by Deac Jones | Aug 14, 2019 | Biological Products, Compost Tea, Germination, Mineralize Nutrients, Nitrogen, Nutrient Transfer, Pacific Gro, Phosphorus, photosynthesis, Potassium, Return On Investment, Water Usage
So, how do Coastal Redwoods get so big? Well it’s not the N-P-K that you’re putting on! First of all, these monsters are so big that they need a ton of water. Water is the medium for photosynthesis, nutrient transfer, germination (redwoods are conifers – they produce...
by Deac Jones | Aug 3, 2019 | Abiotic Stress, Biostimulants, Compost Tea, Disease Reduction, Flavonoid, Heat Stress, Microbes, Plant Metabolism
There are many abiotic stressors which impede the growth and development of crops, but heat stress can have the greatest impact in reducing crop yields and the total biomass of the plant. Heat stress is especially detrimental when high temperatures disrupt the...
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...
