Product basics: how OrganiLock products work

The idea: feed the soil, feed your plants

OrganiLock is built on a simple principle - healthy soil grows healthy plants. Instead of only pushing nutrients at a plant, our products build the living soil around it: the beneficial microbes, the carbon, and the nutrition that keep soil productive season after season. Here is how the lineup fits together.

Soil Food - build the soil

Soil Food is our flagship dry amendment. Mixed into soil or top-dressed around plants, it wakes up a living microbial ecosystem that feeds your plants naturally. It is OMRI Listed for organic production, with a label-verified NPK of 4-2-1. Stored dry in a sealed container, it lasts for years.

• Before planting: mix about 1 lb per 50 sq ft into the soil.
• Top-dress: 1 to 4 tablespoons per sq ft around the base, roughly once a month or as needed.
• Pots and containers: about 7 tablespoons per gallon of soil.

See the Soil Food guide for the full details.

Plant Food - a fast, direct feed

Plant Food is a liquid concentrate (NPK 3-5-3) used as a foliar spray or root drench at 1/2 oz per gallon of water, about once a week. It gives plants a quick boost and is the natural companion to Soil Food. Please note that Plant Food is not certified organic - if you need an organic-certified input, use Soil Food. See the Plant Food guide.

Refresh - renew soil you already have

Refresh is a family of granular soil conditioners built on a Soil Food base, each sized for a job: Flower Pot, House Plant, Raised Bed, and Landscape. Work it into your existing soil or use it as a top-dress - do not plant directly into Refresh. See the Refresh line guide.

Which one should I use?

• Building or improving soil for the season? Soil Food.
• Want a fast feed during active growth? Plant Food.
• Reviving tired containers, beds, or landscape soil? Refresh.

Many gardeners use Soil Food and Plant Food together. For help choosing, see Which OrganiLock product is right for me?

How much do I need?

For a precise amount for your space, use the OrganiLock product calculator.

Certificates of Analysis

A Certificate of Analysis is published for both Soil Food and Plant Food on organilock.com.

Learn more

For in-depth lessons on soil health and getting the most from our products, visit the OrganiLock Academy.