Soil Fertility Management

Food for Your Food

A soil sample will tell us what your vegetable garden, strawberry patch or apple tree needs to thrive. The next step is having these nutrients added to your soil. Wilson Home Farms uses organic fertilizers and soil amendments, usually Fertrell Products, to amend your soil.

Available Fertilizers:
Fertilizers are applied for direct use by the plant.

Super N - Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for vegetative growth, and is the hardest to retain in your soil
Berry Mix - A special blend for Brambles, Blueberries, and Strawberries
Aragonite - A source of Calcium for your plants - it does not contain Magnesium which often ties up nutrient availability
Vegetable Blend - A special blend to be used as a general fertilizer for vegetable crops
Foliar #3 - a balanced liquid fertilizer used to give growing plants a boost
Soil Mineralizer - a fertilizer used to improve the health of your soil. It adds calcium, trace minerals, salt and sulfur which aid in healthy root structure.

Available Soil Amendments:
Soil amendments are used to correct a problem in your soil such as a phosphorus deficiency.

Phostrell - Used to correct Phosphorus deficiency
Blood Meal - Quick-release Nitrogen fertilizer, used to correct Nitrogen deficiency
Feather Meal - Slow-release Nitrogen fertilizer, used to correct Nitrogen deficiency
Epsom Salt - Used to correct Magnesium deficiency
Gypsum - A calcium source for a garden that has an adequate pH. It aids in loosening the soil structure.
Lime - Used to raise soil pH and help release phosphorus.
Humic Acid - a liquid soil amendment that aids in holding nutrients in the soil and releasing them as the plant requires.
Flour of Sulfur - Used to drastically lower soil pH
Hollytone - Used to maintain a lower soil pH

Fertilizer Programs

Basic Fruit Tree Fertilization

Advanced Fruit Tree Fertilization

Fruit tree fertilization is based on the size of the tree, based on the diameter of the trunk.

Super N is applied at 2 pounds per inch diameter in the spring
Gypsum or Aragonite is applied at 3 pounds per inch diameter in the fall
Soil Mineralizer is applied at 2 pounds per inch diameter in the fall

Advanced fruit tree fertilization adds foliar feeding to the program.

Liquid # 3 and Humic acid are sprayed on the trees twice in a season. The first application occurs when all the leaves come out of hibernation. The second application occurs two months later after the fruit is maturing.

This program includes pest management is further described on the Pest and Disease Control page