I’ve heard of ducks for pest control before but fertigation of the irrigation water was new to me. Clever.
#agsky #RunnerDucks #fertigation #RegenAg
#agsky #RunnerDucks #fertigation #RegenAg
Every morning, around 1,000 long-necked ducks are let loose on a South African wine farm to gobble up insects in an environmentally friendly method of pest control that is gaining popularity. u.afp.com/SV3n
August 22, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I’ve heard of ducks for pest control before but fertigation of the irrigation water was new to me. Clever.
#agsky #RunnerDucks #fertigation #RegenAg
#agsky #RunnerDucks #fertigation #RegenAg
Countertop fertigation of Tuscan Blue Rosemary utilizing wastewater from Neocaridina aquaculture.. AKA shrimp poop herbs!
November 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Countertop fertigation of Tuscan Blue Rosemary utilizing wastewater from Neocaridina aquaculture.. AKA shrimp poop herbs!
Watching a YouTube backyard mechanic, I saw a new (to me) word on his baseball cap: Fertigation.
Turns out, fertigation is kind of what you would imagine -- running water-soluble fertilizers through a farm irrigation system.
2/10 word aesthetics
8/10 descriptive firepower
5/10 conciseness
Turns out, fertigation is kind of what you would imagine -- running water-soluble fertilizers through a farm irrigation system.
2/10 word aesthetics
8/10 descriptive firepower
5/10 conciseness
July 23, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Watching a YouTube backyard mechanic, I saw a new (to me) word on his baseball cap: Fertigation.
Turns out, fertigation is kind of what you would imagine -- running water-soluble fertilizers through a farm irrigation system.
2/10 word aesthetics
8/10 descriptive firepower
5/10 conciseness
Turns out, fertigation is kind of what you would imagine -- running water-soluble fertilizers through a farm irrigation system.
2/10 word aesthetics
8/10 descriptive firepower
5/10 conciseness
WF-coir is a promising organic alternative substrate to mineral wool and peat for highwire cucumber propagation regardless of the fertigation methods used in commercial facilities. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19123-25 #HortScience #plantscience
March 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
WF-coir is a promising organic alternative substrate to mineral wool and peat for highwire cucumber propagation regardless of the fertigation methods used in commercial facilities. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19123-25 #HortScience #plantscience
Our new study reveals that amino acid fertigation enhances radiata pine seedling growth—not just by boosting nitrogen uptake and photosynthesis, but by selectively enriching beneficial root fungi 🍄🌱
🧵 Read the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#FungalEcology #SoilHealth #Microbiome
🧵 Read the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#FungalEcology #SoilHealth #Microbiome
March 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our new study reveals that amino acid fertigation enhances radiata pine seedling growth—not just by boosting nitrogen uptake and photosynthesis, but by selectively enriching beneficial root fungi 🍄🌱
🧵 Read the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#FungalEcology #SoilHealth #Microbiome
🧵 Read the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#FungalEcology #SoilHealth #Microbiome
Highly expected... but good to see -> Mycorrhizal inoculation and crop rotation as soil sustainable management strategies to reduce fertilizer use and water consumption in horticultural crops - ScienceDirect
Mycorrhizal inoculation and crop rotation as soil sustainable management strategies to reduce fertilizer use and water consumption in horticultural crops
Crop rotation enhances agroecosystem sustainability by reducing nutrient loss, improving soil fertility, and decreasing crop evapotranspiration. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation further supports enhanced nutrient and water uptake by plants, potentially improving water use efficiency and soil health while reducing fertigation needs. However, crop species may respond differently to AMF inoculation under varying fertigation regimes. In this study, the response of four horticultural species to AMF inoculation was investigated under optimal (100 %) and deficit (25 % reduction) water and fertilizer (fertigation) availability. Leek, courgette, white bean, and celery were planted consecutively over the course of two years, with crop production and quality as well as leaf nutrients and soil parameters being measured at the end of each crop cycle. Mycorrhizal inoculation did not improve any agronomic parameter among the crops studied under either fertigation condition.
sco.lt
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Highly expected... but good to see -> Mycorrhizal inoculation and crop rotation as soil sustainable management strategies to reduce fertilizer use and water consumption in horticultural crops - ScienceDirect
Just the private sector is doing amazing things (some amazingly silly, some amazingly good.) Eg. microbial or fungal N2 fixing, precise ag solutions like fertigation, drop-in replacements like green ammonia, weirder stuff like enhanced rock weathering, etc. Some will fail, some will succeed.
March 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Just the private sector is doing amazing things (some amazingly silly, some amazingly good.) Eg. microbial or fungal N2 fixing, precise ag solutions like fertigation, drop-in replacements like green ammonia, weirder stuff like enhanced rock weathering, etc. Some will fail, some will succeed.
Google übersetzt mir:
"Tabak-Kasumi-Schildkröten" - aber das muss wohl ein Fehler sein.
Cleome als Wirtspflanze von welchen Nutzinsekten?
Darüber hinaus würde mich interessieren, in welcher Art von Substrat die Pflanzen stehen - und: ich vermute, Du betreibst eine ausgeklügelte Fertigation?
"Tabak-Kasumi-Schildkröten" - aber das muss wohl ein Fehler sein.
Cleome als Wirtspflanze von welchen Nutzinsekten?
Darüber hinaus würde mich interessieren, in welcher Art von Substrat die Pflanzen stehen - und: ich vermute, Du betreibst eine ausgeklügelte Fertigation?
May 10, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Google übersetzt mir:
"Tabak-Kasumi-Schildkröten" - aber das muss wohl ein Fehler sein.
Cleome als Wirtspflanze von welchen Nutzinsekten?
Darüber hinaus würde mich interessieren, in welcher Art von Substrat die Pflanzen stehen - und: ich vermute, Du betreibst eine ausgeklügelte Fertigation?
"Tabak-Kasumi-Schildkröten" - aber das muss wohl ein Fehler sein.
Cleome als Wirtspflanze von welchen Nutzinsekten?
Darüber hinaus würde mich interessieren, in welcher Art von Substrat die Pflanzen stehen - und: ich vermute, Du betreibst eine ausgeklügelte Fertigation?
We have really perfected our small plot canola trial system this year. Canola is now grown on amended soil through weedmat with Dosatron-controlled fertigation. Consistency is key when space is limited. #sclerotinia inoculations to come.
August 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM
We have really perfected our small plot canola trial system this year. Canola is now grown on amended soil through weedmat with Dosatron-controlled fertigation. Consistency is key when space is limited. #sclerotinia inoculations to come.
FYI: Fertigation transforms vineyard management with precise delivery of water and nutrients #Fertigation #VineyardManagement #Viticulture #SustainableFarming #PrecisionAgriculture
Fertigation transforms vineyard management with precise delivery of water and nutrients
Growers see improved yields, reduced costs, and environmental benefits as fertigation gains ground in American viticulture
www.vinetur.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
FYI: Fertigation transforms vineyard management with precise delivery of water and nutrients #Fertigation #VineyardManagement #Viticulture #SustainableFarming #PrecisionAgriculture
The detail on the fertigation skid is next level lol
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
The detail on the fertigation skid is next level lol
Greenhouse-grown #ginger adapts well to a wide range of soilless substrates, but fertigation is key 🌱 Low N (~100 mg·L⁻¹) maximized growth and rhizome yield vs. higher rates. Smart nutrient management can boost US ginger production! https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19328-26 #HortScience #plantscience
June 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Greenhouse-grown #ginger adapts well to a wide range of soilless substrates, but fertigation is key 🌱 Low N (~100 mg·L⁻¹) maximized growth and rhizome yield vs. higher rates. Smart nutrient management can boost US ginger production! https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19328-26 #HortScience #plantscience
When fertilizer prices climb, efficiency becomes more valuable than volume. The question isn't how much fertilizer you apply—it's how much actually reaches the root zone & supports crop performance. Precision irrigation & fertigation are helping orchard growers improve both yield and profitability.
Precision Irrigation in the Orchard: Where Fertilizer Value Is Won or Lost
Growers should focus on irrigation uniformity, fertigation timing, and root-zone access to maximize nutrient efficiency and crop response.
www.growingproduce.com
July 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
When fertilizer prices climb, efficiency becomes more valuable than volume. The question isn't how much fertilizer you apply—it's how much actually reaches the root zone & supports crop performance. Precision irrigation & fertigation are helping orchard growers improve both yield and profitability.
I mean, who has better fertigation straight from the aquifer?
July 22, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I mean, who has better fertigation straight from the aquifer?
The kicker is that nitrate-laden water is literally fertigation for lawns.
June 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The kicker is that nitrate-laden water is literally fertigation for lawns.
People who grow tomatoes starts they buy at the farmers market are yeah delusional about growing food. To grow even through the growing season with large high hoops you need irrigation, fertigation, pest control. You need to know what temps your seeds germinate at.
May 22, 2026 at 4:06 AM
People who grow tomatoes starts they buy at the farmers market are yeah delusional about growing food. To grow even through the growing season with large high hoops you need irrigation, fertigation, pest control. You need to know what temps your seeds germinate at.
I always knew I wanted to grow #cannabis but never thought it would be my job! Two years into it working my ass off and get promoted to Fertigation lead. What I’m getting at is never stop chasing your dreams even if you catch them mfs keep GOING
November 17, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I always knew I wanted to grow #cannabis but never thought it would be my job! Two years into it working my ass off and get promoted to Fertigation lead. What I’m getting at is never stop chasing your dreams even if you catch them mfs keep GOING
Already been done. Plasticulture. content.ces.ncsu.edu/plasticultur...
Plasticulture for Commercial Vegetables | NC State Extension Publications
This guide for farmers describes the advantages and disadvantages of using plasticulture to grow vegetables. It includes information on equipment needed, recommended ways to set up a fertigation syste...
content.ces.ncsu.edu
August 3, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Already been done. Plasticulture. content.ces.ncsu.edu/plasticultur...
Researchers compared the effectiveness of fertigation with Fe-EDTA, Fe-DTPA, and Fe-EDDHA to prevent pH-induced Fe chlorosis in Calibrachoa and soybean grown in soilless media over a pH range from 6.0 to 7.8.
#HortScience doi.org/10.21273/HOR...
#plantscience
#HortScience doi.org/10.21273/HOR...
#plantscience
March 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Researchers compared the effectiveness of fertigation with Fe-EDTA, Fe-DTPA, and Fe-EDDHA to prevent pH-induced Fe chlorosis in Calibrachoa and soybean grown in soilless media over a pH range from 6.0 to 7.8.
#HortScience doi.org/10.21273/HOR...
#plantscience
#HortScience doi.org/10.21273/HOR...
#plantscience
💧🪴 Fertigation in action at the Cannabis Biology and Cultivation Systems Lab...
#plantbiology #horticulture #controlledenvironmentagriculture
#plantbiology #horticulture #controlledenvironmentagriculture
July 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
💧🪴 Fertigation in action at the Cannabis Biology and Cultivation Systems Lab...
#plantbiology #horticulture #controlledenvironmentagriculture
#plantbiology #horticulture #controlledenvironmentagriculture
I am lobbying hard to use the word "hydroponics" (a woody* word) instead of "fertigation (a tinny* word) at my work.
Fertigation is an ugly portmanteau and should be shot in the sun. But was "hydroponics", too?
But then I see that Modern Greek uses "geoponiko" to refer to land-based ag. Yay!
Fertigation is an ugly portmanteau and should be shot in the sun. But was "hydroponics", too?
But then I see that Modern Greek uses "geoponiko" to refer to land-based ag. Yay!
Crete — a place where people write in formulas and where they also love phylogeny.
P.S. This could be an outstanding title for the journal dedicated to the study of macroevolution.
P.S. This could be an outstanding title for the journal dedicated to the study of macroevolution.
April 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I am lobbying hard to use the word "hydroponics" (a woody* word) instead of "fertigation (a tinny* word) at my work.
Fertigation is an ugly portmanteau and should be shot in the sun. But was "hydroponics", too?
But then I see that Modern Greek uses "geoponiko" to refer to land-based ag. Yay!
Fertigation is an ugly portmanteau and should be shot in the sun. But was "hydroponics", too?
But then I see that Modern Greek uses "geoponiko" to refer to land-based ag. Yay!
Today I'll be working on a fertigation system at the facility where just about *all* the sweet potato cuttings in the US are tissue cultured into existence. It's going to be nice having a day where I don't need to worry about research or grad student wrangling 😍.
November 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Today I'll be working on a fertigation system at the facility where just about *all* the sweet potato cuttings in the US are tissue cultured into existence. It's going to be nice having a day where I don't need to worry about research or grad student wrangling 😍.
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Precision Irrigation in the Orchard: Where Fertilizer Value Is Won or Lost
Growers should focus on irrigation uniformity, fertigation timing, and root-zone access to maximize nutrient efficiency and crop response.
www.growingproduce.com
July 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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