When salespeople come to call with new products to improve your soil, approach them with a skeptical, but open mind, advises Andy McGuire, a Washington State University Extension educator. Most growers want to improve their soils, but they’re faced with a wide array of products, such as inoculators, enzymes, soil conditioners, seaweed and fish powders, and mineral supplements. While there are opportunities for genuine breakthroughs, growers should bear in mind that many new products don’t do all they claim, McGuire warned. Growers should ask themselves the following questions. Why? Why should you cnsider using one of those products? Do you […]
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