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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Chiles" data-source="post: 7348720" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>[USER=4612]@ajd132[/USER] is definitely right about the fact you really need to get your head around the basics of dd before you start worrying about buying cans of biologicals. They’re not a magic wand that can sort out all of your problems.</p><p>There are several things you need to understand about biologicals before you start buying them. Firstly not all of them are equal and you certainly can’t go just slapping anything on. From some of the trial work I’ve done with producers of these products you can get some dramatic positive results, you can also get some negative results if you apply the wrong product.</p><p>Secondly I’m not sure that all producers have fully tested their products on individual crops to assess the results.</p><p>Thirdly you’ve got to accept that you’re never going to get consistent results with a biological product, you’re dealing with a living thing and whether it thrives or not is very dependent on weather and its surrounding conditions.</p><p>Fourthly, and this is almost the best one, is that often the less you interfere the more the natural biology will kick in and do it all for you.</p><p>Having said all of this, Tim is probably one of the most advanced managers of this system, he is constantly testing sap readings, understands what those measurements are telling him, and very knowledgeable on the type of biology he needs to get the results that he does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Chiles, post: 7348720, member: 1233"] [USER=4612]@ajd132[/USER] is definitely right about the fact you really need to get your head around the basics of dd before you start worrying about buying cans of biologicals. They’re not a magic wand that can sort out all of your problems. There are several things you need to understand about biologicals before you start buying them. Firstly not all of them are equal and you certainly can’t go just slapping anything on. From some of the trial work I’ve done with producers of these products you can get some dramatic positive results, you can also get some negative results if you apply the wrong product. Secondly I’m not sure that all producers have fully tested their products on individual crops to assess the results. Thirdly you’ve got to accept that you’re never going to get consistent results with a biological product, you’re dealing with a living thing and whether it thrives or not is very dependent on weather and its surrounding conditions. Fourthly, and this is almost the best one, is that often the less you interfere the more the natural biology will kick in and do it all for you. Having said all of this, Tim is probably one of the most advanced managers of this system, he is constantly testing sap readings, understands what those measurements are telling him, and very knowledgeable on the type of biology he needs to get the results that he does. [/QUOTE]
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