Application Rates

How to Properly Apply Soil Enhancers

We have created a step-by-step guide about soil enhancer application. That way, you can correctly apply or reapply your SumaGrow product to your plants.

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What You Need to Know Before Applying SumaGrow Products

  • 1 The standard application rate is one gallon per acre in sufficient water to apply the desired rate
  • 2 If already using N-P-K products, it is vital that N-P-K application rates be reduced by 50% when using Bio-Solutions SumaGrow™ inside
  • 3 If soil organic matter (OM) is low (i.e. heavy sand or heavy clay soils), increase the initial application rate by 0.5 gallon for all applications
  • 4 Avoid extreme temperatures. Store at 40°F to 80°F
  • 5 Always properly calibrate your sprayer prior to application to assure recommended application rate per acre is achieved
  • 6 Apply in late afternoon or at sundown to ensure optimal absorption
  • 7 For second application: Foliar application is suggested

Co-Application

Bio-Solutions products with SumaGrow inside can be co-applied with your irrigation water through a metered irrigation system. The product can also be co-applied with liquid nitrogen and herbicides. Please do not co-apply with fungicides or fumigants.

Agitation

The product should be gently agitated prior to application. In smaller containers, simply shake the container prior to loading into sprayer. With bulk barrels and totes, agitate prior to transferring to sprayer. You can use an air wand or paddle agitator.

Please loosen caps on containers upon receipt of product so that microbes can receive oxygen. Leave the caps loose until the product is applied.

Bio-Solutions SumaGrow Inside™

For optimal results when using our product, we have listed recommendations
for crops and cultivation practices, such as the following:

  • Organic Applications
  • Cotton
  • Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Milo
  • Soybeans
  • Summer Grasses (Grazing)
  • Organic Applications
  • Cotton
  • Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Milo
  • Soybeans
  • Summer Grasses (Grazing)
  • Summer Grasses (Hay)
  • Wheat, Oats, Rye, etc.
  • Okra, Pepper, Eggplant
  • Summer Grasses (Hay)
  • Wheat, Oats, Rye, etc.
  • Okra, Pepper, Eggplant
  • Tomato
  • Beans: Lima, Green, Kidney, and More
  • Tomato
  • Beans: Lima, Green, Kidney, and More
  • Leafy Greens
  • Cucumber, Pumpkin, Squash, Watermelon, and More
  • Irish Potato and Sugar Beet
  • Grapes, Blueberries, Blackberries, and More
  • Strawberries
  • Leafy Greens
  • Cucumber, Pumpkin, Squash, Watermelon, and More
  • Irish Potato and Sugar Beet
  • Grapes, Blueberries, Blackberries, and More
  • Strawberries
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Conversions

For conversion application from US gallons to metric liters, please use the following equivalents:

0.5 Gallons = 2 Liters

1.0 Gallons = 4 Liters
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10 Liters Per Hectare

Product Application Rates

  • 1. Organic Applications

    It is recommended that all application rates be increased 100% of traditional applications for conventionally grown crops. The conventional rate of one gallon per acre will increase to two gallons per acre for organic crop.

    This increase is recommended because the buildup of soil nutrients in organic fields is typically significantly less than that found in conventionally fertilized fields. Additionally, organic fertilizer products tend to have a slow release of nutrients compared to that of chemical fertilizers. Number and frequency of applications may also have to be increased for the same reasons.

  • 2. Cotton

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons (2 Liters) per acre at planting, preferably in rows
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at pin head square

  • 3. Field Corn, Sweet Corn, and Milo

    Step 1: Apply 1 gallons per acre at planting
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre approximately 4 weeks after planting
    Step 3: Can make optional third application just prior to silking, which takes 7 to 10 days prior. This application would be best made aerially

  • 4. Soybeans

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at planting
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre approximately four weeks after initial application

  • 5. Summer Grasses (Grazing)

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre around spring green‐up
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre 4 to 6 weeks later

  • 6. Summer Grasses (Hay)

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons around spring green‐up
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons after each cutting

  • 7. Wheat, Oats, Rye, and More

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons at planting
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons at flag leaf emergence.

  • 8. Okra, Pepper, Eggplant

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at planting
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre three to four weeks after initial application

  • 9. Tomato

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at planting (If transplanting, dip roots in solution equivalent to 6 oz. Bio-Solution's SumaGrow Inside™ per gallon of water prior to transplanting)
    Step 2: Apply 1 qt. per acre every 7 to 10 days through peak harvest

  • 10. Beans: Lima, Green, Kidney, and More

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at planting
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre three to four weeks after initial application

  • 11. Leafy Greens

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at planting
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre three weeks after emergence

  • 12. Cucumber, Pumpkin, Squash, Watermelon, and More

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at planting.
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons three to four weeks after initial application

  • 13. Irish Potato and Sugar Beet

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at planting
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre three to four weeks after initial application

  • 14. Grapes, Blueberries, Blackberries, and More

    Step 1: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre at early bud break
    Step 2: Apply 1 qt. per acre at bloom stage
    Step 3: Apply 1 qt. per acre at early fruit set

  • 15. Strawberries

    Step 1: Apply 1 gallon per acre at planting
    Step 2: Apply 1 qt. per acre at four-leaf stage
    Step 3: Apply 1 qt. per acre at first bloom and every seven days through peak harvest

  • 16. Peanuts

    Step 1: Apply 1 gallon per acre at planting
    Step 2: Apply 0.5 gallon per acre at pegging
    Step 3: Apply 0.5 gallon per acre at bloom set
    Step 4: Apply 0.5 gallon per acre at nut set

  • 17. Rice

    Step 1: Treat 80 to 100 lb. sprouted seed with 0.5 gal. Bio-Solution's SumaGrow Inside™ product mixed in solution
    Step 2: Apply 1 gallon per acre 30 days after broadcast or drilling
    Step 3: Apply 0.5 gallon per acre at flag leaf, boot leaf, or pre‐flowering stage

    NOTE: Please refer to item number 19 for Seed Treatment, Seedlings, and Transplants

  • 18. Trees and Shrubs

    Step 1: Mix equivalent of 3 oz. per gallon and spray from trunk to drip line
    Step 2: This application should be made in spring at bud stage, summer, and fall

  • 19. Seed Treatment, Seedlings, and Transplants

    Sprouted Seeds

    At Planting (Drill or Broadcast): Treat seed prior to planting at 0.5 gallon per100 lbs. seed
    At 30 Days: Apply 1 gallon per acre
    At Flag Leaf, Boot Leaf, or Pre‐Flower Stage: Apply ½ gallon per acre

  • Seedlings To Transplant
    (25-Day Old Seedlings)

    At Transplant: Root dip seedlings in equivalent of 1 gallon per acre (Dilute solution equivalent to 6 oz. of SumaGrow Inside™ per gallon of water)
    At 30 days: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre
    At Flag Leaf, Boot Leaf, or Pre‐Flower Stage: Apply 0.5 gallons per acre

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