Stories From Our Farm

Ferti-Fact: Copper Fit Your Plants
Introduction Copper is an essential micronutrient for all plant and animal life.  Even snails and slugs that are particularly averse to copper tape and pots have large amounts of copper in their tissue.  Copper is the 25th most abundant element on Earth...
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Ferti-Facts: Pre-Plant & At-Plant Fertilization
By Dr. Wes Chun, PhD, Grower's Secret Chief Science Officer Applying fertilizers pre-plant and at-planting are beneficial practices to restore soil fertility and grow a successful crop.  Pre-plant fertilizers are applied before planting seeds or seedlings into the field or into...
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Organic vs Conventional: Fifty Shades of Green
By Dr. Wesley Chun Ph.D., Grower's Secret, Chief Science OfficerIntroduction Organically produced food is an essential form of food production that has existed since the dawn of agriculture. It resided with the Green Revolution but has regained popularity since the rebirth...
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