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Brix is referred to as the ” sugar” or sucrose content of a plant or the produce from it, but this is a very incomplete view of Brix. Brix refers to the total soluble solids (TSS) in the juice of the produce or sap of the plant. Total soluble solids refers not only to sucrose (sugar) but also to fructose, hormones, proteins,amino acids, minerals and other solid found in plants, vegetable and fruits.

This means that the higher the Brix value, the more nutritious, healthier and rich in minerals the plant or produce is. Further, the nutritional value of the plants or produce is higher and healthier to those consuming them; or the beef is tastier because of the increased Brix value of the grass the cattle consumed.

Brix plant values can be increased by the use of the AGGRAND Natural Fertilizers

Indoor herbs stay tastiest if they receive at least five hours of direct sunlight everyday. Turn the pots regularly to prevent the plants from leaning too much toward the light, and don’t let the leaves touch the cold windows. Fluorescent lights (warm or cool) hung 6 inches above the tops of the plants and left on for 14 hours per day will provide a more ideal growing environment. It helps if the lamps are adjustable to keep up with the plants growth.

Most indoor herbs do best at tempertures between 65 and 75 degrees F, but are adaptable to the somewhat lower temps near the windows at night. If you want to provide them with extra humidity, place the pots on a tray with moistened gravel up to, but not over, the bases of the pots. Protect them from drafts from open doors, but give them good air circulation by allowing some space between plants. Overwatering ruins a potted herb, so let the soil surface dry out before each thorough watering ( until water exits the bottom of the pot ). If you see the beginnings of an insect infestation, a good shower in the sink or tub and a foliar spray 1/2 ounce AGGRAND 0-0-8 Kelp and Sulfate of Potash and 1 ounce of AGGRAND 4-3-3 Natural Fertilizer mixed together in a gallon of water will give plants a boost. This also works well as a monthly soil treatment combined with 4 ounces per gallon of AGGRAND Natural Liquid Lime.

A farmer saw an increase in the number of bales of hay this past summer that raised his income by nearly $3,000. He does bale and sells his hay to local farmers. With using AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer 4-3-3 has made it much more profitable. Plus the improved plant health, stronger roots, and better drought tolerance when moisture is an issue all add up to a long list of reasons to use more AGGRAND Natural Fertilizers.

In late summer he cut an 11- acre field of alfalfa and grass mixture, a field that in the past has produced 400 to 500 50-pound bales. He knew it was going to be good but was thrilled when it made 979 bales. After using AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer on just one cutting he produced more than 23,950 pounds more hay.

Traditional fertilization practices have certainly caused surface and groundwater pollution, but banning the application of certain nutrients is not the answer. The application of both nitrogen and phosphorus can be problematic. Chemical fertilizers that are highly concentrated cause water pollution even when they are applied at the recommended rates when followed too soon by a heavy rain or too much irrigation.

The answer to this dilemma is to start using more sustainable practices and natural products, such as AGGRAND Natural Fertilizers. The recycling of nutrients through the return of grass clippings (using a mulching mower) stimulates soil biological activity and supplies at least two pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet per year without causing any pollution. The application of low levels of AGGRAND Natural Fertilizers that contain fish, kelp and humates, plus adding corn gluten meal, stimulates the proliferation of microbes and earthworms, which readily fix these forms of nutrients before they ever get into lakes, rivers or streams. As the creatures in the soil multiply, they excreted by other organisms, which releases nutrients slowly as plants need them.

An actual comparison of two types of fertilizer, AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer 4-3-3 and one that is chemical, illustrates the difference. One homeowner applies 30-5-10 fertilizer to his or her lawn at 20 pounds per 5,000 square feet and a neighbor applies one quart of AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer 4-3-3 (2.3 pounds) of fish-kelp humate fertilizer per 5,000 square feet. The natural fertilizer puts .0184 pound and .013 pound of phosphate per 1,000 square feet into the soil. The naturally fertilized lawn is more drought and pest resistant and uses less water so it needs less frequent irrigation. The AGGRAND fertilizer stimulates biological activity, which creates stable soil aggregates enabling the roots to go deeper and become better developed, keeping nutrients in the root zone.

The chemical fertilizer puts 1.2 pounds of nitrogen and .2 pounds of phosphate per 1,000 square feet into the soil (65 times more nitrogen and 15 times more phosphate than the natural fertilizer). The chemically fertilized lawn and/or pasture is water hungry and needs constant irrigation because the grass relies on the chemical to supply the nutrients. The chemical toxifies the soil, inhibiting biological activity, which results in compacted soil and an unhealthy root environment. Most of the nutrients are free to flow over the compacted surface into the surface water or past the restricted root zone into the ground water. Research show that up to 96 percent of high analysis chemical fertilizers are not taken up by plants.

A Aggrand dealer wanted to give her mother a special, Living Mother’s Day gift last year. She enlisted her two sons to help landscape and plant flower gardens for her mother. It was a daunting job since the yard had been treated with chemicals for 30 years. We tried to dig up the sod with shovels, No luck, even though she thoroughly soaked the whole front yard the night before to make it easier to dig, She ended up renting a sod cutter.

They started with plants that were bare root or from seed. She added just enough compost to fill the voids where they dug up the sod and to fill in and cover the mounds made out of the dead sod. Three days she saw the AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer working. Everything was a beautiful deep green , half again as big as it was Saturday morning. Leaves were budding out on some plants and tons of blossoms on others. In its very first year, her mother’s new garden continued to produce beautiful flowers and plants throughout the growing season.

Commercial seaweed extracts first appeared on the market in 1950. By the early 1960s they were accepted for feeding of numerous crops because the application of kelp extracts increased the level of dissolved sugars (Brix) in fruit, and demonstrated increased root and bud development over crops to which no kelp was applied. Kelp is integral to the effectiveness of two of the most popular AGGRAND products: the 4-3-3 Natural Fertilizer with Kelp and 0-0-8 Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash.

One of the recognized benefits of kelp applications has been increased tolerance to disease. The use of kelp in a foliar program has been shown to strengthen cell walls and to facilitate the absorption of nutrients by plant roots. Specifically, the benefits of kelp are even more apparent when it is applied at particular stages in the growth cycle.