Richard

Here's an 8 oz bottle of "Atomic Grow Homeowners Formula" I purchased.

As was discussed in the thread Red Lady Papaya is Fruiting, the sellers do not have a legal label for their product. They need to have either (a) USDA NOP certification or (b) FL fertilizing material certification to coincide with the label statement of "super healthy growth". Plus, they need to register the product with the EPA for their claims of "makes plants more frost resistant" and "eliminates mites".

Oh well, off to the lab it goes for analysis.

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nannerfunboi

hi richard..hope your having wonderful holidays!!!
so...this atomic grow.. youve used this on your plants?
if so..whats your thoughts on it??
you mention "off to the lab" so..any ideas on ingredients?
thanks..

Richard

Nope, not going to use it until I'm certain what's in it. The lab tests will take awhile.

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nannerfunboi

for sure richard..and here i thought u were letting on
to one of your secret fertilizers..
hope theres no uranium in that stuff.. LOL

stevelau1911

There's a lot of testimonials about this product on youtube and over the internet so it sounds like it may be better than voodoo juice or root excelurator.

Has anyone tried it and knows how good atomic grow works?

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Richard

ladyflyfish talks about her success with it in this thread Red Lady Papaya is Fruiting.

Then of course these folks have a very different opinion: Atomic Grow - Tomatoville® Gardening Forums

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Richard

The results of the assay on the Atomic Grow product have returned. As advertised, it is primarily plant extracts -- although not all of them would meet the criteria of "food feeding food" as stated on the label. However, I don't think anyone would object to using the contents on their tomato plants or any other food crop.

I firmly believe this product would be far more successful with a legal Fertilizing Material license from the state of FL that included an analysis of plant nutrients; plus a license from the EPA for the advertised pesticide/fungicide action and a statement of the active ingredients used to achieve it. Mr. Shellenback has indicated he is doing this, and also has been working with the USDA to obtain his NOP certificate. With these in hand, he could go to the "Green Light" agricultural marketing firm and contract production for nationwide sales -- this would earn an enviable royalty.

As it stands though, Mr. Shellenback has persisted in advertising his product online and sales are being continued without licencing. This is occurring both through his affiliated website and in the Crowley's nursery store. One of my colleagues from bananas.org tells me that verbal claims are being made in the store with regard to product performance that the product is not licensed for.

Four weeks ago I warned Mr. Shellenback that he comply with the state of FL and the EPA before they came to him. It is true that inspectors move on the time scale of weeks, but I imagine his time has about run out. At this point he can add violation of federal interstate commerce regulations to his woes.

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jakesebastin

Very good information here regarding the Atomic Grow Homeowners Formula. You have done great job Richard. It is an alarm to the user of this kind of products. Using such product is not bad but need to analyzed.

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