Agricultural, Benefits of Zinc, Bloom, Foliar Nutrients, Harvest, Wine Grapes, Zinc
With bud break getting underway in wine grapes across California, and soon to follow in the Pacific Northwest, our PCA and Territory Sales Manager Chris Rhoades has nutrient advice to help reduce wine grape shatter. Chris has been in vineyards over the past few weeks...
Agricultural, Bloom, Fertilizers, Foliar Nutrients, Stone Fruit, Tree Fruit, Tree Nuts, Wine Grapes
Performance is More Than a Derived From Statement A question we often get from field men and growers, is how our TECH-GRO® MIRA-CAL differs from hydrated lime. MIRA-CAL is after all, derived from hydrated lime. We take our raw ingredients, put them through a chemical...
Agricultural, Bloom, Foliar Nutrients, Freeze Protection, Harvest, Tree Nuts
Growers know that bigger nuts mean a bigger payday, but can you really expect foliar nutrients to make a noticeable difference in yield? When we approached an Almond grower in Gustine, CA about comparing his current foliar program against ours he didn’t expect to see...
Agricultural, Benefits of Zinc, Bloom, Boric Acid, Boron, Drought Protection, Fertilizers, Foliar Nutrients, Freeze Protection, Harvest, Tree Nuts, Zinc
Following the growing season, replenishing nutrients to store as carbohydrates for uniform bud-set next season is imperative. As Brent Holtz, county director and pomology advisor, wrote in Western Farm Press, “Plant nutrient levels are important, especially when...
Bloom, Foliar Nutrients, Harvest, Wine Grapes
As spring approaches, wine grape growers are turning in their pruning shears for pre-bloom sprays. The following is a sample program that our technical sales rep, Chris Rhoades, uses as the basis of his wine grape program. He customizes the program based on tissue...
