Many people are accustomed to having a Tree and Shrub Treatment Program that offers a “Deep Root Feeding” once each year, along with a series of sprays to “kill the bugs on my trees and bushes”. At Organic Air, we can offer you the same type of structured yearly program, but the emphasis is on making your plants HEALTHY FIRST, and only treating for insects if the situation really requires it. In reality, insects are not highly attracted to healthy plants, so there’s not much need for many controls. Our standard program consists of one yearly Deep Root Feeding and up to four Seasonal Nutrient Sprays for the foliage. The list of ingredients in these sprays is shown in detail below. If plants are struggling due to heavy soil conditions, or other root-related issues, in additon to feeding, we normally recommend our Air Knife services, as well, to overcome those concerns.
If insecticides are needed, they are usually specialized NATURAL products that are spot-sprayed on certain target plants with specific problems.Here are some benefits of our program:
- Relieve Stress & Nutrient Deficiencies
- Promotes Strong-Celled Plant Growth
- Increases Resistance to Disease
- Aids in Establishment of Mycorrhizae
At Organic Air, we use a unique combination of products, many of which were created by Green World Path. The concept at Green World Path is simply natural…they create healthy tree care products that promote the biological life of the soil in which plants live. The proprietary organic formulas of Green World Path are leading the commercial and retail green industry with over 30 years experience and efficacious organic product lines (including organic insect control products). This allows us, at Organic Air, to provide you with a common sense approach that gives you a step-by-step guide for one of the most bountiful tree and shrub care programs available (other than what you would find in a virgin forest…).
One Organic Root Feeding (Spring or Fall) and four Seasonal Foliar Sprays
work together to provide long-term tree support. Organic Root Feeding promotes strong root growth for nutrient uptake and storage, by injecting a bio-active solution into the soil that contains a proprietary blend of minerals, vitamins, plant hormones, seaweed, and beneficial soil microbes. This treatment promotes colonization of the feeder roots by beneficial microbes . Once established, mycorrhizae work with other microbes to dissolve minerals and retrieve water that is bound by soil compaction – making essential nutrients available for plant uptake. After sugars are produced by photosynthesis in the leaves, those sugars are deposited in the roots, providing a food source for mycorrhizae. The mycorrhizae then multiply and generate an ongoing supply of nutrient-rich humus to feed the tree.
Organic Air’s Seasonal Foliar Sprays are rapidly absorbed within a few hours after application, delivering the following nutrients directly into a tree’s vascular system: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Boron, Manganese, Iron, Copper, Marine Algae Extracts and Liquid Humus. In addition, the instantly available nutrients also boost photosynthesis, which, in turn, sends even more sugars to the roots to feed the microbes in the soil, and EXPLODING their population. This foliar spray program provides for the nutritional demands of each growth cycle, while improving a tree’s natural defenses against disease, insects and weather stress.
As opposed to applying common pesticide sprays to control insects (which have no nutrional value), these foliar sprays strengthen the plants, and promote vigorous soil biology (while not posing health hazards to humans, animals and the environment).
Root Feeding Ingredients
- Microbes: Ectomycorrhizae, Endomycorrhizae, Azotobacter, Lactobacillus, Bacillus Subtillus, Bacillus thuringensis, Various Rhizobium, Actinomycetes, Aspergillus, Yeast extracts
- Elements: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Boron, Manganese, Zinc, Carbon, Iron, Copper, Iodine, Molybdenum, Cobalt, Sulfer
- Humic Acids, including Fulvic Acid: These allow minerals to be absorbed and moved throughout the plant much more efficiently, to where ever they are needed most. Great for helping to correct nutrient deficiencies.
- Seaweed: By supplying sugars and cytokinins for rapid microbial growth, nutrients are made available to relieve plant stress.
- Hydrolized Fish and Blackstrap Molasses: Provide all the essential amino acids, as well as proteins and carbohydrates that plants need for healthy function.
Spray Applications
Spray 1 – (Applied Early Spring, March 1 – May1)Designed to provide the energy and nutrients to break trees out of winter dormancy, this blend produces healthy bud development and vigorous leaf production.
Spray 2 – (Applied Late Spring, May 15 – June 15)
After the bud-growth cycle, a tree’s nutrient reservoir has been spent. During this time, a tree is more susceptible to disease and insects. This treatment reinforces a tree’s natural defenses so that growth may continue without health problems.
Spray 3 – (Applied Summer, July 15 – August 15)
During extended periods of extreme heat and humidity, trees begin to suffer from stress. This application aids in total plant protection by stimulating capillary action for the absorption of essential nutrients and moisture.
Spray 4 – (Applied Autumn, August 21 – September 21)
Throughout the growing season, photosynthetic plant sugars provide the energy source for growth and the production of organic compounds essential for health and survival. During autumn, trees shift out of the growth cycle into the energy storage cycle: plant sugars are converted into long-chain-carbohydrates (starch). These carbohydrates are primarily stored in the roots to be used as an energy source the following spring.
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