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">help <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">establish <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">strong <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">root <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">systems <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">right <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">start. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">This <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">makes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ideal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1005\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">New <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">trees <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">shrubs<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1020\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Perennials<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1045\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Vegetables <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">herbs<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1076\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Annuals <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">bedding <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1254\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">If <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you&#8217;re <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">planting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">something <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">new, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bio-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">should <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">go <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">hole <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plant. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">gives <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">garden <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">head <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">start\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">many <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">gardeners (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">myself <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">included) <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">won\u2019t <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">without <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1284\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">What <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Plant-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1434\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Plant-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone<\/span> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">general-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">purpose <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">organic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fertilizer<\/span> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">used <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">throughout <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">growing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">season. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">great <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">feeding <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">established <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1460\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Flowering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">perennials<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1481\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Shrubs <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">trees<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1506\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Vegetables <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">herbs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1695\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Plant-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">provide <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ongoing, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">slow-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">release <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nutrients <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">support <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">steady <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">growth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">healthy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">blooms. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">part <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">long-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">term <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">care <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">strategy, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">whereas <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bio-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">focuses <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">strong <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">starts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1753\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">What <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Mycorrhizae (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Why <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Should <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">You <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Care)?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1840\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">You <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">might <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">be <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">wondering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">about <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tricky <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">word <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bio-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">label: <\/span><strong data-start=\"1824\" data-end=\"1839\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mycorrhizae<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"2193\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Mycorrhizae <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">beneficial <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fungi <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">form <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">symbiotic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">relationship <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">roots. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">word <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">literally <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">means &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fungus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">root&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Greek. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Don\u2019t <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">let <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">word \u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fungus\u201d <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">scare <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">these <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">organisms <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">some <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">most <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">valuable <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">allies <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">have. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">They <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">help <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">roots <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">absorb <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">water <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nutrients <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">more <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">efficiently, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">making <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">more <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resilient <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vigorous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2268\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">But <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">here\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">key: <\/span><strong data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2267\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mycorrhizae <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">synthetic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fertilizers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">do <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mix<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2543\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">If <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">apply <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">synthetic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fertilizer (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">like <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Miracle-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Gro <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jack\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Classic) <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">after <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">introducing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mycorrhizal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fungi, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">kill <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fungi <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">undo <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">good <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">work <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">just <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">started. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">So <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">once <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">commit <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">using <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bio-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">stick <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">an <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">organic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">program<\/span> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">future <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">feedings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2578\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Organic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Fertilizing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tips<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2580\" data-end=\"2752\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">There <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">many <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">excellent <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">organic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fertilizers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">alongside <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bio-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Plant-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">feed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">garden <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">without <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">harming <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">beneficial <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soil <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">life. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Some <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">favorites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2775\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Fish <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">emulsion<\/span><\/li>\n<li 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