Monty's
Works on Bibb Lettuce!
Commercial Hydroponically Grown Bibb Lettuce
On August 28th
two trays of Bibb lettuce was seeded. Tray "A" seeds were treated
with Monty's 4-15-12 formula (8 ounces per 100 gallons of water).
Tray "B" was treated with a standard 20-10-20 water soluble
fertilizer.
On September
5th the plugs were transplanted into larger containers. The plugs
from tray "A" were foliar sprayed with Monty's 8-16-8 formula (8
ounces per 100 gallons of water) once a week for for three weeks.
The 20-10-20 was cut back by 75 percent in the water and Monty’s was
applied to the foliage. The plugs
from tray "B" were root fed in the water bath daily, a water soluble
20-10-20 formula.
The Bibb
lettuce using the Monty's program developed in 28 days compared to 35
days for the Bibb lettuce grown with the 20-10-20 fertilizer. . Monty's
program results in a better head of lettuce and quicker production
timing for commercial operations. Monty's should be considered a
supplement in the fertilizer program with large savings on cutting
back on salt based fertilizers.
Photos: The
head on the right was grown with Monty's Joy Juice, the one on
the left was fed a 20-10-20 fertilizer. Note the mass of the head
treated with Monty's and the better root structure.
Monty's ... See the Difference! It
Works! |