RECIPE #24 BORAX IN YOUR GARDEN                 
Categories: Garden, Borax, Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts         

  Borax is used by Nutgrowers in a liquid spray and         
  sprayed on nut trees which gives the trees the added      
  minerals to make it set more nuts and keeps them on       
  the trees. This is done in early spring when in leaf.     
  
  But I use a teaspoon to a three gallon sprayer. It       
  doesn't take much, for it is taken in thru the leaves    
  as spraying with liquid fertilizer. U.S. Borax            
  recommendations. 2 to 4 pounds per acre. Adds boron to    
  the soil. May be foliar applied during growing season,    
  but rates should not exceed 1/4 to 1/2 pound per acre     
  per application. Boron can also be foliar applied with    
  some insecticides, fungicides or other soluble            
  nutrients. They list usage for Field crops, Fruit        
  crops,and Vegetable crops.                                
   One can write to U.S. Borax at: (EASTERN) 60 Craig       
  Rd., Montvale N.J. 07645-1175 (CENTRAL) One O'Hare        
  Centre, 6250 River Rd. Rosemont Il.                       
                                             60018-4288     
  (WESTERN) 3075 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles  Ca.           
  90010-1294                                                
   I received a Guide for boron use in crop production,     
  A phamplet on "Protect your fruit crop investment with    
  Boron" & "Protect your vegatable crop investment with     
  Boron" They also say samples may be requested as well     
  as additional information.                                
                                                            
  Pecans also need zinc sulfate added to the soil to or     
  they won't tend to grow as well.                          
  **********PECANS********* "ZINC SULFATE" Low soil zinc    
  levels stunt tree growth and causes malformed nuts        
  (even though the shell may develop naturally). Apply      
  one pound per 100 square ft. in early spring to           
  prevent a disappointing crop.                             
                                                            
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