The flow rate (fertilizer to water) is 325:1. This will provide the university recommended rate of 1lb of Nitrogen per 1000 sq ft. If the bottle slumps a bit due to the angle of your spigot, just ensure that it is mostly vertical. Otherwise, you can place the Universal Feeder on the ground attached to a leader hose. The amount of time for each plant food bottle to empty varies depending on the watering device you use. It takes the guesswork out of feeding by automatically mixing the right amount of nutrients, so your plants aren't under or over fed, and never burned.

Introducing the New Miracle-Gro® LiquaFeed® Universal Feeder. Now feeding is as easy as watering, no matter how you water your plants. The feeder connects directly to your spigot, so you can attach your favorite watering device to feed your plants using any Miracle-Gro® LiquaFeed® Plant Food bottle. Miracle-Gro® LiquaFeed® All Purpose Plant Food Advance™ Starter Kit and Tomato, Fruits & Vegetables Plant Food Bundle can help you grow flowers, vegetables, trees, and shrubs with a reusable garden feeder and enough food to feed 1,600 sq. ft.Leakage directly from green Feed/Water knob: No, recommend calling 1-800-645-8166 to return it for a replacement Universal Feeder. The starter kit comes with one 16-fl. oz. bottle of LiquaFeed® All Purpose Plant Food which can be used to feed all types of in-ground and container flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, and houseplants Attach the feeder to your spigot, and then attach your garden hose. Insert the LiquaFeed® refill bottle into the feeder, making sure that the bottle is vertical. The feeder can also rotate if you need to adjust it to fit your spigot or to place on the ground in-line between two hoses. Turn on the water. Turn the dial to FEED, and begin feeding your plants while you water them. It's like a power drink for your garden. It's that easy!

If using the Universal Feeder with a drip irrigation system, we recommend using enough emitters to produce a minimum of 12 gallons per hour outflow. Adding additional feeders in the same line will increase the recommended mix ratio and may cause harm to some plants. We recommend using a splitter to separate each feeder to cover their own feeding area.

Pour Miracle GRo LiquaFeed All Purpose Plant Food from dosing spoon into watering can and fil with water. Turn knob to FEED. Turn on water and begin feeding with any watering device! Watering times will vary depending on the watering device used. Water pressure is typically determined by the city or an external pump. It is a measure of how much force is acting on a specific area. Think of it as the water flowing into your home and out of your spigot. Grow high-quality fruits and vegetables in-ground or in containers with the help of Miracle-Gro® LiquaFeed® Tomato, Fruits & Vegetables Plant Food Leakage from hole directly behind the green Feed/Water knob: No, recommend calling 1-800-645-8166 to return it for a replacement Universal Feeder.

Input pressure for these was measured at 50 psi. Watering times will vary depending on each individuals water pressure, so these times are meant only for approximation. The Feeder may initially have air trapped in the system, which can impact the initial start-up of the internal feeding mechanism. This typically occurs if you are using a watering device with low flow output, such as a soaker hose, drip irrigation, or a mister.Feeding is as easy as watering with the Miracle-Gro® LiquaFeed® All Purpose Plant Food Advance™ Starter Kit--just attach a bottle of LiquaFeed® plant food to the LiquaFeed® feeder which easily connects to a garden hose Leakage from threaded green nut connection where the Feeder attaches to the spigot: First try realigning the threading to make sure you have a good connection to the spigot. If the leak does not stop after tightening the nut, call 1-800-645-8166 to get assistance or return it for a replacement Universal Feeder.