One product you should be using now to bring your turf and
plants out of dormancy is:
SeaHume G is a
combination of cold water seaweed from Norway (Ascophyllum nodosum) and humic
acid (Utah).
SeaHume granular is formulated to enhance root formation,
increase vascular strength, promote green color and reduce stress on turf,
ornamentals, and vegetable plants. SeaHume G is a natural organic product and
is non-toxic to humans, animals, and fish.
Humates do wonders for the soil. A few highlights are
reduces thatch, increases water holding capacity, makes soil more friable,
increases aeration of soil, makes insoluble nutrients in the soil into forms
available to plants, acts as organic catalyst, increase viability and
germination of seeds, accelerates cell division and root development, contains
a lot of micronutrients, and increases photosynthesis. We have had a lettuce
grower thank us many times for bringing this product to market because of his
increase in seed germination.
Humates contain a high amount of carbon that is used as a
food source by microorganisms in the soil. Microorganisms help the soil and in
turn the plants and turf. A healthy population of beneficial microorganisms can
make it hard for disease causing microorganisms to colonize and attack the
plant. Microorganisms aerate the soil and make nutrients in the soil into a
form that is available to the plant.
Seaweed is a great natural bio stimulant. The amino acids,
carbohydrates, minor nutrients, major nutrients, cytokynins (shoot and root
growth), gibberellins, betaines (natural insect repellents) and bio stimulants
can really help your turf, flowers, shrubs, trees, and vegetables. The seaweed
is processed in a way to preserve the Mannitol, a natural chelating agent.
At one soccer complex that had SeaHume applied in 2011, they
used to have to replace 60 pallets of sod at the end of the season. In 2011,
they only had to replace 7 pallets in basically the goal mouths. At another
complex they went from 5 pallets down to a half a pallet in the goal mouths.
The root structure of the grass plants was huge compared to years past on over
65 acres of fields we inspected. They are still getting outstanding results
with this product.
Have you applied your preemergent product to your lawn and
beds this year? Now is the time!
