Fertiliser Tabs - 100 qty

Fertiliser Tablets – 100 Pack

Give new plantings a stronger start with Greenmachine Slow-Release Fertiliser Tablets. These easy-to-use tablets provide a steady supply of fertiliser and essential micronutrients directly around the developing root zone, supporting stronger establishment and growth for up to two years.

We have found fertiliser tablets can make a significant difference to the establishment and early growth of young native plants, particularly where existing soil fertility is limited. Rather than relying on repeated applications of fertiliser after planting, the tablets are added at planting time and gradually release nutrients as the plant establishes.

How many tablets should I use?

For most new Greenmachine plantings, we recommend approximately 3–4 tablets per plant.

Place the tablets into the surrounding soil when planting, distributed around the root zone rather than concentrated directly against the stem or root ball. Backfill normally and water the plant thoroughly after planting.

Because the nutrients are released gradually, slow-release tablets have a much lower risk of fertiliser burn than applying a concentrated dose of readily soluble fertiliser around a young plant.

Poor soils and difficult sites

Where soil is extremely poor, depleted or lacking fertility, increasing the number of tablets can make a very substantial difference to establishment and subsequent growth.

In these particularly difficult conditions, we may use around 10 tablets per plant.

The additional slow-release nutrient reserve gives the young plant access to nutrients as its root system develops into the surrounding ground. This can be particularly valuable on sites where plants would otherwise establish slowly because there is very little natural soil fertility.

A two-year establishment boost

One of the major advantages of fertiliser tablets is their longevity.

Rather than providing a short burst of readily available fertiliser, they are designed to release nutrients gradually for up to approximately two years. This coincides particularly well with the important establishment period for many native plants.

Combined with good soil preparation, effective weed control and adequate watering during dry periods, fertiliser tablets are one of the simplest additions you can make to give a new planting the best opportunity to establish strongly.

Ideal for

• New native plantings
• Hedges and screens
• Shelter and shelterbelts
• Revegetation planting
• Lifestyle-block and farm planting
• Banks and slopes
• Poor or depleted soils
• Residential landscaping
• Large-scale Greenmachine plant packs

Greenmachine recommendation

Normal conditions: approximately 3–4 tablets per plant

Very poor or depleted soils: up to approximately 10 tablets per plant

Distribute tablets through the soil surrounding the root zone rather than placing them all together against the plant. Requirements can vary with soil conditions and the fertiliser formulation, so more is not necessarily better in every situation.

Pack size: 100 tablets
Release: Slow/controlled release
Feeding period: Up to approximately 2 years
Best use: Add at planting time around the developing root zone