BAICOR FAQ
What is Baicor?
Baicor is a specialty fertilizer company that manufactures products for Home and Garden. Our corporate office and manufacturing facility is located in Logan, Utah and all products are manufactured in the USA. Many products are designed for application on the leaves (foliar) but nutrients for the soil are also available. Facilitators are added to all nutrients to assist in uptake, translocation, and plant development.
What are Facilitators?Organic acids, amino acids, carbohydrates, and other natural products are used by certain plants to form chelates, increase uptake through leaf cuticle or root, translocate to various parts of the plant and increase the effectiveness for growth and development. Such components are added to Baicor products to facilitate these same actions.
What are Chelates?Certain Nutrients such as iron, zinc, copper, manganese, etc. are often fixed in the soil and made unavailable to plants. Chelates (a word meaning claw) are compounds that hold nutrients from soil fixation and release them on uptake for plant use.
Natural chelates are components such as organic acids and amino acids that are recognized by the plant, can be broken down and the nutrients released; the chelating substances can then be used for energy by the plant.
Synthetic Chelates (EDTA, EDDHA, etc) may at times be harmful to plant growth and development. Their use as a foliar is questionable.
What does the Plant require for Growth and Development?Plants are remarkable organisms; they require sunlight (for photosynthesis) carbon dioxide(to make the myriad of compounds needed for growth and development), water, air, and 13 mineral nutrients (nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, sulfer, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, boron, chlorine, and molybdenum). A healthy plant with these components is able to grow and develop; it makes its own vitamins, fats, proteins, etc. required for its metabolism.
What is Foliar Application?When nutrients are sprayed on leaves they are absorbed into the plant and utilized. Foliar application may by pass problem soils to deliver required nutrient to the plant at critical times of development, stress or other needs. Foliar application does not replace good soil management but supplements it.
What Baicor Fertilizers are available?All nutrients required by the plant are available as single nutrients or in combination with other nutrients. Often certain soil conditions such as high pH cause a deficiency of micronutrients. Baicor provides a product (COMBO) containing all micronutrients in chelated form to alleviate this problem. A complete fertilizer containing all nutrients (Jackpot) is available for vegetables, flowers, shrubs, etc.
Fertilizers are formulated to increase blooming and fruit set (Pro-Bloom); to use in starting plants in pots, hanging baskets, etc (Nutra Gel and Nutra Green); to increase germination and seedling growth (Plant Starter and NBE); slow-release nitrogen (Genes Booster) for leaves: improvement of soils (Soil Stimulator) and many other products designed to assist you in growing plants.
Do you have specific products for roses, vegetables, vine crops, trees, and shrubs?"Yes", We have products for these specific plants. Please contact us and we can help you find what will work best for your situation.
How safe are Baicor products to use on fruits and vegetables?
They are very safe. You can eat fruits and vegetables within 24 hours after applying product.
I want a lawn fertilizer that will make my lawn green and healthy, without having to mow it two times a week. Do you have a product like that?Yes, Gene’s Booster would work great. It is a 22-1-1 with 1% iron. This product gives your lawn the healthy green appearance you are looking for. Sometimes turf requires a little more iron; when this occurs Iron Combo Chelate in combination with Gene’s Booster works well.
Are Baicor Products Proven?They have been used over 17 years by Home and Garden, Agriculture, Golf and Turf Growers. We have used them in our own laboratory, greenhouse, and field plots. In addition independent growers use our products with complete satisfaction. Golf courses, flower gardens, vegetables gardens, and greenhouses use Baicor Products throughout the world. Our nutrient products are manufactured using the finest of materials; foliar nutrients are in true solution and in the proper form for effective uptake and use by the plant.
I have a retail store, how do I get your products?We would be happy to indicate the distributors serving your area.
I am a wholesale greenhouse grower, how can I find out what products to use?Please contact us and we will indicate our distributors in your area.
How do I use Baicor Products?Phyto-Plus (Greek for plant) products can be used as a foliar, dripline, or added as a drench or banding around the plant. Instructions are printed on the label as to methods of application, time to be applied, rate and use for different plants. We have a product for every circumstance and type of plant be it flower, vegetable, shrub, tree or turf. Call for specifics from our knowledgeable staff.
Why should I choose Baicor Products?Our products are developed for the grower, completely tested and only put on the market after years of research and development. We have a research staff with PhD's in Plant Nutrition, Soil Chemistry, Plant Physiology, Environmental Science and Microbiology. The founder of our company has over 45 years of experience in Plant Nutrition and Biochemistry with over 150 publications in these areas.
Because of our research emphasis, our products are only manufactured and sold after years of development and extensive testing. We are unique in stressing research, and market only tested products. We pride ourselves in having excellent products that are only manufactured in the United States.
