The ROOTS® Story First,
a bit of background, in case you didn’t take biology in high school. Professor
Graeme Berlyn, Yale School of Forestry believed that plants could utilize organic matter ROOTS®
can be easily understood as a supplement just like the supplements humans
take. While photosynthesis is completely different from metabolic
digestion, the role of the supplement is similar.
Many plants are deficient in essential vitamins, and ROOTS®
has a vitamin compound. This compound is similar to the antioxidant humans
take and provides a similar benefit : Plants
require carbohydrates for their best development. Farmers have used
molasses for this purpose for centuries. ROOTS®
contains myoinositol, a complex carbohydrate.
Inositol is currently being sold by General Nutrition Corp. as one
of its supplements. We don’t know its purpose in humans. Plants
also have their own special requirements - certain hormones that are
essential for their development - auxins, ghibberellins, and cytokinins.
There is a very narrow window for these (too many will inhibit plant
growth), so ROOTS®
contains a seaweed extract that carries these elements in their natural
(and completely safe) amounts. Plants
are very dependent on soil microbes for their nutrition and survival So
all of your plants can benefit to some degree from ROOTS® and
some also need Mycorrhiza.
Here is our recommendation. ROOTS® Organic (liquid)is used to start all:
ROOTS®
Organic liquid is used all year on houseplants & bonsai ROOTS®
for Flowers & Vegetables is used throughout the growing season
where the soil is not rich enough ROOTS®
for Grass is used on all lawns in late spring and summer. (but most
grass require lawn fertilizer, applied in the early spring or late fall) ROOTS® (transplant) 1 Step is used to start all:
Directions
on the labels should make the application clear. No special equipment is
required. A watering can can be used for the liquids (all are diluted two
ounces into one gallon of water. A hand trowel can be used for the
granular ROOTS®
1 Step (or just sprinkle from the foil pack into the Also
your soil is improving each year, rather than declining, so the benefits
are cumulative.
At this point, people usually ask, what about insects and disease?
Will ROOTS® solve those problems?
In a word, no.
We believe healthier plants can better risk disease and pests, but
there is nothing in our products that will hurt any bug or disease, be it
ever so irritating. There
are, of course, some natural ways to keep bugs away, but we have said
enough for one session. We thank you for your time and attention.
And for purchasing our products, if you choose to do so.
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