Vitax Q4 All Purpose Plant Food 2.5Kg Box
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Q4 All Purpose Plant Food
The premier fertiliser for outstanding fruit, vegetables, flowers and roses
- Specially tailored nutrient mix
Description
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser is an all-purpose fertiliser widely used by experienced gardeners. Originally developed for professional growers, it is designed to support strong growth, bright flowers and productive fruit and vegetable crops.
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser:
- Contains essential plant nutrients and trace elements for healthy growth, flowering and cropping.
- Easy to handle, low-dust pelleted fertiliser.
Apply evenly to the soil, preferably when moist. Q4 is particularly suitable for roses, either before planting or as a spring top dressing around established bushes.
It can also be incorporated into growing media before sowing or planting flowers and vegetables, then used as a top dressing once or twice during summer.
Q4 is also suitable for fruit, tomatoes, chrysanthemums and lawns prior to sowing grass seed or laying turf.
Sizes available:
- 0.9 Kg pelleted (box)
- 0.9 Kg pelleted (pouch)
- 2.5 Kg pelleted (box)
- 4.5 Kg pelleted (tub)
- 10 Kg powder (tub)
- 20 Kg powder (bag)
How to use
Apply evenly to soil at the recommended rates, preferably when the soil is moist. Lightly hoe into the surface and water in during dry conditions.
Note: 1 gloved handful contains approximately 35g.
Flowers, Roses and Shrubs
Use 140g/m² before sowing and planting, or use at the same rate as an annual spring dressing for established plants.
For chrysanthemums, apply 200g/m² before planting in soil.
Apply 35g/m² as a regular feed at intervals of 3–4 weeks.
Vegetables
Use 140g/m² before sowing and planting.
Top dress vegetables at 70g/m² once or twice during the summer months.
Fruit
Apply before planting or, for established plants, in early spring. When top dressing, apply evenly beneath the spread of the tree or bush.
Apples, Pears and Plums: 175g/m²
Currants, Gooseberries and Raspberries: 140g/m²
Strawberries: 70–100g/m²
Tomatoes
Apply 200g/m² before planting in soil.
Apply 35g/m² as a regular feed every 3–4 weeks.
Lawns
Use 140g/m² prior to seed sowing or laying turf.
Hints & Tips
Can Q4 be used for ericaceous plants?
For ericaceous plants, Vitax recommends using its specialist Azalea & Rhododendron or Conifer & Shrub fertilisers.
How long can Q4 be kept for?
When stored in its original packaging in dry conditions and protected from extremes of temperature, Q4 has an almost indefinite shelf life.
Store out of reach of children and pets and away from pesticides, food, drink and animal feedstuffs.
