Changing The Way Food is Grown In America
PEPPERS
TeraGanix and a farm in Southern Arizona researched yield and organic matter content in Jalapenos. Ag1000® was applied to Jalapeno "Dulce" transplanted into winter ryegrass cover crop. 40 gallons per acre was applied throughout the growing season along with 16-8-4 fertilizer. No herbicides or pesticides were used in this trial.
The area struggles with very high salts in the soil from a large calcium deposit a few feet from the surface. Powdery mildew, phytopthora, and organic matter are also a common ailment for peppers.
Results were very positive in treated fields with yields 24% higher and organic matter increasing from 2.9% to 4%. Not shown here, nutrient availability was also increased when tissue samples were tested. Treated had significantly more nitrogen and phosphorus, indicating an increase in nutrient uptake.
For most field crops, we recommend 60 gallons of Ag1000® per acre per year spread over applications throughout the year, generally at each irrigation.
40 Gallons/acre/year in the Soil
20 Gallons/acre/year as a Foliar
Foliar spray should be applied in the morning or evenings. Conventional farmers can use Ag1000® with most of their programs. Do not mix synthetic chemicals with the microbes in concentrated, non-diluted, form. Many pesticides, such as Round-Up are antibiotic in nature and kill all the microbes within seconds of mixing. Therefore, if pesticides are to be used, please wait at least 48 hours between applications of pesticide and Ag1000®.
