The higher the TSS or Brix value, the healthier and more nutrient/mineral rich the plant or produce is. Thus, as relates to farming and gardening, the produce from high Brix plants will also be high Brix and will offer the greatest nutritional and “energy” value to the one eating that produce. Thus, animals and humans will receive the greatest health benefit from fruits and vegetables having the highest Brix values (and from the meat of animals that have eaten grasses of the highest Brix value). a article by Michael Kaufman

Acceleration is improved  and with regular use, Diesel Concentrate continues to enhance performance by keeping injectors clean. The net savings on fuel expense can result in no additional cost to vehicle operation. For a company operating a fleet of large trucks, a 5 per improvement in fuel economy can have a substantial financial impact.

Calcium is vital to plant health. It regulates opening and closing of the stomata (leaf pores), removes toxins from the tissue and contributes to the development of shoots and roots, making the plant more resistant to unwelcome invaders. Many acidic soils do not contain enough calcium to support prolific plant growth. When soil pH is below 6.0, plants may show signs of calcium deficiency such as leaf yellowing, retarded growth of roots and shoots, die-back of growing tips and premature death of older leaves. AGGRAND Natural Lime applications easily correct calcium deficiencies without the need to till in bagged lime.

The plot receiving the AGGRAND fertilization program realized increased vegetable yields over the leading inorganic chemical fertilizer, and in some cases produced larger crops. In addition, after one growing season, the soil had more nutrients remaining when compared to the other two plots. Longer term work will be conducted to determine soil fertility trends. Anyone interested in a copy, please email me for it.

The new document provides detailed technical information for comparison between AGGRAND fertilizers and an inorganic chemical fertilizer. “The AGGRAND fertilization program outperformed the plots fertilized with the leading inorganic chemical fertilizer and the control plots where only water was applied,” said Holappa. The growth plot study gives empirical data on four vegetables- tomatoes, green beans, potatoes and corn.

Pick firm, well formed sprouts starting at the bottom of the main stem. The upper sprouts will enlarge and ripen continuously under a canopy of kale like leaves. Brussels sprouts like an irrigated fertile soil with a pH above 6.

Fertilize with AGGRAND Natural Liquid Lime and Natural Liquid Fertilizer 4-3-3 when the first true leaves appear, at the rate of 3 ounces per gallon of water per 10 foot row. Repeat every two weeks until sprouts begin to form, continuing with liquid fertilizer biweekly until cool weather slows production.

“I can assure you that some of these will be followed up,” said Ronald Roy, a food safety specialist at the FDA. “When we have a clustering of non-permitted residues around a certain (crop) or with a certain grower, then we investigate to find the cause and correct the specific problem so that it doesn’t continue.

“We are not really sure why the cilantro came up with these residues,” said Chris Pappas, a chemist who oversees the Virginia based USDA pesticide testing, “Researchers suspect growers may have confused guide lines for cilantro and flat leaf parsley, for which more pesticides are approved.”

The soil then turns into a solid mass, reducing its capability of holding oxygen and other nutrients (magnesium also becomes unavailable at this point). Crops look chlorotic and have difficulty getting established, and increased levels of fertilizer are necessary to produce a crop.

Proper sulfur levels provide high levels of protein in seed crops, forages and legumes, producing crops animals prefer.

Potassium enables efficient use of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, regulates plant tissues and fluids and is a prime requirement in chlorophyll construction, resulting in more of the large, nutrient rich plants that animals prefer.

Phosphorus is important in flower, seed and fruit development, essential for vigorous growth of plant reproductive parts and facilitates efficient energy storage and transfer. Plants produce more seeds and fruit, providing more for wildlife to eat and allowing plants to reseed themselves for better established stands of vegetation.