Spring Prep: Plant Nutrition

Host Bill Calkins is joined by Dr. Josh Henry, a Ball technical service specialist with expertise in plant nutrition and fertility, to take you through a range of topics related to crop nutrition with the goal of setting you and your team up for success with spring production.

 

In this discussion, Josh covers an early-season checklist that includes water testing, injector calibration and the importance of having an in-house testing toolbox handy. Then he digs deeper into options for fertilizer—macronutrients and micronutrients—and tips for adjusting pH up or down. There’s a lot of great information packed into 25 minutes, so this is a perfect podcast to share with your entire production team.

 

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/EuAlb8BXuRo

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Properly Conduct a Pour-Thru Test for pH & EC (VIDEO): https://youtu.be/WyJ2fgkng-8?si=jqmYt5L6IEbXIYdR

 

AlkCalc calculator for adjusting pH and Alkalinity (from e-GRO): https://e-gro.org/alkcalc/dist/index.html

 

Ball Seed Ornamental Plants Plug Growing Chart: https://ballseed.com/PDF/OrnamentalPlants-PlugGrowingChart.pdf

 

Fertilizer Injector Calibration (University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension): https://extension.unh.edu/sites/default/files/migrated_unmanaged_files/Resource000882_Rep928.pdf