by Deac Jones | Aug 3, 2019 | Biostimulants, Calcium, Crop Health, Grapes, Microbes, Secondary Metabolites
The current warmer temperatures will help growers in the catch up game we’re playing this season to accelerate plant growth and fruit ripening, but are there other options that can help? A few of the factors that control plant growth rate, in addition to its genetic...
by Deac Jones | Aug 2, 2019 | Abiotic Stress, Brix, Fungi, Heat Stress, Mineralize Nutrients, photosynthesis, Red Blotch, Soil Health
The sugar levels in a plant are like a gauge of photosynthetic activity. They are also a gauge of the health of the plant; the higher the sugar levels, the healthier the plant. Plants are every bit as complex as animals. Just like us, they have specialized cells and...
by Deac Jones | Aug 1, 2019 | Crop Health, Microbes, Mineralize Nutrients, photosynthesis, Soil Biology, Soil Health
Even though our soils are composed of almost 50% minerals, many of these minerals are not in a form that a plant can use. Plants need to be able to process nutrients to grow, photosynthesize, flower, pollinate and produce fruit. But nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and...
by Deac Jones | Aug 1, 2019 | Abiotic Stress, Aussan Laboratories, Biostimulants, Compost Tea, Crop Health, Foliar Fertilizers, Heat Stress, photosynthesis, Plant Metabolism, Seaweed/Kelp, Soil Health, Sustainable Growing Solutions, LLC
Many growers have become comfortable with adding seaweeds or kelps into their crop programs, given their ability have a “hormone-like” effect on a plant. Plants produce hormones naturally to regulate certain functions. Seaweeds and kelps are especially good at...
by Deac Jones | May 7, 2019 | Abiotic Stress, Biostimulants, Crop Health, Crop Protection, Disease Reduction, Heat Stress, Microbes, photosynthesis
Agricultural growing practices have been evolving towards organic, sustainable or environmentally friendly systems. Part of that process is growers being open to the application of a new line of tools that complement the plant’s natural operating system. Plant...
