Hewitt's Garden Centers > Questions > I bought a bag of Espoma Organic Bio-Tone starter Plus plant food. The salesmen told me to spread this heavy around my newly planted evergreens to protect the roots from very cold winter and road salt.Is this true?Thank you?
I bought a bag of Espoma Organic Bio-Tone starter Plus plant food. The salesmen told me to spread this heavy around my newly planted evergreens to protect the roots from very cold winter and road salt.Is this true?Thank you?
No it is not. Bio-tone is a starter food that needs to be mixed into the planting hole at planting time. It will not protect plants from cold or road salt.