Want a Slow-Release Fertiliser for Healthier Plants? Should You Try Brunnings Blood & Bone?

March 28, 2025

Why Your Plants Are Secretly Craving Slow-Release Fertiliser

You know that feeling when you feed your garden, full of hope, only to have everything go limp, yellow, or totally ignore your efforts? Yep—been there. As a new gardener (or maybe just someone starting fresh in a new home), there’s a fair bit of guesswork involved when it comes to feeding your plants. But here's one underrated little hero you might not have tried yet: Brunnings Blood & Bone Based Fertiliser.

This stuff is like slow-release love for your plants—offering the kind of support that sticks around well after your morning coffee's gone cold. And yeah, if you’re still unsure about where to start with garden feeding or what your soil even wants from you, don’t stress… you’re seriously not alone.

What Is a Slow-Release Fertiliser Anyway?

Quick science lesson—many fertilisers give you a boom of nutrients. Flashy, but short-lived. The problem is, that big splash of goodness can wash away or get gobbled up too quickly. Slow-release fertilisers work differently. They feed your plants gradually over time. Less waste. Less worry. More steady growth.

Brunnings Blood & Bone Based Fertiliser isn't trying to win any fast-and-flashy awards. But what it does offer is consistency, and if you've ever agonised over why your gum trees or roses put on one great show before tapping out mid-summer, this could be your answer.

Why Beginners (and Time-Starved Folks) Love This Fertiliser

Here’s the charm—Brunnings Blood & Bone is extremely beginner-friendly. You just sprinkle it around according to the package, water it in, and that’s pretty much it. No fancy mixtures, no feeding schedules that need a calendar and colour-coded markers.

It’s rich in organic nutrients too, which means you’re not just nourishing your plants—you’re giving your soil a treat as well. Healthy soil keeps water better, grows stronger roots, and becomes the nice little ecosystem your backyard dreams about at night.

Where This Fertiliser Really Shines

If you’re setting up garden beds, planting new trees, getting your rose garden going, or finally giving those Aussie natives the love they deserve, this is exactly the kind of product that supports you without the guesswork. Here's how I’ve seen it get the job done:

Prepping garden beds: Chuck it in before you plant, and you’re literally laying the groundwork for success.
Shrubs and roses: These guys put on a stunner of a show with the right nutrients at the root level. Blood & Bone gives them the slow feed they crave.
Native plants: Aussie natives don’t always take kindly to chemical-heavy feeds. This organic-based fertiliser gives just the right boost without upsetting their temperament.

Tales from My Veggie Patch

I'll never forget my first ‘garden success’. I sprinkled some Blood & Bone around my embarrassingly sad tomato plants. I honestly didn’t think it would do much, but a couple of weeks later—they perked up like they'd had a strong coffee and a pep talk. I even gave a few away to family and felt wildly accomplished. All from a bit of patience and the right fertiliser.

Smart Growing Without the Fuss

If you’re juggling kids, work, maybe even a clingy cat that insists on "helping" while you garden, you don’t have hours to spend googling the right feed routine. You just want something that works. That’s what makes the Brunnings Blood & Bone Based Fertiliser such an easy 'yes'.

It suits nearly all plants (no guesswork), is gentle enough for new beds, and stays around doing its job long after you’ve ticked off “fertilise garden” from your Saturday chores list. Is it fancy? Not really. Is it reliable? Totally.

Before You Head Outside…

If you've reached the point in your gardening journey where you're craving some clarity and less head-scratching, start simple. Grab Brunnings Blood & Bone, give it a go on a section of your garden, and let the results speak louder than any label ever could.

Need help picking the right tools or not quite sure if this fertiliser works with your soil type? Pop over to Strathalbyn H Hardware’s garden centre—we’re always up for a yarn and happy to walk you through the nitty gritty. Ask for me, and let’s do this together ✨

Wishing you muddy fingers, green growth, and that satisfying smell of earth after a good watering!

With soil under my nails and excitement in my heart,

Candeece 🌱