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.
Nutrient Interaction
When we apply fertilizer for crop production, we should be focused on getting our soil in balance. The biggest problem that I see is that growers think that if there is a problem, they need to apply a large dose of a nutrient.
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.
Soil Sampling
When is the best time to take a soil sample? The best answer that I have is to ask what you want to see from the soil. If you take it after harvest…
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.
Why Don’t Foliars Work Every Time?
Have you ever noticed that one time a foliar works and the next time or in a different field it doesn’t? Here are a few reasons why you may have the problem.
Soil Applied Potassium
What form and when should potassium be applied to the soil? The best answer to this question can be found in an article found on our website “Potassium Paradox.”
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
Plant Nutrients for Free!
How many of you think that you can get something for nothing? Usually, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is, correct?
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 is a Mulder's Chart?
What is a Mulder’s chart and why would you want one? First off, it has nothing to do with a tv show or a person called Fox Mulder…
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
Soil Nutrient Application for Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees for August
This is the month for stone fruit and nut orchards to have 200 pounds per acre of sulfate of potash magnesia applied. This is for orchards that have signs of gumming coming from the bark.
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.
The Benefits of Copper as a Nutrient
In the first 25 to 30 days of cherry fruit development, after full bloom, every cell in the skin of the cherry is formed. If you do not have the correct …
Resistor Cherry Program 2016
Program was applied to an orchard in Escalon, California, Spring 2016
An Answer to the High Cost of Phosphate Fertilizers
Soil applied phosphate is only 5% to 10% effective, which makes a pound of phosphate fertilizers really expensive