An organic gardening product with the recently discovered ingredient that triggers plant growth is now being distributed nationally by TerraLife, Inc. here.
NAMPA, Idaho (Business Wire EON) April 8, 2008 --
An organic gardening product with the recently discovered ingredient
that triggers plant growth is now being distributed nationally by TerraLife,
Inc. here.
Dr. JimZ’s Secret Formula Concentrated Compost
Factor, or CCF, can produce roses the diameter of dinner plates, tomato
plants that tower overhead and shoulder-high bell peppers.
In tests conducted by a variety of research organizations, CCF also has
protected fruit trees against frost, spurred fruits and vegetables to
produce more vitamins, shortened harvest time and increased the shelf
life of vegetables.
The organic gardening product is derived from an edible mushroom grown
for three years on a sterile mixture of pineapple and papaya puree,
sugarcane molasses and water.
CCF is not, however, a fertilizer. It simply sends a message to plants
to grow," said Jos Zamzow, TerraLife vice president. "As soon as you
apply CCF, it’s essential to provide enough
food for rapid plant growth.”
The Hawaiian Organic Farmers Association has approved CCF, and worldwide
patents are pending.
"CCF is one of those once in a lifetime discoveries,”
said Wesley Chun, a former University of Idaho academic researcher and
consultant to TerraLife. “One of my
colleagues, Mr. Bryan Hiromoto, found the substance and has been
studying it for the past three years.”
Chun, who holds a Ph.D. in plant bacteriology from the University of
California, Riverside, has been senior editor for Plant Disease,
Phytopathology and APS Press, the publishing arm of the American
Phytopathological Society, and a member of numerous research review
panels for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“The effect is remarkable, and can range from
increased plant growth to increased production of seed, flowers and
fruit,” Chun added. “The
way CCF works, particularly at extremely low concentrations, is a
fascinating biological puzzle that we are near resolving through our
research efforts.”
Tests so far have been conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington State University, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center,
University of Hawaii, Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State
University and several commercial growers.
Among the findings are the following:
• Flowering plants such as roses, orchids and
pikake — a favorite for Hawaiian leis,
produced more blossoms.
• The Vitamin C content of strawberries was
600 percent higher when they received applications of both CCF and
TerraLife’s flagship product, the all-natural
fertilizer Save-a-Tree.
• Cabbages showed remarkable plant growth.
They took 10 days less cropping time, the average weight almost doubled,
and shelf life increased.
• Lettuces grew faster, and were more
resistant to refrigerator freezing.
• Resistance to nematodes, a type of
parasitic worm, increased in grapevines, strawberries, coffee, tomatoes
and other vegetables.
• The number of pumpkins increased by as much
as 33 percent and total yield, measured in pounds, increased as much as
44 percent.
• Fruit trees grew faster and were more
resistant to frost.
Frost protection is one of the most exciting benefits of CCF, Zamzow
believes. When CCF is applied to the trunks of fruit trees at dilutions
of 1 part to 9,000 parts of water, it protects them for up to 45 minutes
at 25 degrees.
“One or two degrees of protection for fruit
trees can be the difference between losing and saving an entire crop,”
Zamzow said. “We think the frost protection
comes because CCF causes the plants to create sugars, and the glucose
acts like antifreeze in the cell tissues. This is a very preliminary
conclusion, and we’re continuing to study how
CCF can improve plant growth in vegetable gardens and ornamental gardens
as well as in fruit trees. We expect CCF to be extremely popular in
organic gardening.”
CCF is available at retail nurseries and garden centers or on the
TerraLife Web site at www.save-a-tree.com.
Wholesale orders can be placed through four major nursery distributors:
L&L of Fremont, Calif.; Gard'n Wise of Salt Lake City; Jensen
Distribution Services in Spokane, and United Pipe & Supply of Boise.
The retail price is $29.95 for one-fourth ounce, with larger sizes
available. Four drops of CCF is diluted with a gallon of water, and then
sprayed on the crowns and trunks of plants.
Development of Dr. JimZ Secret Formula products, distributed by
TerraLife, Inc., began four generations ago when the Zamzow family
opened a feed mill near Boise and became interested in organic gardening
principles.
Other products are Save-a-Tree fertilizer; Plant Wash, a blend of
minerals and fatty acids that stimulates plant growth by cleaning the
leaves; Plant-It fertilizer, a planting and transplanting mix that
combines fertilizer, root starter and mycorrhizae; Bloom KaBoom!, which
maintains flowers on blooming plants and fruit trees; Huma-Iron granular
humate for laws; and Foliar Calcium spray.
All products contain only natural ingredients and are safe for use
around children, pets and fish. Save-a-Tree is the only non-leaching
manufactured fertilizer in the world.
Additional information is available on the Internet at www.Save-a-Tree.com
or by calling 1.866.855.9552. Individual orders may be placed online.
Product photo and other photos available upon request.
Release Summary:
An organic gardening product that triggers plant growth and provides
frost protection to fruit trees now is available nationally.
Keyword Tags: frost damage, frost protection, fruit trees,
organic gardening, plant growth
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