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Upper Strasburg, PA

It looks like more growers will be thinking about CO2 boosting after seeing Eddy’s success with his 2255lb pumpkin.

Building a greenhouse and installing a CO2 generator might be beyond the budget for some of us, but I have an alternative. On Tuesday, I will be receiving a shipment of Lithovit fertilizers for re-sale through my website that is currently in development. I will have Lithovit Standard, Boron05, and a limited supply of Amino25 available. Lithovit is finely milled dolomite, which is rich in calcium carbonate. Applied as a foliar fertilizer, the particles are able to penetrate the leaf surface. When the plant absorbs the calcium, it’s byproduct is CO2, already inside the leaf. This provides the benefit of CO2 boosting, without the investment of building a greenhouse.

I will be at the Tennessee Green Industries Expo next week with samples.

Www.goodgrowinsupply.com

9/22/2018 12:01:48 PM

Tennessee

Where is the expo at?

9/22/2018 1:13:36 PM

Upper Strasburg, PA

Sept. 27-28 in Lebanon, TN. There’s more information on their website- www.tngie.com

9/22/2018 6:39:09 PM

Torrance, Ca.

A few years we did some trials in closed greenhouses. 350ppm to 380ppm without and the other greenhouse with the lithovit we saw numbers as high as 500ppm and lasting for a couple days.
Its no 1000 to 1500ppm's but we definitely saw a spike.

I've used it ever sense.

9/22/2018 10:52:33 PM

Upper Strasburg, PA

You’ve got a distributorship that is registered in 5 states (last I checked) on the West Coast. There’s a guy doing ecommerce out of Minnesota, but I’m not sure about the scope of his operation. I’ve received questions from the manufacturer that were forwarded from a farmer in Iowa because he was having trouble with his organic certification due to a label issue. My company has United States compliant labels from the manufacturer in Germany. We have the product registered in Tennessee and registration pending in North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio. We are working on several other states, as we are aiming to be the exclusive bulk distributor east of the Mississippi River in addition to fulfilling ecommerce orders from across the country.

9/23/2018 12:42:58 AM

Ontario, Canada

Been using Lithovit since 2009. That year we grew our 1678# & finished second behind the 1725 Harp for the Orange Jacket. It's a great product that will always be part of our foliar program.

9/23/2018 8:53:34 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Same here, been using lithovit for years and it’s just part of our rotation of foliar products.

9/23/2018 9:59:05 AM

Oak Grove, Mn

I am interested but would like to know more. I know I have sprayed my tomato plants before with a calcium carbonate solution (helps with blossom end rot). The difficulty with my leaf spraying was the alkalinity of CaC03 was causing leaf issues. What is the ph of Lithovit? Good luck on your new website..i have a feeling you will busy this winter.

9/23/2018 10:11:34 AM

Oak Grove, Mn

i am wondering if this is the minnesota distributor you are referring to

https://www.lithovitusa.com/faq.html

The phone number is from Thief River Falls, Mn

9/23/2018 10:19:39 AM

Canada

Does lithovit expire, Thanks Dave

9/24/2018 7:46:11 PM

Ontario, Canada

No. Not that I know of.

9/25/2018 6:52:30 AM

Johnston, Iowa

bnot - it probably is . . . Doug Petersen

9/25/2018 9:49:41 AM

Oak Grove, Mn

He at least has some good info on the faq page. There is an answer about shelf life on it.

9/25/2018 10:04:56 AM

Canada

Thanks Phil and Jane

9/25/2018 7:43:44 PM

Upper Strasburg, PA

Wow, you guys are brutal- hijacking the thread to promote my competitor. Lucky for me he charges too much. I import through Baltimore, which is 90 miles away, so my shipping costs are minimal.

9/26/2018 11:55:41 AM

Upper Strasburg, PA

I’m in Lebanon, TN right now- any locals, feel free to contact me and I can meet up with you after hours. I have 1kg and 20kg packages with me.

Thomas@goodgrowinsupply.com

9/26/2018 11:57:47 AM

Oak Grove, Mn

I don’t think it was hijack. You got me interested. I tried going to your website but it appears not to be up yet. So I did a search on google for Lithovit. Your competitor has number 1 ranking for search engine. Price is not the only thing I look at for where to do business. Customer service rates real high with me. You have a difficult project ahead truckinpumpkin. To compete on the eCommerce level is going to a challenge. You are starting 6 years later. Competetitor website registered in 2012. I don’t know if you are familiar with SEO rankings but age is one factor. I wish you success but it could take a lot of work.

9/26/2018 12:38:42 PM

Upper Strasburg, PA

I worked in warehousing & logistics for 8 years prior to starting my current job in law enforcement. I'm well prepared to satisy e-commerce orders and I have the same brand of products for a lower price. The website will be up soon after I return from Tennessee.

9/26/2018 10:19:52 PM

Georgia

TruckinPunkin do not get discouraged by SEO. Google is starting to put more weight on locations nearest the user and by number of google reviews. I would encourage you to get your reviews up to 20 as soon as possible. I for one will check out your site when it is up and running. You seem like one of the good guys in this hobby.

9/27/2018 6:02:33 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

TrucknPunkin, are you importing directly from the source in Germany?

9/27/2018 6:52:23 PM