Synthetic Nitrogen

  • Eliminating Nitrogen…

    Eliminating Nitrogen…

    Eliminating Nitrogen As The “Go-To” Nutrient For Growth PROBLEM Excess leaf nitrogen. This is critical for more reasons than the cost of the material. This excess will be in the nitrate form and it requires plant energy to convert it to a usable amino acid. Additionally, nitrate-nitrogen in this form attracts insects and diseases that

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  • Pre-Harvest Walnut Tips

    Pre-Harvest Walnut Tips

    WALNUT PREHARVEST WRAP UP Looking for Boat Shaped Leaves In many Northern California walnut orchards, most of the latest leaf sample results still show excess Nitrogen with a deficiency in Potash. There are a few exceptions. Visual observations reveal this same phenomenon as older leaves are dark green In color showing plenty of Nitrogen and

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  • Another ‘Tell’, Too Much Synthetic Nitrogen

    Another ‘Tell’, Too Much Synthetic Nitrogen

    ANOTHER “TELL”   There is a problem in Walnuts with too much synthetic nitrogen is applied. It’s obvious when too much synthetic nitrogen has been applied by the appearance of blind wood or too much distance between nodes on a given branch. This is a “tell” that anyone can spot. In our opinion walnuts are

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