Mario Super Soil Crab Meal, 5lb

Crab Meal | Organic Fertilizer & Soil Amendment for Healthy Plants

Boost plant health with Crab Meal, an organic fertilizer rich in calcium and chitin, ideal for enhancing soil and plant vitality.

What is Crab Meal?

Crab meal is a form of organic fertilizer. It is made from crustaceans like crabs or lobsters. The shells of these creatures are rich in nutrients, which when added to the soil helps create an ideal growing environment for flowers and vegetables.

Crab meal NPK is 4-3-0, it is a high concentration of nitrogen, phosphorous, and magnesium, It is also extremely high in chitin.

Benefits of Crab Meal

Crab meal is a true superfood for your soil. Not only will it increase the overall fertility of your garden beds, you can also use it to protect your plants against pests and disease. The high mineral content allows your plants to grow robustly. When it’s tilled in, chitin helps plants to fight off root rot, blight, and powdery mildew. Also, it provides the perfect habitat space for the soil microorganisms that produce enzymes to destroy root-damaging pests.

Crab meal is a favorite with tomato growers due to its high calcium and nitrogen content. The nitrogen in chitin is slow release thus, your plants don’t get burned by it. Other fertilizers actually become more effective when used in combination with crab meal.

How to use Crab Meal

To add crab meal to your soil, you can follow one of these two methods, depending on whether you are planting right away or leaving the soil to activate for a few weeks. Either mix two tablespoons into each transplant hole or till in five to ten pounds of meal per 100 square feet of garden space. For best results, mix the crustacean meal in with compost before spreading it, as this gets the soil microorganisms moving around. You can even mix crab meal into your compost pile to give a significant boost in compost nutrition.