What is Milorganite?

hi I'm Melinda Meyers horticulturist gardening expert and spokesperson for milorganite an interesting name that stands for over 85 years of quality mil for Milwaukee the home of the Brewers Harley and of course milorganite org for organic and night for the nitrogen that feeds our vegetables flowers trees shrubs and lawns I've been using the lure g'nite as a professional and home gardener for more than 30 years I recommend it to both experienced and beginning gardeners it's completely goof proof so you can't screw it up so what is milorganite it's actually little microscopic organisms that are used to clean wastewater they look like this and this once these critters digest the solids out of the water they're kiln dried and formed into fertilizer pellets for easy application the drying process ensures they are basically pathogen free plus milorganite is tested daily and weekly much more than the government requires and meets the u.s. EPA's exceptional quality standards and that's great for you it's safe for kids pets and wildlife and won't burn your plants and milorganite is good for the environment in a continuous effort to be sustainable Milwaukee is pumping methane gas from a nearby landfill for the heat drying process reducing the use of fossil fuel plus recent university research found the phosphorus in milorganite is non leeching and stays in the soil for plants to use this makes it safe to use on lawns gardens and near wells and waterways in addition as soil microorganisms work on the milorganite to release the nutrients they also release the phosphorus and potassium bound to the soil making these nutrients available for the plants a great way to resolve the problem of excessive phosphorous and potassium in our soils that's unavailable for plants you get added value from this organic nitrogen fertilizer golfers are always asking me what product to put down their yard I always tell them al organic it's a great product it's burn proof you won't leave any stripes in your yard you can put it out when it's 85 degrees in humid our superintendent's here in Milwaukee County Parks put it out they have no worries no worries a burn it's a great product good non-burning milorganite is easy and safe to apply the slow release low nitrogen and milorganite provides a steady supply of nutrients over a 10 to 12 week period encouraging steady growth good rooting and flowering without the risk of burn it's safe to use in hot dry weather and the chelated iron helps green your plants and lawn use a broadcast spreader for applying milorganite to the lawn you'll get a nice even application that way simple hand applications work well when using milorganite on flowers vegetables trees and shrubs just sprinkle over the soil surface or mulch and work it into the soil a bit no need to water milorganite one bag for everything this this this and this for better results naturally use milorganite