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Mark in Texas

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Re: Ground Application of Sulphur
« Reply #25 on: April 29, 2013, 08:45:17 AM »
I applied Actosol   http://www.arctech.com/actosol.htm  over12 months ago its Humic and Fluvic acids. If it does 1/2 of what it says.....

And there's the rub, "claims", as in another sales pitch.  I'll preface this by guessing it was the urea that did the trick for you.  Most soils are very deficient in N. 

Here are a few myth busters about snake oils aka as non-conventional soil additives.  Believe me, wanting to believe the claims I've given many a try. 

Some of the best U. of Cali tropical farm advisors/authors weigh in, like Ben Faber and Gary Bender.  Excellent!

Snake Oil, Horticultural Myths, Horticultural Urban Legends, and Persuaders in our Industry
Jim Downer Ph.D. Coopera􀆟ve Extension, Ventura County


http://ceventura.ucdavis.edu/newsletters/Topics_in_Subtropics39882.pdf

The word about hundreds of non-conventional soil additives done by the U. of Wisconsin.

http://www.soils.wisc.edu/extension/pubs/2006noncon_with_ref.pdf

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Re: Ground Application of Sulphur
« Reply #26 on: April 29, 2013, 03:18:05 PM »
What king of sulphur and humates are you using?

Carlos, this is the one that I am using:







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Re: Ground Application of Sulphur
« Reply #27 on: April 30, 2013, 03:42:46 PM »
Mark, what do you think of this? Should I be using Ammonium sulftate in my soil to get quick results? Part of my soil is alkaline and clayish. When wet, it is almost like a gummy clay that stick to my fingers.

http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets/is0372.pdf

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Re: Ground Application of Sulphur
« Reply #28 on: April 30, 2013, 10:12:09 PM »
Yep, ammonium sulfate would be an excellent choice and one I use often.  Buy it by the 50 lb. bag size at feed stores.