Lava sand for tropical fruit trees?

[Tropicalgrower89]

I've always heard that fruit trees like volcanic soil, so I'm thinking about adding this around my trees. Any thoughts on this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lava-Sand-Organic-soil-conditioner-amendment-40-lbs-/320777658815?pt=Fertilizer_Soil_Amendments&hash=item4aafd6a1bf


Thank you,

[nullzero]

Interesting, may have to experiment with it as a container mix in an SWC sometime. Perhaps a 50/50 mix with river sand.

[zands]

I've always heard that fruit trees like volcanic soil, so I'm thinking about adding this around my trees. Any thoughts on this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lava-Sand-Organic-soil-conditioner-amendment-40-lbs-/320777658815?pt=Fertilizer_Soil_Amendments&hash=item4aafd6a1bf


Thank you,

I would use it on my special trees. I just emailed the seller for more details. It seems like a reasonable price for granite (granite and basalt are volcanic spew Western Washington into Idaho is covered with a basalt layer) rock dust. Though this is prolly larger than rock dust. Paramagnetic!

Z

[Tropicalgrower89]

Cool. Yeah, I bought my epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) from that seller. My nutrient deficient mamey is actually coming back to life!  I applied it last saturday morning.

[CoPlantNut]

For future reference, you can pick up epsom salt at your local grocery store or Wal-Mart, usually in the health aisle.  It is commonly used as a bath or soaking salt and is quite cheap-- probably less than the shipping costs alone on ebay.

[Tropicalgrower89]

For future reference, you can pick up epsom salt at your local grocery store or Wal-Mart, usually in the health aisle.  It is commonly used as a bath or soaking salt and is quite cheap-- probably less than the shipping costs alone on ebay.

Thanks for the heads-up.

[Tropicalgrower89]

This product is even more interesting...

http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Ville-Volcanite-40-lb-Bag/dp/B0036BV9DW

[Bananimal]

Volcanite by Garden ville is available from Sears for $10.99 for the 40 lb bag.  Interesting stuff.

[CTMIAMI]

I have been using Azomite, rock dust and is working wonders. I did a test in my avocado grove with 12 trees. I put about 4 lbs of Azomite on each of them in December and Now May 2012  there is larger and more fruit in the 12 trees. Also I have been mixing it in the potting soil for root stock plants and is working real well. I just up potted a tree that had the stuff and the roots were thick, white, no dead tissue. I would try lava rock but I have not seen it in Florida.
Carlos
www.myavocadotrees.com

[Tropicalgrower89]

I have been using Azomite, rock dust and is working wonders. I did a test in my avocado grove with 12 trees. I put about 4 lbs of Azomite on them in December and Now May 2012  there is larger and more fruit in the 12 trees. Also I have been mixing it in the potting soil for root stock plants and is working real well. I just up potted a tree that had the stuff and the roots were thick, white, no dead tissue. I would try lava rock but I have not seen it in Florida.
Carlos
www.myavocadotrees.com

Wow. Sounds like a good product. Thanks for the info Carlos.  I wonder how it will work with my mango, banana, and mamey trees.

[CTMIAMI]

Try it, there is a distrubutor in central Florida. I it continues to outperform I will buy by the ton at the end of the year.and put it in all my donnies.

[fruitlovers]

I've always heard that fruit trees like volcanic soil, so I'm thinking about adding this around my trees. Any thoughts on this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lava-Sand-Organic-soil-conditioner-amendment-40-lbs-/320777658815?pt=Fertilizer_Soil_Amendments&hash=item4aafd6a1bf


Thank you,

Seems like a lot to pay for a bag of sand. We never use sand here as lava cinder has more nutrients and is much easier to obtain. We also use powdered pa'hoehoe lava, also called blue rock, which is a very hard volcanic rock. Result is very similar to powdered granite is a local resource.

[adiel]

Cool. Yeah, I bought my epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) from that seller. My nutrient deficient mamey is actually coming back to life!  I applied it last saturday morning.

Alexi, good to hear that.

[Guanabanus]

Sounds interesting for trace elements.  The only things like rock dust that I have actually used are ag lime, Dolomite lime, and phosphatic clay (a.k.a. colloidal phosphate or soft-rock phosphate).

[Tropicalgrower89]

Sounds interesting for trace elements.  The only things like rock dust that I have actually used are ag lime, Dolomite lime, and phosphatic clay (a.k.a. colloidal phosphate or soft-rock phosphate).

I bought a 5 pound bag of azomite (powder) to try it out and see if it lives up to it's reputation. Suppose to contain minerals A to Z and has shown positive results with mangoes, papayas, and avocados. Let see how it works out with my mamey trees.