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Tuesday, April 09, 2024
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Peroxide Soil Drench
Even though the soil has been rested for two years a peroxide drench was still applied to help reduce any potential carry over issues. This was done after all amendments were added and the entre growing site was tilled. Essentially the soil is “good to go” and then the drench was applied just before planting. Since the peroxide it is most effective in the upper portions of the soil profile as it percolates down, by drenching after the soil is mixed and in place, the peroxide is most active where the roots start and are most likely to be for the season.
Since drenching is done by hand it is important (from the applicator stand point) to ensure that all areas are covered. This is a contact only product so full coverage is essential for effectiveness.
Goal is a 300ppm solution
Procedure Followed…
-Ensure soil has some moisture already present to ensure a quick peculation of the drench in the soil profile
-Applied around sunset since UV light can degrade the product quickly
-1,000sq.ft. is drenched with about 275 gallons of water
-3 gallons of peroxide are added to the water tank immediately before application
-Entire area is drenched twice over to help ensure complete coverage
Scientific Articles:
https://openurl.ebsco.com/EPDB%3Agcd%3A11%3A8008603/detailv2?sid=ebsco%3Aplink%3Ascholar&id=ebsco%3Agcd%3A136081950&crl=c
https://academic.oup.com/jambio/article-abstract/121/2/519/6717265
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