Application Rates for Fruit Tree 6-2-4

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Down To Earth  Vegetable Garden is full of powerful plant nutrition to help your garden grow! Its all-purpose formulation provides a perfect start for your sprightly spring veggies, gives your summer tomatoes super-powers and is fantastic for growing your favorite fragrant herbs. Vegetable Garden’s broad nutrient profile is ideal for use throughout the growing season. Grow and Eat Your Veggies!

Application Rates:

2.5 cups ≈ 1 lb; ½ cup ≈ 3.2 oz; 1 tbsp ≈ 0.4 oz

Guaranteed Analysis

TOTAL NITROGEN (N) 4.0%
0.2% Water Soluble Nitrogen
3.8% Water Insoluble Nitrogen

AVAILABLE PHOSPHATE (P₂O₅) 4.0%

SOLUBLE POTASH (K₂O) 4.0%

CALCIUM (Ca) 6%

MAGNESIUM (Mg) 1%
1% Water Soluble Magnesium

IRON (Fe) 0.4%

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Monterey Horticultural Oil for use on ornamentals, roses, vegetables, citrus, small fruits, tree fruits and nuts. Controls aphids, mites, scales, whiteflies and other soft-bodied insects. Year-round usage — Dormant and growing season. For use only in home fruit and vegetable gardens, home greenhouses, interior plantscapes & ornamental gardens.

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Liqui-Cop is a copper fungicide garden spray. Controls many diseases attacking citrus, fruits, nuts, vegetables and ornamentals. The control of diseases with fungicides is based on prevention. Plant surfaces must be completely covered with the fungicide to successfully prevent infection. Copper pesticides are considered preventative, not curative, of plant diseases. Use the highest indicated rate when disease incidence is high or expected to be, depending on rainfall and temperature. The lower rate is suitable for general preventive sprays under normal conditions. Since weather conditions and disease incidence vary, consult your Agricultural Extension Service for timing and initial application.

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Biological Insecticide in a Ready-To-Use hand pump sprayer. No mixing.

Controls worms & caterpillars on fruits, vegetables, ornamentals & shade trees in and around the home garden.

Monterey B.t. RTU should be applied when worms or caterpillars are first noticed, then repeated at five 5-7 day intervals while they are active. It should be applied more frequently to control heavy infestations. Monterey B.t. RTU should be applied thoroughly to top and bottom of foliage, and reapplied after heavy rains. Monterey B.t. RTU must be eaten by worms or caterpillars to be effective. After ingesting the insecticide, they immediately stop feeding, though they may otherwise appear to be unaffected for several days. May be applied up to and on the day of harvest.

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Biological amendments are the newest breakthrough in enhancing plant growth.

Our Transplanting Bundle gives incredible results. The Southern Oregon Bokashi has beneficial bacteria components. Big Foot Granular Root Inoculum combines powerful mycorrhizae and high performing ingredients as the carrier, producing mycorrhizae colonization levels that are unrivaled.

Why do we want to amend the root zone with microbial inoculants?

By providing a healthy root microbiome, your plants will establish faster and produce fruit sooner. Not only that, a healthy root zone filled with beneficial microbes will lessen the likelihood of bad pathogens getting in and causing diseases.

The Transplanting Bundle includes:

• Big Foot Concentrated Root Inoculum – Big Foot Inoculum is the very first all-in-one mycorrhizal product. This granular formula includes biochar, worm castings, and high-performance mycorrhizal fungi. Perfect for getting new plants established and existing plants boosted. Find instructions HERE!
• Southern Oregon Bokashi – Southern Oregon Bokashi offers the highest quality locally made microbial inoculants in the Northwest. This is a blend of photosynthetic, lactic acid and bacilli bacteria, as well as, yeast. Find instructions HERE!

For over 15 years One Green World has followed the same two guiding principles when transplanting.

1. Select suitable plant species for site conditions.
2. Use native soils for backfill without adding any organic matter or amendments like peat, compost, fertilizers, etc. in the planting hole.

We still believe this to be true, however…

The last couple of years of experimenting have changed our minds.

We can safely say biological amendments really work!

So, we are offering a Transplanting Bundle with these top-performing biological amendments. We recommend adding these when planting. In fact, we have found that these amendments are so helpful that we can even transplant in the middle of Summer!

The Transplanting Bundle is a complete biological amendment solution at a lower cost. These products we chose are a plant boosting synergistic combination, and when combined give your roots everything they need to get established and thrive.

By providing a healthy root microbiome, your plants will establish faster and more robustly. This cuts years off the wait for the production of fruit. Not only that, a healthy root zone filled with beneficial microbes will lessen the likelihood of bad pathogens getting in and causing diseases.

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Mycorrhizal fungi form a symbiotic bond with plant roots creating a microbial web. The microbial web accesses and absorbs water and vital nutrients. Mycorrhizae are utilized by landscapers, farmers, nurseries, innovative hydroponic and home growers, soil media manufacturers, professional horticulturists, and world champion pumpkin growers.

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Epsom Salt is a great source of Magnesium that is essential to plant development. It is required by plants to produce chlorophyll. One symptom of leaf yellowing is a magnesium deficiency. Epsom Salts also help plants absorb phosphorus, increases a plant’s natural resistance to disease and can be absorbed by both the leaves and roots.

APPLICATION DIRECTIONS: Foliar – Apply 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) per 1 – 2 gallons of water. This will cover 500 – 1000 square feet. Apply 2 – 4 applications throughout the growing season. Soil (Roses & Shrubs) – Apply 1/4 cup to the base of the plant early in the spring when new growth begins. A followup summer application may also be made.

Magnesium (Mg) 9.8%
Sulfur (S) 12.9%
Derived from Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate (MgSO4 •7H2O)

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Bokashi is an incredibly useful and under-utilized soil amendment that has a multitude of uses in the garden as well as in the chicken coop, compost pile or residential kitchen compost bin. While it does not provide fertility in the traditional sense of an N-P-K fertilizer, it does make nutrients available to plants while improving soil health and structure. You can think of it like an inoculant for your soil, similar to how you would inoculate bread dough or beer wort with yeast.

The large populations of various Lactic acid bacteria also make Bokashi an incredibly useful addition to any place where nitrogenous odors, (chicken poop, rotting veggie scraps, etc.) are present. The Lactic acid bacteria promotes the breakdown and fermentation of organic material and cuts down on the odors that compost bins with too much nitrogen-rich material are known for.

Southern Oregon Bokashi is composed of  symbiotic microorganisms (Lactic Acid Bacteria, Yeasts, and Photosynthetic Bacteria) grown onto a grain substrate that when utilized has been shown to:

• Breakdown nutrients from the soil therefore making the nutrients more available to plants
• Reduce the amount of fertilizer needed to achieve healthy productive plants
• Increase microbial activity in soil and, as a foliar spray, on leaves
• Improve soil structure by creating aggregates and increasing water holding capacity, therefore, reducing runoff and soil erosion
• Increase photosynthetic capacity of plants
• Suppress soil borne disease and pests
• Improve plant growth and fosters the formation of larger flowering sets
• Dramatically speed up composting of manures and organic waste
• Can be used in conjunction with organic, synthetic fertilizers, and other mycorrhizal products
• Provides high levels of polysaccharides, micro-nutrients, beneficial enzymes, and organic acids

1) Photosynthetic Bacteria (Rhodopseudomonas palustris)

The photosynthetic or phototropic bacteria are a group of independent, self supporting microbes. These bacteria synthesize useful substances from secretions of roots, organic matter and/or harmful gases (eg. hydrogen sulphide), by using sunlight and the heat of soil as sources of energy. Useful substances developed by these microbes include amino acids, nucleic acids, bioactive substances and sugars, all of which promote plant growth and development. The metabolites developed by these microorganisms are absorbed directly into plants and act as substrates for increasing beneficial populations.  R. palustris in particular has been acknowledged by microbiologists to be one of the most metabolically versatile bacteria ever described with the ability to utilize four distinct trophic feeding elements.

2) Lactic acid bacteria ( Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus delbrueckii)

Lactic acid bacteria produce lactic acid from sugars and other carbohydrates, developed by photosynthetic bacteria and yeast. Therefore, some foods and drinks such as yogurt and pickles have been made with lactic acid bacteria for decades. However, lactic acid is a strong sterilizing compound, and suppresses harmful microorganisms and enhances decomposition of organic matter. Moreover, lactic acid bacteria promote the decomposition of material such as lignin and cellulose and ferments these materials, thereby removing undesirable effects of non-decomposed organic matter. Lactic acid bacteria have the ability to suppress disease-inducing microorganisms such as Fusarium, which occur in continuous cropping programs. Under normal circumstances, species such as Fusarium weaken crop plants, thereby exposing plants to diseases and increased pest populations such as root-feeding nematodes. The use of lactic acid bacteria reduces root-feeding nematode populations and controls propagation and spread of Fusarium, thereby inducing a better environment for crop growth.

3) Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

Yeasts synthesis antimicrobial and other useful substances required for plant growth from amino acids and sugars secreted by photosynthetic bacteria, organic matter and plant roots. The bio-active substances such as hormones and enzymes produced by yeasts promote active cell and root division. These secretions are also useful substrates for microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria and actinomycetes.  When yeast lyse occurs they release the complete B vitamins into the soils aiding in recovery of plants from stresses.

4) Bacilli (Bacillus subtilis)

Bacillus work in the soil by forming bio-films composed of a multitude of microorganisms.  These tend to be formed at the interface between the air and water and interacts with the plant’s root system.  These bio-films are beneficial because for many reasons.  Bio-films are typically formed through the microbes use of quorum sensing.  Beneficial microorganisms are able to inhibit pathogenic microorganisms to gain dominance in the bio-films.  This ability aids in the control of pathogenic infections of plants.  Many of the Bacillus microbes can degrade polymers such as protein, starch, and pectin, therefore, they are considered to be an important contributor to the carbon and nitrogen cycles. When the nutrient availability falls too low for Bacillus subtilis they will form endospores and hibernate until conditions return to more optimum levels.  Bacillus subtilis has been found useful in foliar application to combat primary stages of powdery mildew infestation.

Southern Oregon Bokashi is produced in beautiful and agriculturally rich Southern Oregon by our good man Evan Short. Evan also operates a diversified permaculture homestead in the Applegate Valley.

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