Feeding tips for 
_ better lawns and gardens 
Almost every homeowner knows that a beau- 
tiful lawn and a fine, healthy garden don’t 
“just happen.” To do their best, plants must 
be fed, as well as cared for in other ways. 
Fortunately, plant feeding is an easy job 
nowadays. While plants require many differ- 
ent elements from the soil (the soil itself can 
seldom provide all these elements), these can 
be supplied by just one complete, balanced 
plant food such as Vigoro Plant Food, Golden 
Vigoro Lawn Food or Instant Vigoro water 
soluble plant food. Vigoro takes care of all 
the vital nutrient needs of plants, regardless 
of the soil’s natural fertility level. 
However, while all the plants have the 
same general nutritional requirements, not all 
should be fed in the same way. Feeding a 
lawn, for example, presents different prob- 
lems from transplanting a seedling or feeding 
a giant tree. Recent developments in the plant 
food field now make it possible to feed com- 
plete, balanced plant food in new, and even 
more effective ways. Here are a few good 
suggestions to keep in mind: 
LAWNS In the past there have been two 
major problems in connection with feeding 
lawns. 
The first is the need for repeated feedings 
because of the tremendous appetite of healthy, 
thriving grass and particularly grass roots. 
Secondly, there is the “burning problem.” 
Because of improper application (using too 
much or not watering in) plant foods can 
cause temporary burning. While injury is 
superficial, there never has been a plant food 
that couldn’t “burn” if applied incorrectly. 
Both of these problems have now been 
overcome with the introduction this year of 
new Golden Vigoro Lawn Food. (See below.) 
Golden Vigoro is made in such a way that it 
absolutely won’t burn grass when applied in 
recommended amounts. What’s more, hun- 
dreds of tests have proved it to be the long- 
est lasting complete lawn food you can use. 
You don’t have to feed your lawn Golden 
Vigoro more than once a season. Golden Vig- 
oro, of course, is made specifically for lawns. 
It provides all the nutrients grass needs from 
soil to “‘green-up” sooner and stay green with 
less watering. 
FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, AND 
BERRIES A complete, balanced plant food 
such as regular Vigoro Plant Food is the-most 
effective to use on your garden beds. Apply 
at the rate of 4-lbs. per 100 sq. ft. before 
seeding (work it well down into the soil). 
For established plants, apply around plants 
or between rows every six to eight weeks. 
A popular new method of applying com- 
plete plant food is liquid feeding with In- 
stant Vigoro. A water soluble plant food such 
as this has many uses, and provides double 
feeding action—nutrients in liquid form are 
absorbed through both the plant roots and 
leaves. 
A water soluble plant food is excellent for 
transplanting, for instance, because it greatly 
reduces the shock in handling tiny seedlings. 
When setting out seedlings, use two table- 
spoons of Instant Vigoro to a gallon of water 
and pour one cup of solution around roots. 
Instant Vigoro is also ideal for feeding es- 
tablished plants (and house plants) through 
the leaves while you water them and for sup- 
plementary feeding of lawns. 
TREES Make a series of holes 12 to 18 
inches deep with 2” soil augur or pointed 
stick under drip of the branches. Measure 
tree diameter four feet from the ground, then 
feed three pounds of complete plant food per 
inch of diameter. Fill holes with a mixture 
of half regular Vigoro, half soil or sand. 
new F000 Golden VIGORO 
COMPLETE LAWN FOOD 
WONT BURN GRASS when used in recommended amounts 
Thrifty! A single feeding LASTS ALL SEASON 
There’s no other lawn food like it. Golden Vigoro pounds per 100 sq. feet) provides season-long nour- 
is made a patented new way! (Pat. Nos. 2618546, ishment. A wonderful value because it lasts so 
2618547.) It won’t burn when used in recommend- much longer. Available now in 50-lb. bags. 
ed amounts. And just one feeding (one to three 
For everything else you grow: 
Regular Vigoro — complete, balanced plant Instant Vigoro — water soluble plant food for 
t URNI food. Provides all the nutrients that flowers, shrubs, liquid feeding. Provides the fastest possible feed- 
B trees, and vegetables need from soil for finest ing action. Can be applied on soil, on leaves, even 
on exposed roots. 8-0z., 16-0z., 3-lb., and 25-lb., for 
feeding house plants or largest lawns. 
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Your best buys in gardening supplies—The Vigoro Family of Gardening Aids 
Copyright 1955 by Swift & Company, Vigoro is a trade-mark of Swift & Company. 
