The bag shows you an example of what each number stands for. The fertilizer here is 16.04.08. It's a great lawn as well as tree fertilizer..


All fertilizer labels have three bold numbers. The first number is the amount of nitrogen (N), the second number is the amount of phosphate (P2O5) and the third number is the amount of potash (K2O). These three numbers represent the primary nutrients (nitrogen(N) - phosphorus(P) - potassium(K)).

This label, known as the fertilizer grade, is a national standard.

A bag of 16.04.08 fertilizer contains 16 percent nitrogen, 04 percent phosphate and 08 percent potash
40 LB. Bag $6.99