Services Consulting Winterizing and preparing your beds for rest Cover cropping/winter cropping Compost tea plans (Preventative and maintenance) Compost making and tea brewing demonstrations (On farm site) (Year Round) Off-season site visit for farm needs assessment/farm planning Workshops (Year Round) Products Beneficial insects Cover crop seed Compost Amendments – mineral and lime Compost tea kits…
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Services Pest ID Pathology ID IPM Integrated Pest Management and Pathology Acute Compost tea plan (Acute or maintenance) Compost making and tea brewing demonstrations (On farm site) Retest and Top Dress NMP Plant tissue testing Plant and soil combo testing package – Good for Top Dress General consulting to troubleshoot mid to late-season surprises Compost…
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Services Pest and pathology management Pest ID Pathology ID Pathology package Biological Quickie (Qualitative assessment) Beneficial biology package IPM plan – Integrated Pest Management IPM package Compost tea plan (Preventative and maintenance) Compost making and tea brewing demonstrations (On farm site) Pre-plant NMP/Successive Dep Harvest Workshops (Year Round) Nutrient Management NMPs – Nutrient Management Plan…
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DBS Services Consulting Seed Cracking Clones – Quarantine practice – get Pest ID on incoming pants to avoid infestation IPM plan – Integrated Pest Management IPM package Compost tea plan (Preventative and maintenance) Compost making and tea brewing demonstrations (On farm site) Site visit for farm needs assessment/farm planning Compost tea plans (Preventative and maintenance)…
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Dirty Business Soil analysis and recommendations keep your soil at its peak. The amendment regimens prepare soil for the next crop, and their identification of insect and fungal attacks. Identifying plant diseases early and correctly has saved us from significant losses. ~ Bill & Hsueh-mei Walter, Emerald Healing Humboldt
Dirty Business Soil testing took all the guess work out of what our soil needed. I credit their soil analysis in 2015 a huge component in our top 10 placement in the Emerald Cup.” ~ Leo Stone – CEO, Aficionado seeds
The Dirty Business Soil experience helped to better my understanding of plant nutrition and the soil food web. I was able to expand my knowledge as a grower and save money by developing nutrient delivery programs based on soil results. ~ Mike Hoffman, Cultivation Manager – FLRish Farms
“Having science behind your intuition has proven profitable. Working with Dirty Business Soil is smooth in every way. DBS service is exemplary. The scientists are super responsive, they came on site in timely fashion and turned around my season.” ~ Zach Whyman, Rambling Rose Farms & Founding Member – True Humboldt & Humboldt Sun Growers Guild
“Dirty Business Soil (DBS) has emerged as the premier soil testing and consulting entity in Humboldt County, servicing the entire emerald triangle. Their prompt, accurate, and consistent testing protocol gives us the tools we need to cross check our own testing and ensure a quality product.”
~ Michael Beck, Sales Manager – Royal Gold
“Guessing about unnecessary and expensive nutrients costs a farmer thousands of dollars per guess. Doing business with DBS (Dirty Business Soil) has given me a 60-75% nutrient cost savings. Think of it this way – a preventative $250.00 test saves me $3000.00 dollars worth of nutrients, it’s a very cheap insurance policy.” ~ Ziggy, Expert Grower & Production Manager, Casa Humboldt
