{"product_id":"earthlife-garden-delight-22kg","title":"EARTHLIFE GARDEN DELIGHT 22KG","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarthlife Garden Delight\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003e100% natural, composted plant food and soil conditioner\u003c\/strong\u003e designed to improve soil fertility while supplying a broad range of minerals, nutrients and beneficial biology. It is suitable for \u003cstrong\u003evegetable gardens, flowers, shrubs, trees, fruit trees, native plants, lawns and pot plants\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in Garden Delight?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarden Delight combines composted organic material, humates and mineral sources, including \u003cstrong\u003enatural rock phosphate and plant-available silica\u003c\/strong\u003e. Earthlife states that it contains approximately \u003cstrong\u003e60 mineral elements\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with \u003cstrong\u003emore than 30 beneficial microbes and fungi species\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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