Fert treatments for newly collected stock

[Dan W.]

Hey fellow collectors,

Reading some of the fretilizer and soil treatment threads lately got me curious about how the rest you treat material after collection.

I tend to give a heavy dose of B1, myicorrhizae, microbes, a little transplant fert... and I'm even guilty of adding a few drops of superthrive.

I know it might seem like over-kill but it's been working well for me.

How about the rest of you?

 

[JudyB]

I had a bottle of superthrive, and used it on collected trees while it lasted, but then found a cheaper alternative that still seems to lessen transplant stress. It was called quick start, and it smelled like a lot of B vitamins. I can't seem to find it now so may not be available anymore.

But I have to say that when I planted out my veg. garden this past summer, I dosed each plant with a big gulp of humic acid solution, and I've never seen them get off to such a fast start, with little to no lag. They just took off!

 

[Dan W.]

Thanks Judy,

The mycorrhizae solution I use has a good dose of humic acid as well. I've heard a lot of great things about it.

 

[coppice]

Its still warm out, so I'll add a little osmocoat to soil. Otherwise nothing this late in the year, till spring.

 

[crust]

I have used super-thrive and B-1 concentrates in the past with newly collected or ailing trees. It seemed to boost them a bit. Giving full strength chemical fert I only do when the root ball is loose like swamp collected larch or it is a vigorous species. Trees with tight bound root pads peeled from rocks etc. I am much more cautious and reduce strength if at all. Foliar feeding has a immediate effect on real nitrogen starved material and has little risk. This year I tried a recommended product called Rhizotonic on some delicate plants that were in a slump and had marked improvements in general health and greening. I tried it on some collected stuff and had similar results so I am sold on this stuff as a tonic. By chance, I also used a organic fertilizer that seemed to work better than others as a late spring jump fert. Its called Fast Start 4-4-2 by Jobes organics. It has bacteria,myco-fungi, and Archea. I dumped the stuff in drilled out butter tubs and set them on the soil surface. Every time I watered I would swirl some water into the glop and it would slowly drain in.

 

[crust]

Thanks Judy,

The mycorrhizae solution I use has a good dose of humic acid as well. I've heard a lot of great things about it.

So what one is it?

 

[Dan W.]

So what one is it?

Age Old is the brand. I'll check the exact one when I get home.

 

[Dan W.]

Hey Crust,

It's Age Old "Soluble Mycorrhizae"

It contains 16% Humic Acid.

-- I also try to add pine duff with mycorrhizae to my soil mix.