Q4 All Purpose Plant Food

An outstanding all-purpose fertiliser, Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser is a favourite amongst experienced gardeners and a ‘must have’ product.

Originally developed for the commercial grower, Q4 Fertiliser is the trusted choice for producing bigger, brighter blooms and bumper crops.

Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser:

• Contains vital plant foods and trace elements essential for abundant growth of flowers and crops
• An easy to handle, low dust, pelleted fertiliser.

For best results apply evenly to soil, preferably when it is wet.  Q4 Fertiliser is perfect for roses either prior to planting out or for established bushes when it can be applied as a top dressing in the spring.

Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser should be applied to the growing media before sowing and planting flowers and vegetables. It can then be used as a top dressing once or twice during the summer months to encourage crops.

As well as using Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser for flowers and vegetables, it is also ideal for fruit, tomatoes and chrysanthemums.  Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser can also be used on lawns prior to seed sowing or laying turf.

Sizes available:

• 60g powder (sachet)

• 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)

Apply evenly to soil at the rates recommended below, preferably when the soil is moist. Lightly hoe into the top surface of the soil, and in dry conditions water in.

Note: 1 gloved handful contains approximately 35g.

FLOWERS, ROSES AND SHRUBS

Use 140 g/m2 (4 oz/sq yd) before sowing and planting, or for established plants as an annual dressing in the spring. Chrysanthemums: Apply 200 g/m2 (6 oz/sq yd) before planting in soil.

Spread 35 g/m2 (1 oz/sq yd) as a regular feed at 3-4 week intervals.

VEGETABLES

Use 140 g/m2 (4 oz/sq yd) before sowing and planting. Top dress vegetables at 70 g/m2 (2 oz/sq yd) once or twice during the summer months.

FRUIT

Apply before planting or for established plants, in early spring. When top dressing, apply evenly to the soil surface beneath the leaves and branches of the tree. Apples, Pears, Plums: 175 g/m2 (5 oz/sq yd). Currants, Gooseberries, Raspberries: 140 g/m2 (4 oz/sq yd). Strawberries: 70-100 g/m2 (2-3 oz/sq yd).

TOMATOES

Apply 200 g/m2 (6 oz/sq yd) before planting in soil. Spread 35 g/m2 (1 oz/sq yd) as a regular feed at 3-4 week intervals.

LAWNS

Use 140 g/m2 (4 oz/sq yd) prior to seed sowing or laying turf.

Can Q4 be used for ericaceous plants?
For ericaceous plants, Vitax recommend their Azalea and Rhododendron, or Conifer and Shrub fertilisers.

How long can Q4 be kept for?
Vitax Q4 stored in dry conditions away from extremes of temperature in its original packaging will have an almost indefinite shelf life. Product should be stored out of reach of children and pets and away from pesticides, food, drink and animal feedstuffs.