Orgnaicare Grow & Bloom - Granular Organic & Natural Fertilizers
Botanicare Organicare granular organic and natural fertilizers provide the base nutritional needs for virtually any crop production program - And they’re OMRI listed! The Botanicare Organicare system consists of two products: Organicare Grow 7-6-9 and Organicare Bloom 5-7-10. The Grow formulation is used for Vegetative growth and the Bloom formulation is suited for the reproductive or Flowering/Blooming stages of growth. Supported by Hawthorne’s Research and Development teams, these products are designed to offer excellent nutritional support and and can be used with a wide variety of plants, whether grown in containers or in-ground.
The Grow and Bloom products are formulated with a blend of organic and natural materials that provide plant available nutrients. Some of these nutrients can be taken up immediately by the plant when applied, which promotes initial growth. Grow and Bloom also have nutrients that are slowly converted into plant available forms that promote sustained growth up to 4 weeks after being applied. The proprietary formulation marries various component release rates to offer superb nutrient availability. This provides growers with the flexibility they often require.
What Makes Organicare Unique?
Diversity of Ingredients - Organicare is formulated to deliver plant nutrients safely and consistently through its diversity of ingredients.
The Organicare system uses specifically designed formulations for the Grow or vegetative phase of a crop and the Bloom or flowering/fruiting phase of a crop. This assures the right nutrients are delivered in the right form at the right time according to plant requirements.
How Organicare Grow Helps
Botanicare Organicare Grow provides a mix of natural and organic ingredients. Organicare Grow is specially formulated for growing a wide variety of plant types such as non-flowering ornamentals, tomatoes, vegetables, herbs, and fruits. Organicare Grow is well suited for the vegetative stage in plants that have a vegetative stage followed by a flowering stage.
How Botanicare Bloom Helps
Botanicare Organicare Bloom provides a mix of natural and organic ingredients specifically formulated with key nutrients for flowering plants or for use during the flowering phase of a crop. The organic and natural nutrients can help flowering plants in containers and in-ground.
Key Features and Benefits of Organicare
The Organicare system is designed to provide plant nutrients in concert with the particular growing stage of the crop cycle.
Specifically, the growth or vegetative stage or the blooming / fruiting, otherwise known as the reproductive stage. Both of these stages require particular nutrient amounts and ratios for best growth and quality.
As mentioned, nutrient ratios are often very important when growing any crop. Let's point out some of the key aspects of this concept when we designed Organicare.
The formulation of the Organicare product takes this into consideration so that the ratio of ammonium and nitrate is more desirable. But on top of that, Organicare is also designed with adequate potassium and in the right proportion to nitrogen, which not only adds this critical nutrient but is another way to protect your plants from this issue.
Use With Organicare True Earth Potting Mix
Use alongside Organicare True Earth Potting Mix for a complete organic system.
How To Use Organicare Grow & Bloom - A Systems Approach
Organicare can be used for plants in containers or in-ground, whether it be in home gardens or commercially. Both the Organicare Grow and Organicare Bloom are designed to work well with Botanicare’s organic and natural OMRI-listed growing media, Organicare True Earth Potting Mix.
For use in containers
For the initial application, you can incorporate or top-dress (surface apply) the product. Lightly incorporate the granules into the surface of the growing media when top-dressing. Always apply the product dry - DO NOT mix with water. Blend the product at 9 to 18 grams of product per gallon of growing media when using Organicare Grow and 12.5 - 25 grams of product per gallon when using Organicare Bloom. This equates to about 0.55 - 1.10 grams of N per gallon of growing media. (0.25 to 0.5 lbs of N per cubic yard of growing media. This equates to about 3.5 to 7.0 lbs of product per cubic yard when using Organicare Grow and 5 to 10 lbs of product per cubic yard when using Organicare Bloom.)
Typically, Organicare Grow is used for an initial application to ‘charge’ the growing media prior to planting, although Bloom may be used if desired. If top-dressing, apply to the surface of the growing media and ideally, scratch into the top surface. For both incorporation and top-dress methods, water thoroughly after application. This initiates the nutrient release process. Do not let the growing medium become overly dry. Reapply either Grow or Bloom every 3 weeks and water regularly for best results. While suggested grams per container size is found in Table 1. Use about 2 Tablespoons for every one (1) gallon of growing media volume.
When planting seedlings in containers, it is recommended to either use the low incorporation rate or to top-dress young seedlings after the first set of true leaves and using the low rate. Thereafter, increase the rate within the recommended range for the desired growth rate.
It’s highly recommended to start off with a Botanicare growing medium. If a growing medium contains a pre-incorporated nutrient charge, delay the initial, week 1 application for two weeks before starting the fertilization program.
Table 1. Sugested container fertilizer program for crops having a vegetative, or growth phase, and a flowering or bloom phase
Week of Production | Product & Formula | Application Rate (lbs / cubic yard) | Suggested Rates of Organicare (Grams per container) | |||
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2-gal container | 3-gal container | 5-gal container | 7-gal container | |||
Week 1 | Organicare Grow 7-6-9 | 3.5 - 7.0 lbs / CY | 18 - 36 | 28 - 56 | 46 - 92 | 65 - 130 |
Week 4 | Organicare Bloom 5-7-10 | 5.0 - 10.0 lbs / CY | 25 - 50 | 39 - 78 | 65 - 130 | 91 - 182 |
Week 7 | Organicare Bloom 5-7-10 | 4.0 - 8.0 lbs / CY | 20 - 40 | 31 - 62 | 52 - 104 | 73 - 146 |
Week 10 | Organicare Bloom 5-7-10 | 3.0 - 6.0 lbs / CY | 15 - 30 | 23 - 46 | 39 - 78 | 54 - 108 |
Notes: For production periods longer than 12 weeks, reapply the Week 1 rates every 3 weeks until plants begin flowering. 1 TBSP of product is approximately 11 grams..
For use on in-ground crops - Gardens or field production
For field production, target 125 -150 lbs N / acre, making sure to account for N credits in the soil. Fertilizer should be hand applied or surface applied in rows, ideally with light incorporation into the soil surface.
Table 2. Suggested rates of use of Organicare Grow and Bloom when using for in-ground applications
Rate (Pounds of Nitrogen / Acre) | Organicare Grow (7-6-9) @ half rate | Organicare Grow (7-6-9) @ half rate | ||
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Fertilizer Rate - Pounds or product per acre | Fertilizer Rate - Pounds per 3’ x 100’ strip | Fertilizer Rate - Pounds or product per acre | Fertilizer Rate - Pounds per 3’ x 100’ strip | |
125 (Split 2 X 62.5) | 900 | 6.2 | 1250 | 8.6 |
150 (Split 2 X 75) | 1070 | 7.4 | 1500 | 10.33 |
Note: A general rule of thumb is to apply 0.5 lbs per plant for Organicare Grow and 0.75 lbs or Organicare Bloom. This is assuming about 2000 plants per acre or about 22 square feet per plant (i.e. 4’ x 5’ spacing). 3’ rows usually include a 2 foot aisle.
Brand | Botanicare |
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SKU | BTC-ORGANICARE |
Nutrient Application | Hydroponic and Soil Nutrient |
Nutrient Type | Organic Based |
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