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Can Banana Paper Fight Off This Common Potato Pest?

Can Banana Paper Fight Off This Common Potato Pest?

  According to the Modern Farmer, paper made from banana tree fibers may be key to overcoming potato cyst nematodes - microscopic worms that cause yellowing leaves and stunted spuds to be covered in legions. These worms latch onto and burrow into the tuber’s...

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Increasing Broccoli Yields With Growthful

Increasing Broccoli Yields With Growthful

In order to determine the most effective dose of Growthful's concentrate, the Aqueus team conducted a trial on Broccoli, spearheaded by Lance Beem with Beem Agro-Sciences.  Within this study, Aqueus set out to determine Growthful's effect on Broccoli yields and...

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Growing Melons With Growthful

Growing Melons With Growthful

The Santa Claus melon, sometimes known as the Christmas melon or pielde sapo (Toad Skin) is a variety of melon originating in Spain that grows to about a foot in length and is ovoid in shape. It has a thick, green-stripe outer rind and pale green to white inner flesh...

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Oakland Urban Growers – Growing Vegetable Profits

Oakland Urban Growers – Growing Vegetable Profits

Lettuce is a great leafy green to grow because it develops quickly, produces over a long period of time, and isn’t too demanding as long as it's sufficiently watered. It can also be cultivated in a wide variety of soils—however, soils with high water holding capacity...

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Meet Growthful!

Introducing Growthful, an auxiliary soil amendment that can help you optimize soil conditions for improved plant growth—and can easily be added to your current application methods.

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Record Breaking Harvests: Valley Farms

Record Breaking Harvests: Valley Farms

  Valley Farms - located in Imlay City, MI - is dedicated to providing fresh, quality produce. When they ran into difficulties finding their usual soil amendment they turned to Growthful and never looked back! Application Crops: Carrots and Onions Delivery...

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Increasing Tomato Yields – A Case Study

Increasing Tomato Yields – A Case Study

  Here at Aqueus, we thoroughly test the efficacy of our products before suggesting them for any specific crop. We had already obtained plenty of research on how Growthful™ aides crops such as corn, sugar beets, potatoes, soybeans, and other select vegetables and...

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What is Nutrient Uptake?

What is Nutrient Uptake?

Nutrient uptake is the process in which plants obtain the nutrients they need from the soil. Plants need to achieve homeostasis to thrive, meaning if the soil is nutrient deficient or the soil has an excess of nutrients the plant’s health will suffer. To regulate...

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Maximizing Soybean Profits – Walton Farms

Maximizing Soybean Profits – Walton Farms

The United States is the world's leading soybean producer and the second-leading exporter with soybeans comprising about 90 percent of U.S. oilseed production. However, in this competitive market with estimates of inputs at all time highs, analysts are projecting...

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Understanding Soil pH

Understanding Soil pH

If you want your garden or landscape to look its best, it's important to give your plants what they need to thrive. One important aspect of plant health is the pH of the soil. But what is soil pH, and what needs to be done after you know the pH number? Is it necessary...

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Nebraska Potato Grower – Growing Your Potato Profits

Nebraska Potato Grower – Growing Your Potato Profits

U.S. potato outputs were down 2% in 2021 compared to 2020 with yields in a similar decline. Despite this, more land was used for planting and harvesting. With the cost of inputs steadily on the rise and the lackluster yield to acreage ratio, many are looking for...

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What are Soil Amendments?

What are Soil Amendments?

Soil amendments are substances added to soil to improve its physical properties such as permeability, water infiltration and retention, drainage, aeration and structure. The purpose of a soil amendment is to create a better environment for the roots of a plant and...

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