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Incredible results… lawn “healed itself” in a couple of weeks… never looked so good.

Hi John... I have a "Lifeless Soil Kit" to apply. The soil temperature here in Iowa is about 50 degrees...grass is greening up...what soil temperature should we have before applying the kit? Thanks, Charles L. Charles, the greening lawn indicates soil is coming alive after winter dormancy. This is an excellent time to apply our products. You will get great results at this time. Let me know if I can help further.   Best,  John & Bob’s Thanks for the prompt response, John. Another couple of questions… I have a couple of very valuable maple trees in my lawn…about 85 years old…one has some canker…I don’t see any fungal presence in the soil under the trees (with microscopy) just bacteria…. Grass is growing under the trees… in order to incorporate the Maximize into the soil, could I plug aerate the area under the tree, or maybe the whole lawn, and apply the Maximize, etc. then…. Would that get the mycorrihzae fungi into the root zone… I'm reluctant to disturb the soil, but would it be beneficial in this case… Also have a vegetable garden area that has no planting right now… the soil here is also mostly bacterial. The mycorrihzae fungi in Maximize are spores, as I understand it, and so could I apply the Maximize, etc. now as a soil amendment and later when I transplant some tomatoes, etc. in a couple of weeks… Thanks for the help. Charles L. Charles, Your thoughts are spot on. Maximize was formulated as a topical amendment, except that you won’t get the benefit of the mycorrhizae because it needs to be in close proximity to roots. Your idea of plug aerating would be an excellent way of fully utilizing all ingredients in the Maximize. For the vegetable garden, yes, application now and later is great - really the more the better, no such thing as over application. Plants in the garden (like your vegetables) are really the engine that drives soil improvements via the Maximize and all our products. While using our products on barren soil is fine, I wouldn’t want the soil to be barren for long because the products will not be fully utilized without plant activity.   Best, John & Bob’s Thanks, John…you're up and at it early today… Just want to say what excellent results we got last year from your products… lawn had major grub and soil web worm issues as well as rust… treated with predatory nematodes, milky spores along with a couple of applications of “lifeless soils” kit. incredible results… lawn “healed itself” in a couple of weeks… never looked so good. Thanks again for all the support. Charles L.

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WOW!

Hi Bob, hope this message finds you doing well! I took a $5 vegetable gardening class at a local nursery on Saturday. (It included coffee and donuts. The person who taught it raved about this product, especially if one’s soil is hard. She said she was taught in college that rock hard soil could not be amended quickly. It’s best to simply dig it out of your yard and replace it. She said your product does the job and is AMAZING.  As she said that, I was thinking about how incredible the people are who created such a product. Well! This evening I started to read about how to apply it and Roxy told me to look at the photo! So COOL!!!! That’s wonderful that you developed this! What an amazing contribution. And in case you’re wondering... the $5 class turned into $120 of veggies, soil amendments, and worm castings! Ha! You are way up there on the Cool Scale, Bob. Lisa W.

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…I love your product.

And I had to take a moment to tell you how much I love your product....more importantly how much my plants and soil love your product.  A million thanks for figuring it out and providing a great product. Kathryn L. Kathryn, We are thrilled you took the time to provide your feedback. Thank you for your kind comments. We appreciate your input and your ongoing support. It’s affirming to hear our customers understand the significance and effectiveness of our product line. All our best,  John & Bob’s

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