Natural and Organic Products by The Espoma Company

Since 1929 the Espoma Company has made natural and organic based plant foods focused on one principle: develop the finest, safest, and most reliable garden solutions available. When you use natural organic plant foods you provide several benefits to your garden; from improving the soil structure to providing long-lasting slow release nutrition for your plants. Natural organic plant foods are also safe to use. They are not considered hazardous or toxic and therefore do not pose the dangers to children, pets and the environment that can be associated with pesticides and other products.

 

 The Tone family of plant foods is produced from a complex blend of the safest, finest, natural organic ingredients available.   Espoma Tone products are as follows:

 

 

Nitrogen is the primary nutrient needed for leaf growth and dark green color. 

Espoma nitrogen supplement products are as follows:

 

 

Phosphorus is a primary nutrient responsible for root growth, and flowering. Espoma phosphorus supplements are as follows:

 

 

 

Potassium is a primary nutrient responsible for promoting plant hardiness and disease resistance.

 

 

 

Although the three major nutrients are needed in the greatest quantities, a deficiency of any micronutrient can prevent growth or make plants more susceptible towards disease.

 

 

 

 

 

Successful plantings require a soil structure consisting of approximately 50% solids, 25% pore space for air, and 25% pore space for moisture. While this may be common in undisturbed forest areas, it is not the general rule for homeowners today, whose topsoil has often been stripped away. Many homeowners have heavy clay soils, which lack adequate pore space for air and can lead to poor drainage, reduced root growth, and greater susceptibility to environmental stress. Other have dry, sandy soils, which can lead to excessive drainage, as well as a loss of nutrients from the root zone. The following Espoma products have help solve these problems.

 

 

The pH of a soil is a measurement of its acidity of alkalinity. The scale ranges from 1 to 14 with lower numbers indicating acidity, higher numbers indicating alkalinity, and 7 being neutral. In general, soils in climates with high rainfall tend to be acidic, while those found in arid climates tend to be alkaline. The availability of certain nutrients is dependent upon soil pH. The following Espoma products help to ensure proper pH in your soil.

 

 

Healthy soils contain active microorganisms which are constantly breaking down nutrients and making them available to plants. These microorganisms not only add nutrients to your soil, they also create humus, which enhances a soil’s capacity to hold the proper balance of water, air, and nutrients that are required for plants. The spongy consistency of humus promotes deeper root growth, which leads to more vigorous top growth and greater drought resistance.