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title: "Osmocote Controlled Release Plant Food Tablets 25x5g"
brand: "osmocote"
price: "€ 24.77"
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# 6-month slow release Balanced 14-9-11 NPK formula Built-in pot size ruler Osmocote Controlled Release Plant Food Tablets 25x5g

**Brand:** osmocote
**Price:** € 24.77
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🌱 Feed smart, grow proud—your plants’ secret weapon for effortless lushness!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Osmocote Controlled Release Plant Food Tablets 25x5g by osmocote
- **How much does it cost?** € 24.77 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- osmocote enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted osmocote brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Optimized 3-1-2 NPK Ratio:** Scientifically balanced nutrients tailored for nearly all plants, ensuring lush growth and vibrant blooms.
- • **Effortless 6-Month Nutrition:** Set it and forget it—continuous feeding for half a year keeps your plants thriving without the hassle.
- • **Mess-Free Cone-Shaped Tablets:** Easy-to-insert plugs that fit seamlessly into soil or compost, ideal for busy urban gardeners and professionals.
- • **Precision Dosing with Built-in Ruler:** Measure your pot size on-pack to apply the perfect tablet count every time—no guesswork needed.
- • **Trusted by Garden Pros & Millennials Alike:** Join thousands who’ve upgraded their plant care routine with a top-rated, mineral-based slow-release formula.

## Overview

Osmocote Controlled Release Plant Food Tablets deliver a scientifically balanced 14-9-11 NPK nutrient mix in convenient cone-shaped tablets. Designed for up to 6 months of continuous feeding, these tablets include a built-in pot size ruler for precise dosing, making them perfect for busy professionals seeking hassle-free, effective plant nutrition. Ideal for pots, baskets, and tubs, they support healthy growth and vibrant flowering with minimal effort.

## Description

Product description Osmocote controlled release plant food tablets pack 25 Directions Apply to plants according to package instructions. Store in a cool, dry place. Dispose of according to local regulations. P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Safety Warning Keep out of reach of children and pets. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Do not ingest. Store in a cool, dry place. Dispose of according to local regulations. See more

Review: One of better slow-release fertilisers - I've only recently returned to using mineral based fertiliser, was using organic stuff for ages, but plants can't tell the difference, and with pots, it's questionable whether there are enough microorganisms in the soil to break down organic fertiliser into nutrients plants can use. So I've switched back to mineral based for hanging baskets and potted plants. It ensures plants get all the necessary nutrients in an available form. This seems to be one of the better slow-release fertilisers on the market. From what I've read, which was info from a very knowledgeable plant grower and not from producers of fertilisers, plants pretty much all have the same requirements for nutrients, with a few exceptions, and some slight differences, and the best ratio is 3-1-2 NPK for pretty much all plants, regardless of whether they're flowering, seedlings, or leafy plants/trees etc. UK fertiliser declarations display P2O5 for P and K2O for potassium, which is why there are different figures for Ireland, which display elemental P and K. P2O5 is about 50% elemental P, and K2O about 80% elemental K (think I got that right, been reading up on it, as wanted to understand the fertiliser labels). This contains 14-9-11 using UK declaration method, or 14-4-9 using Irish declaration methods, so has roughly the correct 3-1-2 NPK balance and so should be suitable for nearly all plants, excepting maybe lawns or some Australian plants that are sensitive to P fertilisers. It also contains all the important micro-nutrients. The packet has a ruler on the side, with which you can measure the pot diameter, to determine correct dosage. For indoor/small or sensitive plants, you use 1 for up 13 cm pot, 1-2 for 13 - 20 cm and 2 - 3 above 20 cm. For vigorous plants, it's 1-2 for 13 cm pot, 2-3 for 13 - 20 cm and 3-5 for above 20 cm pots. For hanging baskets or window boxes etc, you use 1 per plant. They're little cone shaped plugs, so can easily be pushed the required 5 cm into compost/soil, even in existing plantings. Can't say anything about how this affects growth, as only just started using it, although what I would say is that it's highly unusual for problems with plants to be down to lack of nutrients and far more problems arise from over-dosing of fertilisers than from lack of them. Would recommend you bear this in mind when dosing this, and if you're not sure, be conservative. If your plants have any specific problems, such as diseases, pests, brown leaves or stunted growth it's highly unlikely using this will help.. while it might help improve performance, such as flowering, leaf mass etc in healthy plants...
Review: Ideal for baskets pots and tubs - These tablets as they call them are cork-shaped lumps that you simply push into the compost with your forefinger, two, three or four at a time depending on the size of container. Then you can forget about them because they last six months. If it's bedding plants that you change a couple of times a year, that's all you need. They do seem to make a difference to the growth and flowering of the plants, because I ran out of them once and I could later see the difference where I hadn't used any. I wouldn't normally buy something like this online but the four garden centres and two big diy stores within a few miles of my home only sell jars of loose pellets. Mixing those into your compost is too much messing around for me, these are much simpler to use.

## Features

- High quality
- Osmocote controlled release plant food tablets pack 25

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00B5WJNLY |
| Best Sellers Rank | 48,188 in Garden ( See Top 100 in Garden ) 325 in Multi-Purpose Fertilisers 859 in Soils, Mulches & Planting Media |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (775) |
| Date First Available | 18 Feb. 2013 |
| Item display height | 2 centimetres |
| Item display length | 13 centimetres |
| Item display weight | 0.09 Kilograms |
| Item display width | 18 centimetres |
| Item model number | 018501 |
| Manufacturer | JDS Hardware |
| Material type | Magnesium |
| Part number | 18501 |
| Product Dimensions | 15 x 8 x 20 cm; 125 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Osmocote
- **Item form:** Tablets
- **Item weight:** 125 Grams
- **Manufacturer:** JDS Hardware
- **Specific uses for product:** Plant Growth

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can these be used for citrus trees and what quantity of nitrogen is used? 1/3 slow-release nitrogen?**
A: Sorry I do not know if they can be used specifically for citrus trees but they are a general plant food so should help citrus as much a sany plant. I have found them to be a good general food for most plants

**Q: Is it ok for chillis**
A: You would be better to use something like a fortnightly liquid tomato fertiliser feed which is high in potassium levels.  These are more like pellets to add to existing container plants to give them a 'pick me up' in the spring, in addition to a surface mulch.

**Q: how much to use in a 15 litre pot**
A: It would be cheaper to buy the loose granules

**Q: can i pop one of these in my containers with seeds/ seedlings? thanks**
A: I don't think they are suitable for seedlings. I used them in established plants and they were very successful.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of better slow-release fertilisers
*by S***H on 3 June 2018*

I've only recently returned to using mineral based fertiliser, was using organic stuff for ages, but plants can't tell the difference, and with pots, it's questionable whether there are enough microorganisms in the soil to break down organic fertiliser into nutrients plants can use. So I've switched back to mineral based for hanging baskets and potted plants. It ensures plants get all the necessary nutrients in an available form. This seems to be one of the better slow-release fertilisers on the market. From what I've read, which was info from a very knowledgeable plant grower and not from producers of fertilisers, plants pretty much all have the same requirements for nutrients, with a few exceptions, and some slight differences, and the best ratio is 3-1-2 NPK for pretty much all plants, regardless of whether they're flowering, seedlings, or leafy plants/trees etc. UK fertiliser declarations display P2O5 for P and K2O for potassium, which is why there are different figures for Ireland, which display elemental P and K. P2O5 is about 50% elemental P, and K2O about 80% elemental K (think I got that right, been reading up on it, as wanted to understand the fertiliser labels). This contains 14-9-11 using UK declaration method, or 14-4-9 using Irish declaration methods, so has roughly the correct 3-1-2 NPK balance and so should be suitable for nearly all plants, excepting maybe lawns or some Australian plants that are sensitive to P fertilisers. It also contains all the important micro-nutrients. The packet has a ruler on the side, with which you can measure the pot diameter, to determine correct dosage. For indoor/small or sensitive plants, you use 1 for up 13 cm pot, 1-2 for 13 - 20 cm and 2 - 3 above 20 cm. For vigorous plants, it's 1-2 for 13 cm pot, 2-3 for 13 - 20 cm and 3-5 for above 20 cm pots. For hanging baskets or window boxes etc, you use 1 per plant. They're little cone shaped plugs, so can easily be pushed the required 5 cm into compost/soil, even in existing plantings. Can't say anything about how this affects growth, as only just started using it, although what I would say is that it's highly unusual for problems with plants to be down to lack of nutrients and far more problems arise from over-dosing of fertilisers than from lack of them. Would recommend you bear this in mind when dosing this, and if you're not sure, be conservative. If your plants have any specific problems, such as diseases, pests, brown leaves or stunted growth it's highly unlikely using this will help.. while it might help improve performance, such as flowering, leaf mass etc in healthy plants...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ideal for baskets pots and tubs
*by F***N on 8 March 2014*

These tablets as they call them are cork-shaped lumps that you simply push into the compost with your forefinger, two, three or four at a time depending on the size of container. Then you can forget about them because they last six months. If it's bedding plants that you change a couple of times a year, that's all you need. They do seem to make a difference to the growth and flowering of the plants, because I ran out of them once and I could later see the difference where I hadn't used any. I wouldn't normally buy something like this online but the four garden centres and two big diy stores within a few miles of my home only sell jars of loose pellets. Mixing those into your compost is too much messing around for me, these are much simpler to use.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good for pots and baskets
*by J***9 on 6 August 2023*

An easy way to feed plants in pots and hanging baskets - just push in the required number of tablets and forget about it. They are quite expensive and easily crushed in the bag.

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