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Testimonials
We have achieved incredible results throughout the world.
"I've developed my own program, which is a big improvement on anything I've ever achieved before. At emergence I drench the zucchini seedlings with Triple Ten™ diluted at 1:100 and this process is repeated one week later.
From then on I begin an intensive foliar program. On Mondays of each week I foliar-spray with Cu-Tech Triple Ten [a specialist foliar for cucurbits] and on Fridays I spray with Cal-Tech™ [Nutri-Tech's amino-chelated liquid calcium with boron]. I continue the program religiously throughout the crop cycle.
The results are amazing. I have had no powdery or downy mildew for the past two crops, and my yield and quality have been sensational! At any given time I will have up to 14 zucchinis on each plant! I didn't think it was possible. This Cu-Tech Triple Ten is great, its better than anything else I've ever used."
- Peter Webb, a
Queensland zucchini grower from Wamuran
Robert trialled a Personal Prescription Blend on his 8000 mango trees at Finnis River Estate, Dundee Beach, NT. His soil test revealed a light sandy soil virtually deficient in everything. His previous program had involved an N.P.K centred program using Crop King 55.
He has previously suffered serious pest problems involving tip borer and pink scale. Robert decided to trial N.T.S on the advice of renowned mango adviser Malcolm Kraaz. His prescription blend was applied by hand at a rate of 2kgs per tree involving 1 ½ days of labour. Robert phoned on the 30-01-01 to express his delight at the improvement in his crop. His comments were as follows:
"I returned from holiday yesterday and I could hardly believe my eyes. I have never seen such a transformation in such a short time. I have seen literally millions of mango trees in my lifetime. My father grew mangoes in the Burdekin before we moved up here. I now believe that this is the first time I have seen genuinely healthy mango trees. They have a deep green colour which is different to nitrogen green, the leaves are larger and have an amazing gloss. There is no pink scale this season and very light tip borer pressure. We have a water logging problem on this property and I have blocks of stunted 3-year-old trees which have been struggling. These trees are now firing along with fantastic flushes even though they are still sitting in water. I just can’t believe it. I didn’t think it was possible."
- Robert Pucciarmati, a mango farmer from Dundee Beach, NT
Alan and Melissa Cook from Malanda are chrysanthemum growers who
were experiencing quality problems related to over-fertilisation
with chook manure (a common problem in floriculture). They also
had problems with disease at the propagation stage. Oversupply
of N.P.K is a major mistake in horticulture. In this case the
Cooks decided to remove all N.P.K inputs and replace them with
weekly applications of
Nutri-Tech Black Gold™
and
Flora-Tech Triple Ten™
(a specialist liquid fertiliser for floriculture).
The benefits of the new program have delighted the Cooks. The crop is producing more buds and more flowers with more vibrant colours. Plant health is dramatically enhanced with a sheen on both leaves and flowers.
Black Gold has been used as a root hormone on the propagation table and the root establishment has been exceptional with roots breaking out of the bottom of the pots two weeks before planting.
The gain in yield and quality are also reflected in demand for their produce with florists commenting that they now have the best flowers in the area.
Peter Cochrane farms 3000 Nashi trees near Cowra in NSW. In Mid 1999 Peter made a decision to change his farming practices. Several years of heavy N.P.K combined with chemical weed, pest and disease management has visibly changed the condition of the soil beneath his orchard trees. The soil had become hard in places, it smelt different and the earthworms had departed. However, it was personal health problems, which provided the main impetus for change.
For several years Peter had experienced blackouts and dizzy spells. Brain scans and numerous neurological tests were unable to determine the cause of the mystery illness. Despite Peter’s suggestion that there could be a link to his chemical farming practices, the doctors refused to accept the possibility and refused chemical residue analysis or other tests, which could confirm or refute a chemical link. There was no further help and little hope of a viable diagnosis from the medical community, so Peter, like a growing number of chemical casualties, was forced to assume responsibility for his own health.
Convinced that his farming practices had somehow contributed to his condition he decided to make some changes. In July of 1999 Peter contacted Queensland company Nutri-Tech Solutions and despite some degree of scepticism he decided to embark on a complete, biologically oriented program based upon Nutri-Tech’s popular Soil Therapy™ service. Personal prescription blends were designed for each of the two blocks that had been soil tested. These blends included lime, gypsum, humates, nitrogen and trace elements in a base which involved a patented ‘living’ composted fertiliser called Nutri-Store 180™. Immediately following the application of the prescription blend an activating microbe solution called the Carbon Program was applied following by a foliar program. The foliar regime began with a leaf-based application of Nutri-Life 4/20™ microbes to promote bio-balancing. A specialist liquid fertiliser developed for pears called Pome-Tech Triple Ten™ was applied monthly and Nutri-Neem™ Cold Pressed Neem Oil was included with each Triple Ten application as a natural wetter/sticker. All of the foliar nutrients were applied in accord with moon phases (i.e. foliar spraying during any of the 6 days leading up to a full moon will always ensure good nutrient translocation).
Peter comments upon his results following the first harvest with the new program.
"I was simply astounded at the results. There was a massive fruit set which would have been thinned but for the failure of a chemical thinner and we were really concerned about the fruit size and quality with such a tremendous nutrient load. Well we harvested 250% more fruit than the previous season and fruit size was just as good as other years."
He continues, "Quality was absolutely brilliant with virtually zero rejection due to insect damage. We harvested 8500 trays per hectare this season. There were also other gains. The trees were incredibly healthy and far more balanced than in previous seasons. There was less nitrogen sponsored wood growth resulting in a 75% reduction in pruning requirements and even the weed pressure has decreased significantly. A mulching program has helped here but there also appears to be a link to balanced soil nutrition and reduced weed pressure".
However it was the personal health gains with which Peter was particularly pleased.
He comments, "I haven’t had a single health problem since I began the program. My blackouts have disappeared completely and I now have no doubt that the chemicals were the culprit."
"I used no herbicides, pesticides or fungicides this year, I believe that the increased tree health has improved resistance."
"I purchased a refractometer when I began the program. My brix levels have increased from 4 - 6 to levels ranging from 14 - 17 (brix levels above 12 are supposed to enhance pest and disease resistance. GS)."
"I am now looking very seriously at the idea of converting my orchard to organics. I’m virtually already there and I now know that it is both possible and profitable. NTS have put me on the right road and I’m looking forward to seeing the changes in this years Soil Therapy report which is due shortly."
- Peter Cochrane, a nashi farmer from NSW, Australia.
Our South Australian distributors
have supplied our most recent Australian grower reports and they
include the following:
In a program with one of the leading celery growers in South Australia, Bio-Tech Organics applied the Nutri-Life Bio-N™ and Nutri-Life Bio-P™ at 1 litre per hectare and foliar-sprayed Nutri-Life Bio-Plex™ a couple of weeks later. There were no additional nitrogen inputs. Five weeks later, the nitrogen levels, monitored with Horiba nitrate meters, are in the luxury range. The grower is struggling to believe that he can grow a nitrogen-hungry crop like celery without regular nitrogen inputs. The crop looks exceptional, but the grower keeps phoning, asking what he should be doing - he can’t grasp the idea that the microbes are doing the work for him.
In another instance, one of Bio-Tech Organics’ potato growers treated part of his crop with a conventional program and part of it using Nutri-Life Bio-Plex™. Five weeks ago, the nitrogen readings in his conventional block were a very high 9200 ppm, but despite two further applications of ammonium nitrate, these levels have now fallen to 1700 ppm, demonstrating the inherent instability of chemical nitrogen. In the area treated with the microbial product, but no nitrogen, levels have remained relatively stable, starting at 6800 ppm five weeks ago and still reading a respectable 5170 ppm.
In another case, a lettuce grower applied none of his customary heavy nitrogen and phosphorus inputs at pre-plant, but instead applied 1 litre of both Nutri-Life Bio-N™ and Nutri-Life Bio-P™ per hectare. His only other input during the crop cycle was a single foliar spray of Veg-Tech Triple Ten™, combined with 300ml of Nutri-Life Bio-Plex™. The Crop is now ready to harvest and this simple, inexpensive program has been responsible for some of the largest, healthiest lettuces the grower has ever produced.
In another recently initiated potato trial involving a grower, described by Bio-Tech Organics’ John Norton as a "self-confessed ammonium nitrate junkie", 1 litre of Bio-N and 1 litre of Bio-P have been the only inputs. At three weeks old, a petiole sap test has revealed luxury nitrate levels of 9400ppm. John Norton considers it highly likely that weekly chemical fertiliser inputs can be replaced with Bio-N, Bio-P and a couple of foliar sprays of Root-Tech Triple Ten™ with Bio-Plex. NTS consultants have adopted a ‘wait-and-see’ approach, where these products are currently programmed in conjunction with conventional N and P, rather than replacing these inputs.
NTS recently received a letter from Denis Walker in Geraldton WA:
Dear Graeme
I wish to write comment on your products and information on fertilising procedures.
The use of Mango-Tech Triple Ten™ and the foliar sprays recommended by Nutri-Tech rewarded our orchard with the best crop of mangoes ever.
The crop was heavy and the fruit was the biggest in size up to 1.5 kilos in weight and some boxes only 6 or 7 in each.
Our prices at Perth Markets $25 to $35, while Carnarvon (600 kilometres to North of Geraldton) received from $10 to $25.
The amazing sight in the Geraldton harsh environment was the growing of the trees while bearing fruit, also no fruit drop due to sudden 40o heat.
This season we used water sparingly, only when the hot easterly wind dry out the orchard, but no ill effects on the trees or fruit.
Yours Sincerely,
Denis Walker
Ron Ferris from Home Hill, Nth QLD reports an extra 4000 trays of mangoes harvested from his trees after a full program using a Soil Therapy™ prescription blend and a foliar program using Mango-Tech Triple Ten™.
Peter Brown, a Sunshine Coast banana grower expressed regret
that he had not entered his bananas in the Brisbane exhibition.
His ladyfinger hands from a block which had been treated with an
NTS Personal Prescription Blend
were considerably larger than any of the winning exhibits. Peter
had also been foliar spraying the specialty foliar fertiliser
Stool-Tech Triple Ten™.
Sunshine Coast avocado grower Bede McKenzie has had impressive yield results using the microbial innoculant Nutri-Life 4/20™. This single input increased his bin weights from 380kg (control plot) to 465kg (trial plot).
Heather & Trevor Poppi from Forrest Beach, North QLD were delighted with their record watermelon crop using a Soil-Therapy™ prescription blend. It is generally accepted that watermelon yields will drop when the crop is grown on the same patch in consecutive seasons. It is very rare to grow three (3) consecutive crops is the same block. The Poppis' first years yield was 8 tonnes, the second year the block yielded 7 tonnes as expected. The third year the Poppis' trialed a personal prescription blend in the hope of preventing any further yield losses. When Heather Poppi called to report the results, they had harvested 22 tonnes from the third year planting and estimated there was still another 4 tonnes on the ground.
Clifford Smith from Coolum Hydroponics in QLD reports some excellent results using a foliar spray of Nutri-Tech Black Gold™ for pre-plant treatment of his lettuce seedlings. "The difference between the treated and untreated seedlings is just amazing", and Clifford estimates that the treatment reduces his actual growing time by about 2 weeks.