. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Pelis advocates tailor-made fertilizers By CAROLYN CALDWELL Joe Pelis might aptly be described as the fertilizer doc. He doesn't believe in one type of treatment for everybody but in studying soil chemistry, doing soil profiles and analyzing leaf tissue to provide custom mixed fertilizer tailored to the needs of individual bogs. Joe, who operates a Vermont based agricultural services company, calls himself a maverick in thig fertilizer business. He has been drawing analytically minded growers and researchers to seminars and conduct
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Pelis advocates tailor-made fertilizers By CAROLYN CALDWELL Joe Pelis might aptly be described as the fertilizer doc. He doesn't believe in one type of treatment for everybody but in studying soil chemistry, doing soil profiles and analyzing leaf tissue to provide custom mixed fertilizer tailored to the needs of individual bogs. Joe, who operates a Vermont based agricultural services company, calls himself a maverick in thig fertilizer business. He has been drawing analytically minded growers and researchers to seminars and conducting experiments to determine the best cultural MMHNMHNHmilMIIHIIIIIHIHHIIIIIIIHIIHIIIHHIIIIMIIIMMININIIIIWIIIIII COVER PHOTO JOE PELIS talks about fertilizer problems with grower Kirby Gilmore. Story begins on this page. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell) Wlllll Illlllll IIIIUIIMIIIIIIIIIHHHHIHIIIIHIIimHHIIIIHIIIIIIIINNIIIIIIIi For OCEAN SPRAY STOCK FOR SALE Please call (617)947-0289 practices for maintaining consistently high cranberry yields. "I really think we can sustain 300 barrels an acre without economic problems, using four to six applications of fertiUzer," Pelis said. "There's a natural fertility level we're looking for and this is basically the ability of the soil to generate its own nutrients due to the natural breakdown of the organic matter. Basically, I'm working with the chemistry of the ; He advocates a careful control of nutrient availability, using six fertilizer applications during the season. "You either use it or you lose it," he says. Continued applications of fertilizer at the level of optimum plant uptake tend to increase the productive capacity of the soil, ultimately raising yield potential, he adds. Pelis points to success with other crops where he has applied his theories. By restoring the. PELIS looks over conditions at a Massachusetts bog. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell) proper micronutrients to alfa
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