PROTOCOL FOR
LETTUCE, CELERY, CHARD,
ONIONS, AND GARLIC
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
A. APPLICATION IN NURSERY:
Mix BioVam as an amendment to bedding
soils at a rate of 8 lbs (one gallon) per cubic yard. Do not add fertilizers
or chemical fungicides to soil mixes.
Caution:
If you pasteurize your soils,
keep in mind that temperatures above 110 F (45 C) may be lethal to the Mycorrhiza
in BioVam.
B. APPLICATION
IN THE FIELD FOR NEW PLANTINGS OR TRANSPLANTING:
A minimum of one teaspoon of BioVam
per plant is recommended when transplanting uninoculated plants. Place
BioVam in the planting hole directly under seedling, ensuring that physical
contact between BioVam and roots is established. Application rate for seed
drilling or banding is 16 lbs. (2 gal.,) per acre.
C. FERTILIZERS:
We recommend the use of well-composted
materials added to the fill soil at a ratio of 10% compost to soil. Materials
high in fulvic and humic acids are the most advantageous to successful union
of BioVam and root. Mycorrhizal inoculation is usually most responsive
at low fertility levels. To assure inoculation the University of California
recommends that the nutrient levels should be below at least one of the
following with the phosphorous level being the most critical:
| Nitrogen* |
50 ppm |
approx 95 lbs/ac = 105 kg/ha |
| Phosphorous (Olsen) |
34 ppm |
approx 64 lbs/ac = 71kg/ha |
| Manganese |
27 ppm |
approx 50 lbs/ac = 55 kg/ha |
| Zinc |
12 ppm |
approx 23 lbs/ac = 25 kg/ha |
| Organic Matter |
|
10% Compost in soil |
*
Nitrate forms of nitrogen are preferable
to ammonium forms especially in peat mixes.
Caution:
Do not use pre-plant fertilizer
or fertilizers in the hole at time of planting. Added chemical or organic
fertilizers will impair the BioVam's ability to establish itself in
the root of the plant and delay or destroy the beneficial effects of
BioVam on the plant.
D. FREQUENCY OF USE OF FERTILIZER:
Two applications of Biosol Forte 7-2-1 or another
organic fertilizer equivalent to NPK 7-2-1 should be adequate for the
crop production cycle. This fertilizer should be applied at a
rate 1/3 less than that recommended by the manufacturer per acre.
E. MISCELLANY:
All recommendations
about dosage represent a minimum amount. Increased dosages will add
to speed and effectiveness of BioVam's work on the roots of your plants.
Soil should be treated with organic compost, not to exceed 10% to promote
Streptomyces soil bacteria, trichoderma fungi and other bio-control
agents. Insect control should be achieved by using effective integrated
pest control measures (IPM) whenever possible. This means the use of
beneficial insects or botanical insecticides. Refer to the approved
product list in the
Nutrient Levels and Precautions
document for chemicals compatible with BioVam.
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Organic Gardening Kit,
BioVam Mycorrhiza,
biosol forte 7-2-1 Organic Fertilizer,
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Lime-50Lb,
Soft Rock Phosphate-50Lb,
Gypsum-50Lb,
Yucca Extract,
Microbe Tea Brewing Kits,
Pre-Brewed Microbe Tea,
Bio-Peat moss and mushroom compost,
Zeolite,
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are back yard gardeners, farmers, farm crop management, flower
growers, home and garden supply companies, house plant growers,
landscapers, lawn care
companies, plant nursery
owners, organic farming,
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urban gardeners, and those who wish to pursue
container gardening methods. Those interested in bettering
their diets and health use our products to grow highly nutritious
foods. The application of these products supports
agriculture soil in general but has many specific applications
on this web site for arborvitae,
artichokes and asparagus,
apple trees,
asparagus fern,
black leaf fungus on quaking
aspen trees, bulbs and
flowers, cactus,
celery,
chard, chrysanthemum,
citrus trees,
cotton, cosmos,
cucumbers, eggplants,
fairy rings in lawns, frost protection
on Asian pear fruit trees,
garlic, growing fruit trees,
herbs,
lettuce, maple trees,
melons,
necrotic ring spots in lawns,
onions, pansy,
peas,
pears, promotion of earthworms
in the soils,
potatoes, pumpkins,
raspberries, radishes,
red hot chili peppers,
rose plants, turf grass management
of blue grass and all other kinds of grasses,
spinach,
stone fruit,
strawberries,
sugar cane,
tomatoes,
wine grape, vine and vineyard management,
zucchini and squash of all
kinds,
many different vegetables and several thousand other specific
plants - virtually everything grown on farms and in gardens
aimed at plant and root enhancement. Numerous pictures are present
in a variety of exhibits.
Contained in these products are soil life forms that are
often found in some compost tea brewing kits but are much more
effective in our
BioVam Mycorrhiza product and our
Microbe Tea Brewing kits. Organisms like, Mycorrhiza fungi
(endomycorrhiza fungi and ectomycorrhiza fungi), nitrogen fixing
bacteria, phosphorous solubilizing bacteria, and bacteria that
are beneficial organisms found in our BioVam product.
Nitrogen fixing bacteria, cellulose eating trichoderma fungi,
and many beneficial soil organisms are found in our Microbe
Tea Brewing Kits.
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