SOIL AMENDMENTS & SOIL CARE:
GROWER PRICING
Greensand:
What's often written on the bag is "Potassium & Iron" along with "soil conditioner". Ignore that: while those qualities are important, greensand is so much more than just that. As one of several good rock powders on the market today, it is one of the best sources of 30+ important trace minerals (there's really 70 present in this rock powder)
Read more here: https://askthegreengenie.com/what-is-greensand/
Application rates:
For adding to the soil prior to planting: according to this source:
http://www.natureswayresources.com/nl/91OrganicFertilizer23.pdf
recommended application rates are about 1 ton / acre.
If applying per tree as a top dressing:
use about 1/4 - 1/2 cup per 1" trunk size, every 2 months
pricing:
Retail: 40 lb bags: $30ea includes sales tax
Grower pricing:
Bagged: 50bags = 1ton pallets = ~ $1250/pallet + FOB from our nursery as of 10-17
. . . most of that is high freight costs b/c we source 2 pallets at a time;
We hope to bring that cost down considerably in the near future.
Bulk loose sand is the most economical:
$220/ton + FOB from the mine, presently $125-$150 ton as of 10-2017
Assuming 23 tons per truck: $345/ton = $7935/truck load, subject to freight rates.
pile of freshly mined greensand photo courtesy of Nature's Way Resources
click the photo above to read chart
ORGANIC, COMPOSTED CHICKEN MANURE
2020 UPDATES:
Black Hen 3-2-3 is no longer manufactured.
Our research reveals that Espoma Organic composted chicken manure 3-2-3 is pure, processed chicken manure fertilizer, and not significantly diluted with other fillers.
2018 UPDATES:
Diamond-R 3-2-3 is no longer manufactured.
For the time being, our research reveals that Black Hen 3-2-3 is from the same source until it changes. Be careful to buy the bags that say 3-2-3, not 2-3-2.
pricing for Espoma Organic Composted Chicken Manure:
Retail: 25lb bags / $15 includes sales tax
Grower pricing:
80 bags = 1 ton pallet = $1040 / pallet + applicable sales tax if any.
we will need about 6-8wks lead time to order this quantity from the distributor and get it to our nursery;
MONTEREY 'DR IRON'
this is an organic source of iron, a form of iron that is more plant available
(read explanations of iron sources here)
Pricing:
retail: 21lb bags / $35 / includes tax
grower pricing: $28 / bag + tax
(100 lbs iron per ton of composted chicken manure is plenty)
Dr Iron is an OMRI-listed organic source of iron
modified TEXAS red cedar oil
SOIL DRENCH: for control of unwanted insects and soil based non-beneficial microbes including nematodes:
Effective, all natural, non-toxic, eco-friendly, outdoor pest control that eliminates unwanted insects without adversely impacting the soil or the environment.
for retail pricing and small quantities: click here to purchase
$25/qt RTU in hose end sprayer, or
$85 qt concentrate --- includes sales tax
Application rates of RTU:
1gal covers approx 1 acre @ 4oz/gallon in a hose end sprayer.
Available in 2 sizes: RTU quarts w/ hose end sprayer or RTU gallon jug bulk refill
GROWER PRICING:
1 gallon concentrate: PRO-CHOICE: $199/gallon + FOB
Nature's Defender, Vet's Choice, CedarCide, and Pro-Choice are different names for the same product, same dilution: 85% modified TX red cedar oil mixed with 15% ethyl lactate from non-gmo organic corn. Different labels are licensed for distribution in different states.
Application rates:
makes approx 6 gal of RTU if using hose end sprayer to apply or use in a tank sprayer and one gallon PRO-CHOICE can cover up to 4 acres, depending on the dilution for the pest you're targeting.
MSDS found here
Do NOT spray during bloom season: it discourages the bees.
PRO-CHOICE: professional strength concentrate: back label
click to enlarge
2.5gallon jug of NutriHold
NUTRIHOLD® ORGANIC
Liquid formula for activating the soil microbes & increased crop growth & production:
NutriHold is humic acid from ancient peat, w/ fulvic acid and beneficials, and it produces about 20-30% more growth in any given crop -- minimum.
Read more: https://askthegreengenie.com/humic-acid/ (concise overview)
link to manufacturer: http://www.organicpro.com/ag-hort/nutrihold/
NutriHold pricing: 2.5gal jugs only:
Retail: $30/gal = $75 per jug + tax.
Grower pricing: $20.75/g = $52 per jug + tax. (minimum order 10 jugs (2.5g ea)
Application rates:
one gallon covers about an acre one time:
manufacturer recommends using 1x/month during growing season:
i.e. March-Sept/Oct for Florida, but using 3x's a year should go a long, long ways!
