What Is Miracle Gro Made Of?
Miracle-Gro products are marketed for garden care, claiming that use of their product produces healthier, more bountiful plants. Miracle-Gro offers products to improve soil quality, planting supplies and nourishment for your garden. Does this Spark an idea?
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History
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In 1868, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. was founded as a seed distributor, evolving to supplying lawn care and gardening products. In 1995, Scotts became the exclusive owner the Miracle-Gro brand.
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Types
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Miracle-Gro offers the following products: water soluble plant food, garden feeder, shake 'n' feed slow release plant food, liqui feed, potting mix, moisture control potting mix, garden soil, quick start and mulch.
Ratio
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The ingredient ratio in Miracle-Gro products is 15 to 30 to 15, meaning that the product contains 15 percent nitrogen, 30 percent phosphate and 15 percent potash.
Ingredients
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Miracle-Gro all-purpose plant food contains 5.8 percent ammoniacal nitrogen, 9.2 percent urea nitrogen, 30 percent phosphate, 15 percent potash, 0.02 percent boron, 0.07 percent copper, 0.15 percent iron, 0.05 percent manganese, 0.005 percent molybdenum and 0.06 percent zinc.
Warning
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According to the Hazardous Substances Databank, one of the phosphates found in Miracle-Gro, ammonium phosphate, is known to be toxic to humans with long-term skin exposure. Potassium chloride might cause cardiac-related problems in humans.
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