Being on a fixed income, bottom of the line is usually the best I can muster. But with regards to the Triflex...mine is (was) a 3-part liquid, not granular. But it still underperforms, regardless. My wifes roses love it, tho.

Also, Big Bloom is organic. It says something on the bottle about being an enviornmentally conscious alternative to chemical synthetic fertilizers, but other stuff in the regimin aren't organic. Some folks like Tang, some like fresh-squeezed. My results are consistent, predictable and very satisfying in both flavor and effect.

Yeah, the salt conglomeration starts around month 6 or 7 in the quart bottles of Tiger Bloom and Grow Big. I am curious what nutes and minerals are conglomerating, (and no longer available to the plants) but I have no ill effects continuing use till it's pretty-much empty.