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Release Archives: 11/17/2005
Itronics
GOLD'n GRO Liquid Fertilizer Produces Significant
Increase in Size and Health of Hydrangeas
RENO, Nev., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Itronics
Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ITRO; Frankfurt and Berlin
Stock Exchanges: ITG) reported today that Hydrangeas in
a GOLD'n GRO fertilizer field trial conducted by its
subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., grew to almost
double the size of the check plants and matured to
salable size in 30 percent less growing time. Hydrangeas
are a shrubby plant prized for their large, showy
cluster of white, blue or pink flowers.
"This trial used GOLD'n GRO 8-8-8 +4%S, a chelated
liquid multinutrient fertilizer," said Dr. John Whitney,
Itronics President. "This is the first large, wholesale
nursery trial that used fertigation as the fertilization
method that we have conducted and the results show the
significant improvements that result from applying
GOLD'n GRO chelated liquid multinutrient specialty
fertilizer."
The Hydrangeas fertilized with GOLD'n GRO 8-8-8 +4%S
approximately doubled in size compared to the check
plants. Flowering lasted almost two weeks longer, and
the plants grew to a salable size in about 30 percent
less time. The grower stressed that the GOLD'n GRO
fertilized plants produced larger, greener, and more
frost resistant leaves and stems and larger, more
colorful flowers.
Frost tolerance is of specific interest as the stem
tissue of plants treated with GOLD'n GRO 8-8-8 +4%S is
significantly harder and thicker than plants treated
with dry fertilizers. Sturdier stems provide a much
greater winter survival rate and general hardiness which
is highly desirable in cold climate areas including
northeastern U.S. where Hydrangeas are widely used in
urban and suburban landscaping.
The test was conducted at a wholesale nursery in Rhode
Island that grows Hydrangeas and other decorative plants
in containers. The study utilized fertigation feeding of
7,000 containers of 2 and 3 year Hydrangea Nicco Blue,
Lace Cap, Tardiva, Blue Billow and Charm. All of the
Hydrangeas were fed equal amounts of GOLD'n GRO 8-8-8
+4%S with each day's watering from April 15 through
October 28, one full week after the second hard frost.
The comparison Hydrangeas in 1,500 containers were hand
fertilized once with a dry, 9-month slow release
fertilizer with a 14-14-14 analysis and were hand
watered. The dry fertilizers used are recognized as
industry standard. Equal amounts of nutrients were
applied to both groups of Hydrangeas.
"The economics of applying GOLD'n GRO with fertigation
are attractive," Dr. Whitney said. "The grower realized
a 40 percent savings in product cost and an estimated 95
percent savings in labor cost to fertilize and water the
plants compared to the use of the dry fertilizer. In
addition the GOLD'n GRO produced superior looking, more
salable plants."
About Itronics
Itronics, through its subsidiary, Itronics
Metallurgical, Inc., is the only company in the world
with a "Beneficial Use Photochemical, Silver, and Water
Recycling" facility that extracts more than 99 percent
of the silver and virtually all the other toxic heavy
metals from used photoliquids and converts the resulting
liquids into environmentally beneficial, chelated,
multinutrient liquid fertilizer products sold under the
GOLD'n GRO trademark, and 5 troy ounce, 0.999 pure,
Silver Nevada Miner numismatic bars. The environmentally
friendly liquid fertilizers can be used for lawns and
houseplants, and are available, along with GOLD'n GRO
liquid fertilizer injectors, at the Company's "e-store"
catalog at http://goldngro.com. The popular Silver
Nevada Miner bars are available at the Company's
"e-store" catalog at http://www.itromet.com.
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Itronics Inc. is a
"Creative Environmental Technology" company and a world
leader in photochemical recycling. The Company also
provides project planning and technical services to the
mining industry and operates the global Internet
Information Portal, http://www.insidemetals.com. Dr.
John Whitney, Itronics President, was selected as
Nevada's Inventor of the Year for 2000 and is a member
of the Inventor's Hall of Fame at the University of
Nevada, Reno. Itronics was one of five finalists for the
2001 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Award, the most
prestigious worldwide award in chemical engineering
technologies. Itronics was awarded second place, Highly
Commended in the Environmental Technology category, at
the prestigious Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
2005 Worldwide Environmental Award ceremonies at the
Royal Courts of Justice in London, England.
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