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Growth plots built at the AGGRAND production facility in
Superior, Wis. aim to provide data that gives AGGRAND
Dealers and customers a straightforward view of the
effectiveness of AGGRAND fertilizers and soil amendments
throughout the 2010 growing season.
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“This site offers the plants full sun throughout the day,
but growing conditions are challenged by the frequent east
winds off of Lake Superior,” said Richard Holappa, research
and development manager.
Each plot contains the same soil type and crops, which
includes potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn and green beans.
The main goal of this study is to compare fruit and growth
rate when the AGGRAND fertilization system is compared to
a popular chemical fertilizer, Miracle Grow, and to a plot
with no fertilizer. Crop fertilization is based upon the
AGGRAND Gardening Guide (G1292) and Miracle Grow’s
label recommendations.
“Throughout the growing season, qualitative evaluations
will be considered such as growth vigor, vegetative health
and pest resistance,” Holappa said. “At harvest, each crop
will be measured for fruit weight, condition, taste and total
yield.”
AGGRAND Natural Fertilizers provide benefi ts chemical
fertilizers cannot.
“AGGRAND fertilizers add the ability for soil to improve or
build itself through microbial activity, especially with
Natural Fertilizer 4-3-3,” Holappa said. “Chemical fertilizers
just feed the plants; they don’t enrich the soil.
“AGGRAND is environmentally friendly. The soil gets
better, especially with adding compost and the nutrients of
AGGRAND fertilizers, and it’s not toxic.”
Each of the AGGRAND products brings its own enrichment
to the soil, Holappa said.
AGGRAND Conducts Research
With Growth Plot Experiment
SPRING 2010
“Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash provides essential
macronutrients for disease and drought resistance,” he
said. “The potassium helps the plants breathe more
efficiently and makes them more resilient in times of
environmental stress. The sulfur is an essential element of
amino acids that are essential for plant survival. Kelp
provides chelating agents that facilitate nutritional uptake
in the plant, plus micronutrients and other growth
promoters.
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“There are some goodies in that product. It’s good for
foliar feeding too, with the uptake being 20 times quicker
so plants get the benefit quicker and it’s at half the
application rate of the other products.”
VIEW FROM THE BEGINNING — (Above) A view of the growth
plots as completed before planting in early May.
(Below) The fi rst week of June shows potato plants beginning to
take hold. Turn to page 2 for photos of the three potato crops
during the second week of June.
