CultivAcing Knowledge:
Exploring the Fascinating World of Agriculture
Phosphate & Harvest Date
One function of phosphate in annual crops is to control the time from planting to harvest. If the plant does not have enough phosphate available, the time from planting to harvest will increase.
FREE pHOS 24 & pH
Why is FREE pHOS 24 spelled the way that it is? Because pH is very important when it comes to phosphate availability in the soil. First, we should define what pH is.
Phosphorus
How much phosphorus is in soils? There is about 1,000 parts per million of phosphorus in the earths crust. However, phosphorus is never found by itself in the environment, it is always attached to other elements.
Plant Nutrients That Can’t Totally Come From a Foliar
There are three nutrients that can’t totally be supplied by applications of foliar sprays. The three are calcium, potassium and phosphorous.
FREE pHOS 24 Trial
We just got the results from one of our trials on FREE pHOS 24. I was on field corn and the products were both applied as a pop up directly on the seed at planting.
Diagnosing a Nutrient Problem
Sometimes things are not always as they appear at first glance. Your first assumption might have been that the FREE pHOS was not a very good phosphate product, but it actually was BETTER than the other products
When Should Phosphate be Applied to a Crop?
When we think of applying phosphate, we always think of it as a nutrient that is used early in a growing plant. This is, as we all know, a nutrient that is essential for root growth.
What Can FREE pHOS 24 Do for You?
I know that there are not many growers who raise tomatoes. However, please look at a photo from a recent trial
Phosphate and Plant Maturity
One of the roles of phosphate in a plant is to hasten plant maturity. The less available phosphate to the plant, the longer it takes for the crop to become mature.