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Enriched with compost, it improves poor, sandy soils by adding organic matter to the soil.</p> </div> </div> <div id="accordion" > <div class="card border-0"> <div class="card-header pb-0 px-0 bg-transparent" id="heading_Characteristics & Uses"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="toggle-product-info btn btn-link d-block w-100 collapsed px-0 border-0 bg-transparent text-dark text-left" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse_1" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapse_1"> Characteristics & Uses <i class="fas fa-plus-square"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse_1" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="heading_Characteristics & Uses" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body px-0 pr-5 pt-3"> CHARACTERISTICS<br /> Enriched with COMPOST<br /> Weed Free<br /> <br /> USES<br /> Soil specially designed to enhance the look of flower beds </div> </div> </div> <div class="card border-0"> <div class="card-header pb-0 px-0 bg-transparent" id="heading_Ingredients & Guaranteed Minimum Analysis"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="toggle-product-info btn btn-link d-block w-100 collapsed px-0 border-0 bg-transparent text-dark text-left" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse_2" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapse_2"> Ingredients & Guaranteed Minimum Analysis <i class="fas fa-plus-square"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse_2" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="heading_Ingredients & Guaranteed Minimum Analysis" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body px-0 pr-5 pt-3"> INGREDIENTS<br /> Black Earth (humus), composted manure, lime<br /> <br /> GUARANTEED MININUM ANALYSIS<br /> Total Nitrogen (N) - 0.2%<br /> Soluble Potash (K2O) - 0.1%<br /> Minimum Organic Matter - 27%<br /> Maximum Moisture - 69% </div> </div> </div> <div class="card border-0"> <div class="card-header pb-0 px-0 bg-transparent" id="heading_Coverage & Application Rates"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="toggle-product-info btn btn-link d-block w-100 collapsed px-0 border-0 bg-transparent text-dark text-left" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse_3" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapse_3"> Coverage & Application Rates <i class="fas fa-plus-square"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse_3" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="heading_Coverage & Application Rates" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body px-0 pr-5 pt-3"> One 30 litre bag allows to cover approximately:<br /> 0.5 m2 (5 ft²) of new vegetable garden or new flower bed<br /> For optimum results, mix 1 part of compost with 4 parts of Black Earth.<br /> <br /> One 30 litre bag allows to transplant approximately: <br /> 8 plants - 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