Fertilome (10625) Chelated Liquid Iron and Other Micronutrients (16 oz)

I have patches of my lawn that turn yellow every few years. I fertilize, lime and water enough. (that is how I knew I needed this, I could water almost every day and it stayed yellow with no grub damage) I figured out that if I put on cleated iron, it would green up. I just apply it to the flowerbed and certain spots of the lawn that I have issues with. I use the rest to spray the lawn all over but maybe not at a productive level. Next time I will get a larger size. This one went fast. The entire lawn could benefit. It has been about 3 weeks and I notice a big difference. This is the same result as my previous experiences with stubborn yellow spots that you just couldn't water enough to get green. UPDATE: I went and bought another bottle for other parts of my lawn that could use a little attention. I did the flowers again. This isn't inexpensive but does really work Someone should start recommending this for yearly lawn care to people who really want a great lawn. One funny thing about this (has nothing to do with its performance) is that if you shake it enough and touch the cap, it will give off a tiny shock each time. Must be the metals in the liquid causing some kind of static or charge in the plastic. (fun but useless knowledge) That is why I chose to put "the results are shocking" in the title vs describing it another way. One last thing about lawncare that doesn't relate directly to this product is that I have been using Fertilome Soil Activator for years. This stuff is really amazing as well. If you have high foot traffic or spots that burn in the sun it can help. It is brown coal or humus. It can be used to start a compost pile or get rid of your grass clippings or thatch in the lawn. (it has been marketed as dethatcher) It is natural and safe and makes anything you put it on grow amazingly well. I did a stripe in my lawn once to see how well it worked. That spot was higher and grew greener than anywhere else. It isn't going to 'burn out' or over fertilize your lawn either. It releases the trapped nutrients in the soil and conditions the soil. I recommend that as well. Update 2: I applied this Chelated Iron twice last year and it turned part of my lawn a shade of grey were I applied too much. It didn't kill my lawn and once it was over having too much iron, it grew like crazy!! It stayed grey for about 2 weeks or so. This year I bought Milorganite. It is a pellet and is slow release. It is an organic fertilizer and is surprisingly inexpensive. I will find out how that works. It is supposed to add iron without the possibility of it turning my lawn grey if I apply too much since it is slow release. I will still use this product occasionally but I may be more careful applying it and I will stick to problem areas and the flowers.

This is a great product to use for your Silver Blaze Maple Trees since they crave an iron rich soil environment. I use a deep soil water injection tool to get the deep soil wet, then slowly pour this product slowly into the injector to saturate the root system. Use a little at time, in several different areas around the drip line of your tree. Maybe a 1/2 cup to 3/4 cups per hole. It also will green up your grass if you use a water spreader/fertilizer spreader.

Powerful, effective, affordable. Oh, and didn't kill my trees. Use as directed, don't go overboard. I had some chinese elms that were struggling this Spring with leggy, lime green growth for too long into the season. I went ahead and helped them out with some iron...leaves were a lush dark green within about 2 weeks, with a noticeable difference in 7 days. Worked well for my podocarpus shrubs too as well as my schefflera! Any plant I've sprayed this on has gotten multiple shades darker, but if you go overboard it can bite you.

Good blend of micronutrients, a bit dilute. Will have to see the effectiveness yet.

I was skeptical about using this plant supplement at first because in the past I have had a lot of trouble getting good results with iron supplements. Besides Milorganite, nothing else seems to produce spectacular results when applied to the soil. When applied to the leaves, definitely, but the soil not so much. I mainly decided to try this product because it was much cheaper than the Fox Farm supplement I was previously using, but ultimately this ended up working much better than the more expensive Fox Farm liquid iron, so I've switched to this instead. This supplement has worked well on everything from citrus, avocado, Barbados cherry, and pomegranate to peppers, eggplants, herbs, camellias, and hibiscus. Basically every plant I have used this on has benefitted in some way, and in some cases the difference has been absolutely tremendous. Of the plants I've used this on, I think the one that's seen the most dramatic difference has been a Rose of Sharon hibiscus that was almost completely yellow when we first picked it up from the nursery, suffering from both an iron and a nitrogen deficiency. Between this and the Fox Farm Grow Big liquid it has since greened up significantly, becoming a very deep shade of green. I have included photos showing the difference this product has made. Overall, I cannot recommend this supplement highly enough to anyone looking to give their plants more iron.

My bush bean looked yellow. I prepared the soil with compost and worm castings and applied ample organic fertilizer but the plants did not look well. After adding the iron they perked up & within a few days were green and thriving. Great product & quick & easy to apply.

I used it twice on my kumquat tree, 2 weeks apart, leaves are still yellow…not sure if it’s really working or not, but not super happy about it.

The soil in our area is just plan not good. This is an easy way to fortify the soil for plants can survive, if not flourish.

Excellent product...

Merci

My hydrangea is green again! Helps to prevent and treat iron chlorosis.

All the products I have tried with iron in it was brownish in colour. This stuff was emerald clearish. Tried it on just the front lawn. Nothing happened it’s been two weeks at it looks the same. Don’t waist your money.