Questions & Answers
Supplied by Garden Of Eden Products
1) What is Aspergillus?
Aspergillus Soil
Culture is a breakthrough product designed to increase germination
and reduce the need for chemical fertilizers while increasing
the yield of various crops, including garden varieties and ornamentals.
The product is a strain of naturally occurring soil culture which
has the ability to accelerate decomposition of organic material
and increase nitrogen in the soil. Unlike bacterial cultures presently
on the market, this soil culture does not require the presence
of nodule producing legumes to be effective.
2) How well does Aspergillus
work?
Test show consistent
ten to forty percent yield increase with various crops. Soil analyses
have shown nitrogen buildup of over 25 pounds per acre after one
growing season.
3) How does Aspergillus
work?
In addition to nitrogen
increase, this soil culture has two other properties - stimulation
of seed germination and plant growth. Seed test on many different
crops, garden vegetables and ornamentals have shown consistently
increased germination rates, better root system development, and
more rapid plant growth. This soil culture also has the ability
to accelerate the decomposition of organic material present in
the soil, including straw, weeds, insects and molds. Over 38 digestive
enzymes have been isolated from strains of this organism, allowing
better use of stubble, mulches and other humus.
4) How is Aspergillus
used?
One cup of this
product can be sprinkled over each bushel of seed as it is added
to the planter box, then mixed thoroughly using hands or a stick.
Garden seed may be coated in a small container just prior to planting.
Any excess of the coating may be retained for later use. Plants
that are transplanted may be dusted with soil culture on their
roots. A small amount of the product may be applied to the soil
of house plants and watered as usual. For established trees and
shrubs, mix one cup of soil culture to 100 gallons of water with
your usual adjuvant and deep root feed as you normally would.
This product is easily applied and very efficient.
5) Are there any dangers
with the product?
No known harmful
effects have been found, as there is little danger from this naturally-occurring
organic culture. As long as the product is kept dry, the life
of this product is relatively unlimited.
6) Do herbicides, fungicides,
or pesticides affect soil culture?
When all products
are properly applied, the soil culture remains alive and most
active. Apparently, unless the seed is harmed by herbicides, fungicides,
or pesticides, no damage will occur due to interaction effects
of the soil culture with these chemicals.
7) What are the potential
advantages of using this product?
This soil culture
can significantly reduce the need for nitrogen-based fertilizers.
Soil conditions vary and so will increased production yields.
Expect to receive greater yields even the first year of application.
For the commercial grower, expect significant increases in seed
germination and quicker root propagation. Landscapers and arborists
should see less transplant shock and quicker feeder root growth.
8) Has Aspergillus been
tested?
Aspergillus has
been tested actively for several years. Test have been conducted
in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas. Recently with tremendous
results. Where the culture has been used for four or more years,
controlled test indicates substantial increases.
9) How often is this
product to be applied?
That's the best
part, as you only need to apply Aspergillus once a year, at the
beginning of the growing season.
10) Bottom Line
Less Chemical Nitrogen = $$$
Increased Yields = $$$
Lower Cost = $$$
Note: When
starting seed, its is recommended that a sterilized starting mix
be used. This is because unsterilized soil can contain pathogenic
bacteria, which can cause damping off of the seedling. During
the sterilization process, even the beneficial microorganism are
destroyed. By adding Aspergillus inoculate, you will be reinstating
some of the lost, micro-flora that the seed and newly formed root
system needs in order to grow into a healthy vigorous plant.
Test results on germinating Chamaedorea
radicalis,
Syagrus
cearensis &
Attalea polysticha seed.
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