Humate is an important part of healthy, fertile garden soil. Adding dry humate to your soil increases areation, the ability to hold water; reduces drought and heat stress; increases water, mineral and nutrient uptake. Humate is naturally occurring unaltered oxidized lignite.

What make's John's Recipe so different? This fertilizer is designed to feed the soil and the plant simultaneously. It's safe and natural - there are no artificial chemicals, so it won't pollute the environment, and it's economical. One quart makes 32 gallons of read-to-use liquid. Available from Lady Bug, John's Recipe has been used in gardens for over 20 years. Contains emulsified and hydrolized fish emulsion, seaweed extract, can molasses, humic acid, magnesium chloride, ferrous sulfate and zinc oxide.

Requires only 1 to 3 TBLSP per gallon of water, depending upon type of plants to be treated.

Lady Bug lawn and garden 8-2-4 is a balanced fertilizer with a little extra slow-release nitrogen. This makes it an excellent product for lawns, vegetable and flower gardens, trees and shrubs, and most any other gardening situation.Approved for use on organic gardens, lawns, and certified organic farms by the Texas Department of Agriculture.

No artificial ingredients

No fillers

No urea or bio-solids (sewer sludge)

Research conducted by Texas A&M proved that Lady Bug All Purpose 8-2-4 Fertilizer is superior to synthetic fertilizers in creating overall plant health and beauty.

Lady Bug All Purpose 8-2-4 is also one the most economical organic fertilizers on the market. One 6 lb bag covers 1000 sq. ft. It's easy to use with any spreader. For lawns apply just once in mid-spring and then again in the fall. Use it in potted plants, vegetable, herb and flower gardens, around your trees and shrubs.

Ingredients: Aerobically Composted Turkey Litter, Hydrolyzed Feather Meal, Sulfate of Potash, and Molasses

A molasses coating minimizes dust and feeds microbes. Microbes quickly digest nutrients, making them more available to the plants.

Note: Some dogs may be attracted to this fertilizer. Do not be alarmed. If you pet should ingest this product, it may cause vomiting. While nothing is harmful in the ingredients, Lady Bug recommends that you contact your veterinarian.

Lady Bug All American Turkey Compost is a classic organic gardening soil amendment. It's so good you may not need to fertilize!

All American Turkey Compost consists of 100% composted turkey litter. Use it in the vegetable garden to help promote healthy root systems, water retention, and more fruit production. All American Turkey Compost produces that healthy green lawn you’ve been longing for too. Topdress the lawn with a ¼ to ½ inch layer of All American Turkey Compost twice a year to improve the microbial count, help fight disease and promote water retention. Your plants will appreciate what you've done for them.

Lady Bug Coir Fiber will enhance your gardening experience. Use Coir Fiber in place of peat moss in all of your gardening recipes. It's sustainable and renewable so it's more ecologically friendly. Coir Fiber is pathogen free, weed free and has a neutral pH. Coir also holds eight to nine times it’s weight in water. You may wish use Coir Fiber in your potting mix, as an amendment to heavy and sandy soil, in your potting soil blends, with your orchid mix or a medium for bedding earthworms.

For hundreds of years dairy farmers have been applying composted cow manure onto their farms. Lady Bug Farm Style Compost is straight from the dairy farm - made from 100% properly composted dairy manure with wood shavings to provide a fine-textured, high quality, and all-purpose mix.
Farm Style Compost is full of lignins. Lignins are hard for soil microbes to break down thus making the Farm Style Compost last longer.
A wonderful soil conditioner for preparing perennial gardens and topdressing newly planted or established trees and shrubs. Or use it in your veggie garden or flower beds.

Flower Power is a 4-6-4 fertilizer designed to give all plants a nutritious meal and a multi-vitamin at the same time. This all-natural fertilizer is made from aerobically composted turkey litter, hydrolyzed feather meal, and sulfate of potash. As the name implies, it is perfect for flowering plants, shrubs, and trees. Flower Power is also a great starter fertilizer for all plants, with higher phosphorus for root development and just the right amount of nitrogen to keep new plants green and healthy. In addition, Flower Power contains trace minerals that contribute to stronger root systems, stimulating roots to take up more nutrients and producing overall sturdier plants. Lady Bug Flower Power is an economical fertilizer, too. Plants in the ground need this potent fertilizer only twice a year, while potted plants benefit from a feeding every two or three months. An 8 lb. bag covers 460 sq. ft.

Lady Bug Garden Pep Cottonseed Meal is an old-fashioned favorite fertilizer for the garden that has withstood the test of time. Garden Pep Cottonseed Meal is a high-nitrogen (7-2-1), cottonseed by-product, with a naturally low pH of 6.5. This slightly acidic pH makes Garden Pep Cottonseed Meal an excellent choice for fertilizing acid-loving plants such as azaleas, gardenias, roses, and vegetables, especially in areas where the native soil has a naturally neutral or high pH. It is also appropriate for areas where soil tests indicate the need to reduce phosphorus input. It's even known as the "Vegans’ Choice" Fertilizer because it contains no animal ingredients.

A balanced blend of 5 types of composts, humates, mineral sands( including decomposed granite), and reclaimed composted topsoil. Hill Country Garden Soil is modeled on research done by the Soil Food Web, Inc. This blend contains both fungal and bacterial microorganisms which make it perfect to plant an array of plants in a garden at one time. Ideal for vegetable, herb and flower gardens, native and xeric landscapes.
For natives and xeric landscapes, mix 1 part Hill Country with 2 or 3 parts of existing soil.
For trees and shrubs, mix existing soil with up to 20% Hill Country in the top 4 inches.

Our best quality compost! This unique blend of humus, cow, horse, and turkey manure composts also has a trace of granite sand, ground rice hulls, and humates to provide a wide variety of beneficial fungal and bacterialmicroorganisms.
Revitalizer Compost is especially made for enriching and improving the texture of garden soils; loosening heavy clay and compacted soils; top dressing gardens, landscapes, and lawns; mulching around trees and shrubs; and stimulating microbial life for natural disease suppression. The fungal microorganisms create ideal soil conditions for trees, shrubs and roses. The bacterial organisms are most helpful to flowers, vegetables and grasses.

If you have been thinking about starting a vegetable garden, this is a wonderful way to begin. Lady Bug worked with author and inventor Mel Bartholmew to formulate this sustainable blend for gardening by the square foot. This product contains a blend of five compost, coir fiber and coarse vermiculite. Simply open the bag and pour directly into your gardening box. This product can be used as a container mix as well.

A rich recipe containing hardwood mulch, two types of compost, paramagnetic rock, greensand, humate, molasses and corn meal - all inoculated with aerobic compost tea. This outstanding mulch blend is recommended for trees, shrubs, perennials, herbs, annuals and vegetables.

Provides 5 distinct soil improvements in 1 step:

- Mulch holds in moisture, keeps out weeds and preserves soil health

- Compost improves soil texture and adds nutrients

- Three kinds of mineral supplements provide trace minerals including iron. A wide range of minerals enhances plant growth and vigor.

- Compost and aerobic compost tea add living beneficial microorganisms

- Corn meal and molasses feed beneficial soil microorganisms, restoring the soil’s natural vitality, fertility, and disease suppression

When you want a high performance potting soil formula, choose Lady Bug Vortex Potting Soil. It's a premium blend of five beneficial composts, mineral sand, expanded shale and perlite, all micro-brewed in Austin, Texas. It also contains Biozome to further increase microbial activity. Lady Bug Vortex Potting Soil is modeled by the research done by the Soil Food Web, Inc. Vortex Potting Soil can be used for all your container gardening needs.

Terra Tonic Super Soil Activator is like giving your soil or compost pile a powerful shot of multi-vitamins. Lady Bug has blended together humic acid, seaweed, Medina Soil Activator, molasses and compost tea. Each ingredient in Terra Tonic Super Soil Activator has an important function in soil and plant health. Humic acid unlocks minerals from the soil, stimulates enzymes and amino acid activity and encourages beneficial fungi. Seaweed contains trace minerals and growth enhancers. Seaweed is extremely beneficial in helping plants deal with stress. Medina Soil Activator stimulates all soil life and breaks down salt levels. Molasses is a source of carbon, B-vitamins, and microbial food. Compost tea is a source of foliar and soil nutrients and dormant micro-organisms.

Use Terra Tonic Soil Activator on established lawns and gardens, add to your compost pile, or apply when preparing a new garden. Terra Tonic Soil Activator can also be used to stimulate the soil in well established container plantings.

1 qt. covers 1,600 sq. ft.

Save money by growing from seed! The Germinator Seed Starter Mix, from Lady Bug, has been formulated to help you succeed when growing plants from seeds. The super-rich medium includes Pachamama earthworm castings, Farmstyle Compost, Perlite, coarse granite sand, coir fiber. The Pachamama earthworm castings are what make the difference. They add a variety of micro-nutrients and beneficial micro-organisms. The Germinator Seed Starter Mix is great for starting any type of seed.