Down to Earth Blood Meal 12-0-0 | 20lb - OMRI Listed

High-Nitrogen Organic Amendment for Rapid Green Growth, 20lb

Nitrogen deficiency shows up fast on heavy feeders like corn, spinach, and salad greens, since these crops burn through available nitrogen quicker than most garden plants. Down to Earth Blood Meal 12-0-0 is a concentrated, single-nutrient input built to push rapid green growth on exactly those crops, without the phosphorus or potassium a balanced blend would add alongside it.

This 20lb bag suits home gardeners and small growers who need a fast nitrogen correction on heavy feeders like corn, spinach, salad greens, and garlic, or an early-spring nitrogen boost.

Key Features & Benefits

• 12-0-0 concentrated nitrogen — delivers a single-nutrient nitrogen source without added phosphorus or potassium.
• OMRI Listed — reviewed and approved for organic-certified growing use.
• Suited to heavy feeders — matches the fast nitrogen draw of corn, spinach, salad greens, and garlic.
• Compost accelerator — can also be worked into a compost pile to speed up breakdown.

Who Should Use This

Gardeners growing nitrogen-hungry crops like corn, spinach, salad greens, or garlic, or anyone wanting to speed up compost breakdown, are the right fit for Blood Meal rather than a balanced all-purpose fertilizer.

About Down To Earth

Down To Earth includes single-nutrient concentrates like Blood Meal in its organic fertilizer lineup, built from natural ingredient sources since the company's 1977 founding in Eugene, Oregon.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would a grower choose Blood Meal over a balanced fertilizer?

Blood Meal delivers nitrogen alone, without the phosphorus or potassium a balanced blend adds automatically, which matters when a soil test or visible deficiency points to nitrogen specifically. Heavy feeders like corn and leafy greens often need that concentrated a boost mid-season.

When is the best time to apply Blood Meal?

Early spring applications are common to kick off vegetative growth, and it can also be worked in whenever a nitrogen-hungry crop shows slow, pale growth mid-season. Follow current label directions for rates by crop and application timing.

Is Blood Meal 12-0-0 OMRI Listed?

Yes, this Blood Meal is OMRI Listed for certified organic operations. Cross-reference the listing on your package against your certifier's current rules before large-scale certified use.

Can Blood Meal be used in composting?

Yes, it's commonly added to a compost pile as a nitrogen source to help feed the microbial activity that speeds up breakdown. That's a secondary use alongside its role as a direct soil fertilizer.