Don't Feed Dormant Plants: The Hidden Nitrite Danger

Dr. Russell Sharp explains why you should drastically reduce or stop fertilizing perennial crops during winter dormancy or cold storage. Plants take up little or no nutrients in cold conditions, and added nitrogen—especially ammonium—can convert to toxic nitrites that harm cellular respiration, photosynthesis and root health. He recommends dialling fertiliser back to near zero during dormancy, avoiding ammonium-based formulations in cold media, and resuming accurate dosing only when plants are actively growing or in heated environments. https://eutrema.co.uk/shop/fertiliser/liquid-gold-unique-complete-fertiliser/ Rattan Lal – Ohio State University Asmeret Asefaw Berhe – U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science Johan Six – ETH Zürich Diana H. Wall – Colorado State University Johannes Lehmann – Cornell University Yakov Kuzyakov – University of Göttingen Noah Fierer – University of Colorado Boulder Mark A. Bradford – Yale University Franciska de Vries – University of Amsterdam Claire Chenu – INRAE / AgroParisTech Lorna Dawson – James Hutton Institute Bridget Emmett – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology David S. Powlson – Rothamsted Research Jacqueline (Jack) Hannam – Cranfield University Jonathan Sanderman – Woodwell Climate Research Center Thomas W. Crowther – ETH Zürich Carlos A. Guerra – German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Brajesh K. Singh – Western Sydney University Fernando T. Maestre – King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Mark Kibblewhite – Cranfield University R. Michael Miller – Argonne National Laboratory Peter Smith – University of Aberdeen Kristine Nichols – Soil Regeneration Unlimited Elaine Ingham – Soil Food Web School Isabel Barros – University of Coimbra Maria J. I. Briones – University of Vigo Lucrezia Caon – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo – Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Richard D. Bardgett – University of Manchester Nico Eisenhauer – Leipzig University / iDiv David J. Eldridge – University of New South Wales Ingrid Kögel-Knabner – Technical University of Munich Dominique Arrouays – INRAE, InfoSol Unit Megan Balks – University of Waikato Borris Boincean – Alecu Russo State University of Bălți Pardon Muchaonyerwa – University of KwaZulu-Natal Maja Krzic – University of British Columbia Dan Evans – Cranfield University Karl Ritz – University of Nottingham Simon Jeffery – Harper Adams University Aidan Keith – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Sam Bonnett – University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) Lizzie Sagoo – ADAS Anne Bhogal – ADAS John Williams – ADAS Chris Stapleton – Independent soil consultant (formerly HS2 Ltd) Marla Riekman – Manitoba Agriculture Dianna Bagnall – Soil Health Institute Ólafur Arnalds – Agricultural University of Iceland André Bationo – African Development Bank (soil fertility specialist) Charles A. Igwe – University of Nigeria, Nsukka Lydia Jennings – Independent environmental / soil scientist Alina Widmer – University of Bern Yamina Pressler – For the Love of Soil Andie Marsh – Independent soil scientist / communicator Alexandra Muxworthy – PES Technologies Luke Harrold – Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) Mark S. McClain – Independent soil and wetland scientist Tim Overheu – Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia Adrian P. Broz – Planetary Soils