Label - Scotts Osmocote CRF Roses, Gardenias, Azaleas & Camellias
Applies to Osmocote Roses, Gardenia & Azaleas Controlled Release Fertiliser
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Osmocote® The Original Controlled Release Plant Food
Flowering plants produce gorgeous blooms and lush foliage with Osmocote®, the original controlled release plant food. Osmocote® helps Roses and acid-loving plants such as Azaleas, Camellias and Gardenias flourish throughout the year by releasing the vital nutrients the plants need, when they need them most. The enhanced levels of slow release Iron and Magnesium promote beautiful dark green foliage.
Osmocote® Roses, Gardenias, Azaleas & Camellias is the quick, clean, easy way to feed roses and all acid-loving plants, whether grown in the garden or grown in pots on the patio or balcony.
Osmocote® Roses, Gardenias, Azaleas & Camellias provides all the essential nutrition plus boosted Iron and Magnesium needed to promote beautiful blooms, lush foliage and strong root growth.
Osmocote® is environmentally safe and will not burn plants when used as directed. This product contains a unique soil wetting agent to help the soil hold more water.
Osmocote® works with Nature.
Osmocote® contains all of the nutrients your plant needs including essential trace elements for a healthier plant.
Soil moisture activates Osmocote® Controlled Release Plant Food but Osmocote® soya bean oil resin coating only releases the plant food in response to soil temperature. Osmocote® controls the release of the plant food ensuring the plant receives nutrition when needed. Osmocote® eliminates fertiliser waste, run-off and leaching.
Try Other Osmocote® Products. For other garden plants we recommend Osmocote® Vegetable, Tomato, Herb and Garden Beds Controlled Release Plant Food, formulated to meet the needs of all flowers and vegetables.
Directions for Use For Established Plants: Sprinkle Osmocote® on the soil around your plants every 6 months during the growing season. At Planting: Mix Osmocote® into the backfill soil. Fill around the roots in the planting hole with the enriched soil and water thoroughly. Reapply in 6 months according to the maintenance rate. When to Apply: For best results, apply in spring before plants set buds for the first bloom and again in summer to maintain flowering through to autumn.
Application Rates
| Plant | Planting | Maintenance |
|---|---|---|
| Roses | Years 1-3 6 TBL per bush | |
| Azaleas | 10cm pot = 2 TBL | Year 4 & on 10 TBL per bush |
| Camellias | 15cm pot = 3 TBL | |
| Gardenias | 20cm pot = 4 TBL | |
| Rhododendrons |
TBL = tablespoon = 15g
Helpful Tips
- Work Osmocote® into the top 10cm of soil or mulch. This technique delivers the nutrients directly to the plant's root system.
- Water Osmocote® in thoroughly to start the feeding process and to settle the soil around transplants, eliminating air pockets that might allow roots to dry out.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Nitrogen (N) | 21.2% |
| as Ammonium Nitrogen | 2.4% |
| as Nitrate Nitrogen | 1.7% |
| as Urea Nitrogen | 17.1% |
| Phosphorus (P) soluble in neutral | |
| ammonium citrate and water | 1.9% |
| Water soluble | 1.6% |
| Potassium (K) as sulphate | 5.7% |
| Sulphur (S) as elemental and sulphate | 9.8% |
| Calcium (Ca) | 0.3% |
| Magnesium (Mg) (22000mg/kg) | 2.2% |
| Iron (Fe) (1800mg/kg) | 0.2% |
| Trace elements - mg/kg | |
| Boron (B) | 40 |
| Copper (Cu) | 100 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 120 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 40 |
| Zinc (Zn) | 30 |
This product contains 0.6mg/kg cadmium (Cd), 2.2mg/kg lead (Pb) and less than detectable levels of mercury (Hg). Therefore this product may be used without restriction on food and animal feed crops.
N:P ratio 11:1
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KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND PETS. Osmocote® contains fertiliser salts. If ingested, drink plenty of water. Seek medical advice if ingested in large quantities.
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