You mean that's the label recommendation, right? So they can create product-dependent plants and sell more of the product. Seriously.

Sure not the recommendation offered around here much of the time. IF one must use it try using 1/2 strength max instead. Better yet, switch to one of the many better balanced, more plant friendly water soluble fertilizers.

Dave

growneat, I will also suggest that most people aren't good at math and don't keep a lot of measuring implements in the garden. 1 tablespoon per gallon is easy to mix, whether you're stirring it around a 2 gallon watering can or letting a hose sprayer mix it for you.

["Higher math for the gardener" involves fun stuff like figuring out the correct amount of Ortho Poison Ivy Killer concentrate to add to the not-quite-1-qt. spray bottle for the next batch of poison ivy eradication. If I were more organized I'd find an indelible marker and write it on the spray bottle....]