Phosphorus Levels show drops while using SumaGreen Ag

During our Farm day in Federalsburg, Maryland at Taylor's Organic Farm SumaGreen displayed the findings of how Phosphorus levels in the soil had dropped while using the SumaGreen Ag with SumaGrow inside product. 

Through Tissue and Soil samples taken on Soybeans, Kale, Cabbage, and Zucchini the Taylor Organic Farm noticed significant drops in their Phosphorus levels.    They originally used the product to reduce their production costs and to get increased yields but in the state of Maryland the Phosphate Regulations are extremely strict.  The Soil samples taken showed a drop of 337 ppm of Phosphorus to 271 ppm.  That is almost a 20% drop in Phosphorus!

Add this to the Organic product costs getting cut by $250 PER ACRE!   Then throw in the increased yields in the following.
Zucchini: 2012--- 404  1/2 bu marketable product per acre
                 2013*--  460  1/2 bu marketable product per acre*
               TOTAL INCREASE of almost 13.8%

Soybeans -- 2013  SumaGreen Ag  -  42.9 bu per acre
                  2013  Control  -   38.1  bu per acre
                 TOTAL INCREASE of 12.5% in yield and $28.20 per acre in profit

Cabbage --  No yield increased data yet but savings on growing the cabbage.
              2013  SumaGreen Ag treatment + 100 lbs of potash = $173.55 per acre
              2013 Organic recommended treatment - cover crop, 2 tons of Microstart 60 (3-2-3) = $405
         TOTAL SAVINGS PRE HARVEST   $231.45 PER ACRE**       

*    Noted the farm said marketable crop.  They normally had given away 5  1/2 bu each week in the past to a food bank because of non-marketable crop.  Also they lost 20% of their SumaGreen Ag crop due to excessive rain.  IF we add in the average for the 20% lost that would bring their total harvest up to 575  1/2 bu (20% is equal to  115 1/2 bu's lost).  This would make their yield increase 39.5%

**  If the yield ends up being the same they would basically PROFIT $231.45 per acre.  If there is ANY positive yield difference that just make them even more profit.   From the results above we would have to imagine they will get a 15%+ increase in yield which would make their profit over $400 per acre on these crops.

Imagine what SumaGreen Ag can do for your crops (corn, watermelons, flowers, turf, etc).  We have similar results in various crops so just ask to see our results.  As we say University tested with Real World Results and Mother Nature approved.

If you would like to attend our next Farm Day in Federalsburg, Maryland in February 2014 please contact us at:  Contact@sumagreen.com

SumaGreen FARM DAY Nov 23rd - - Federalsburg, Maryland

Presentation will cover how SumaGreen works compared to fertilizer and how they are to be used along with results from all over on various crops. Below is the agenda for the Farm Day

10:30 to 12:00 Introduction to SumaGreen SumaGrow, How it works, Yield Data, Tissue and Soil Analysis results and Crop Trials.
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 to 2:00 field tours of crops currently being grown with SumaGreen
2:00 to 4:00 there will be one on one time 
  
Speakers will be:
Wayne Wade President of Bio Soil Enahncers
Steve Elwell President of SumaGreen
Bobby Taylor Farmer
*** Tour will be given at Farm of crops that were grown with just SumaGreen: Kale, Soy Beans, Cabbage, Collards, and Broccoli.

This will be a first hand Farm Demonstration





Location: 
Bobby Taylor’s,
28320 Turner Road
Federalsburg, Maryland










If you are interested in attending please contact us soon as seating is limited:  contact@sumagreen.com
PS--  Sumagreen works on anything with a root system so if you are in Landscaping you might want to ask about our Turf products that LCO's in over 30 states are using right now

Get garden ready for Spring planting full of Organic Matter

Then do not look to far just do what we recommend and start enjoying the most bountiful Harvest you have ever gotten next Summer and Fall!

Grass clippings are a great source of organic matter. Throughout the Spring and Summer they can be used in the middle of the rows and around plants to keep weeds from getting a foothold. My father had us do this in our own garden but we just wanted to keep the weeds down and let’s face it who likes to WEED?
The grass clippings will also keep moisture evaporation down to a minimum. If these are SumaGreen Turf grass clippings the breakdown of the clippings will be a little faster. The grass being so finely chopped, the clippings disappear completely into the soil by Fall. Later in the season you may have a surplus of grass clippings on your hands. Spread them over the empty spaces in your garden or flowerbed and till them under into the soil.

Ashes from a fireplace or fire pit make great fertilizer for flowers and vegetables because of its high phosphorus and potash numbers. Do not use them around acid-loving plants for they make the ground "sweeter."

For those living in the country and have chickens, the old bedding makes an excellent soil builder. It's true, the sawdust or wood shavings lock up the nitrogen until the decomposing process is completed; but the high level of nitrogen present in the chicken litter balances this out. If you have been using the SumaGreen Ag in your garden this will break down the chicken litter a lot faster and go easy on the sawdust to make sure it is not clumped into one spot.

There are some things I did not mention, like cow manure and composting. I think everyone is fairly aware of the tremendous benefit they are to the soil. The downside is the smell and being manure not so many people like spreading it around. When using the SumaGreen Ag in you garden there is no need for the manure. There are however, some things that should NOT be put into the garden or flowerbed. Such things as dog and cat manure. The pathogen and parasite levels tend to be very high. The presence of tapeworm, roundworm, and hookworm larva make it risky business to use these as a soil builder.

For those making your own compost piles from leaves be careful as some leaves are harmful to gardens. Leaves of the black walnut and butternut trees should be avoided if possible because of tree-produced toxins. This all goes back to people saying that SumaGreen is a type of compost. True to a point but we manufacture our microbes to make sure you ONLY get all the GOOD microbes needed for growing crops / grass. Compost piles tend to have some good and some bad microbes. This is why your garden may get good results one year and bad results another year. Where with SumaGreen products you will always get that bountiful garden year after year.

Remember get your SumaGreen on that garden at seeding time, treat the garden again 4-5 weeks later, and then ENJOY the best tasting apples, oranges, pears, tomatoes, corn, soy beans, collared greens, pumpkins, watermelons, and even have the most beautiful flowers as well.

Go to our SumaGreen facebook page and see some other results and what everyone has to say.

Making a Sale with SumaGreen

Can what you say actually cost you a sale to a potential client?

Well YES!! This is pretty obvious but knowing how to say it is the most important. After you have given your pitch on the product let the client ask the questions and do not be afraid to say you do not know the answer to one of their questions. Making up the answers is really bed and will only make things WORSE. This will only make you look bad in the long run. QUOTES from other people gives more creditability to how the SumaGreen products work.

UNDER promise and OVER delivering is the way to go. Sure we have had results of 40-70% increases in crops but telling them they should see a 10-20% increase in yield and letting them get a 30% increase is better then telling them they will get a 40% increase in yield and then they get 20%! Client should be happy with the 30% increase but now wants to know what went wrong because he only got 20%.

Over talking to a client and stating 100’s of benefits make the product seem “to good to be True”. Again let the client tell you what they notice after using the product. If they need a push mention some things that other LCO’s / Farmers have seen by using our product. Like telling them about results of better growth in of grass in shaded areas, farmers that had 14 foot sugarcane, 8 foot tomato plants, Blueberries and Tobacco that survived the several frosts, golf courses that saw less wilting in the turf during the Summer months, and of course the quotes of better tasting crops. Being able to stay in touch with your client and getting them answers quickly on their questions is always a plus.

ALWAYS get a testimonial from a current user telling about how well the product worked for them.

Remember SumaGreen is an extraordinary product and once you get a farmer to use it you will have them for life as they can easily see the results. Never leave the situation one where you are someone they do not want to have return. Always leave the door open to being able to come back when you have even MORE results on how well the product worked on a crop that they grow or how well the product worked on farms in nearby areas. This is why we have Farm Days. This only gives that farmer FREE PRESS to product their crops and also helps you spread the word about what SumaGreen can do for others.

CrabGrass Control

Improper application timing in many cases is the leading cause of crabgrass breakthrough. Applied to late, crabgrass will germinate and begin growth before the herbicide is incorporated into the soil. Applications made to early will have a depleted residual before all weed’s seeds have germinated. This is also where slow release fertilizer could work against you as you may be feeding the weed’s seeds by accident. SumaGreen Turf, which can be applied with herbicides, can help reduce the outbreak of crabgrass by not giving it any room to grow by feeding grass right then and possible smothering out the crabgrass. SumaGreen with SumaGrow inside tends to keep grass all grasses (fescue, bermuda, kentucky bluegrass, St augustine, etc) thicker which makes things more difficult o the crabgrass. Crabgrass can be one of the most difficult weeds to control. There are many factors involved when attempting to control crabgrass by pre-emergent herbicides. These include herbicide selection, application rates, soils, cultural practices, environmental factors and most importantly timing.

When it comes to application timing there are a few theories that are used regarding application. These theories have some relevancy but with changing weather patterns a more precise determination may be necessary. Pre emergent timing is often based off of ornamental plant activity. These plants may include forsythia and lilac. It is often recommended to apply pre emergent herbicides when these plants begin to bloom. This theory is pretty accurate but does the germination of crabgrass really correlate with these plants?

A good example of this would be a short period of above normal temperatures, though misleading. These temperatures may cause ornamental plants to bloom but the soil temperatures may remain the same or increase only a little. Also, the ornamental plants may have certain stresses on them which may delay the blooming period. Another theory is based on the thickness of your lawn that can be used. This theory suggests a thin lawn should have herbicides applied a little early and later applications for thicker lawn in regards to forsythia blooming. As we have all seen crabgrass germinates and thrives in thick healthy turf as well as weak thin turf. For these reasons we must monitor soil temperatures when attempting to time herbicide applications.

By monitoring the soil temperature many turf maintenance companies can accurately plan for crabgrass germination. By most indications crabgrass will germinate when the soil temperatures reach 50o to 55o F for at least 3 days. This is also a good temperature (can apply SumaGreen Turf when temps are above 45o) to apply SumaGreen Turf. An example mentioned above, turf density can affect how the germination can continue to germinate into the summer. With inconsistency in weather patterns crabgrass is germinating earlier in certain areas. Unseasonably warm winter temperatures may cause earlier herbicide application resulting in subsequent applications thereafter. Several Universities base herbicide application timing by the temperatures of the soil.

To confidently make recommendations on application timing it is important to monitor the soil temperatures. The use of soil thermometers to record daily temperatures can provide accurate data for application timing. Soil temperatures should be monitored in the general area near client’s location and can be a valuable service for them as well as other clients in area. Accurate recommendations along with quality herbicides will provide us with the tools we need to insure good crabgrass control.