AGUINAGA HONORED AT CITYCOUNCIL MEETING

FEBRUARY 22ND. 2011


THE CITY OF IRVINE WAS NAMED SUCH, AS IT WAS LOCATED ON THE ORIGINAL IRVINE RANCH PROPERTY.

IN CELEBRATION OF THE CITIES FORTY-FORTH YEAR, THE IRVINE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO HONOR TWENTY TWO OF THE OLDEST IRVINE COMPANIES AT THEIR GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS.

ON THE FEBRUARY 22ND. IRVINE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THE FIRST OF THESE TWENTY TWO COMPANIES WAS PRESENT, AND ROGER AGUINAGA AND HIS FAMILY COMPANY AGUINAGA GREEN, INC., WERE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE OLDEST COMPANIES IN THE CITY.

ROGER AGUINAGA – PRESIDENT OF AGIUNAGA GREEN, INC. SPOKE BRIEFLY OF EARLY BEGINNINGS WITH THE IRVINE COMPANY AND PROVISION OF FERTILIZER FOR THEIR CROPS.

WE ALWAYS KNEW IRVINE WOULD BE DEVELOPED, SAYS AGUINAGA, BUT ALSO KNEW IT WOUILD TAKE FIFTY YEARS OR BETTER – AND AS THE IRVINE COMPANY LOOKED TO HIGHER CASH CROPS SUCH AS CELERY, ASPARAGUS, AND TOMATOES (AS OPPOSED TO ORANGES, SUGAR BEETS - AND SILAGE THEY HAD GROWN FOR CATTLE), THEY NEEDED IMPROVED FARMING TECHNIQUES AND BETTER SOIL PREPARATION, MAINTENANCE, AND AMENDMENTS.

AGUINAGA PARTNERED WITH THE IRVINE COMPANY IN GRADUATING FROM THE EARLY MANURES USED IN THE PROCESS TO MULCHES AND FINALL TO THE HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED MIXES AND AMENDENTS SUPPLIED TODAY TO MANY OF OUR LOCAL CITIES AS WELL AS THEME PARKS SUCH AS DISNEYLAND.

PICTURED HERE IS IRVINE MAYOR SUKHEE KANG PRESENTING AGUINAGA WITH AN HONORARY PLACK MEMORIALIZING THE OCCASION.

Best Soil for Citrus Trees

How to get your orange tree from this...

To This!

If you're planning on growing some citrus trees, here are some important things to note:
Drainage is very important. If you're going to plant the citrus trees in planter boxes, it's important that the box has more than one outlet for drainage. Also, it's best to put down four to six inches of crushed rock and sand to improve drainage.

We suggest our Planter Mix for citrus trees. Here's some key points about this one of a kind and specialized mix only available at Aguinaga Green:

BASE FEED STOCK:
Base feed stock material will consist of the following:

Peat moss; which when mixed in the soil improves structure and can
increase acidity. Perhaps it’s most important function is in retention of water
when the soil is dry, and yet preventing the excess of water from killing roots
when it is wet. Peat is also important for the storage of nutrients, although it
is not fertile itself.
Aguinaga Green, Humus; which begins as “clean green” ground to four-
inch-minus and composted by the formation of windrows and turned every
three days at a minimum, for fifteen days. During this period, moisture,
aeration, and temperature are monitored to assure a minimum of 132F
degrees is obtained throughout the process thus eliminating weeds and
pathogens and leaving a microbial–friendly environment for the production of
required plant-growth nutrients.
Aguinaga Humus is subsequently screened to the specified 3/8 minus particle
size and aged for six months.
Redwood; redwood decomposes very slowly and contains tannic acid, which
is a fairly week acid that acts as an antifungal and pest deterrent.
Perlite; an amorphous volcanic glass, is a standard amendment added for it’s
light weight and water retention characteristics.

You can order material through our website or by calling 1-877-OC-MULCH

Aguinaga Forest Floor Humus

In Soil Science, “Humus” refers to any organic matter that has reached a point of stability, where it will break down no further, and if conditions do not change might remain essentially as it is for ever.

Aguinaga Forest Floor Humus is a recycled, clean green composted soil amendment made from shredded tree trimmings which have been screened to 3/8 minus for uniformity in particle size. It has then been carefully monitored for oxygen and moisture content as it aged for several months, thereby attaining a carbon nitrogen equivalent which is usually less than 20:1

Mature humus provides fertility to the soil in both a chemical and physical sense. Physically, it helps the soil retain moisture by encouraging microporosity and encouraging good soil structure. Chemically, it feeds the soil population of microorganisms and other creatures thus maintaining a high level of soil life and making plant nutrients more available.

The structure of humus enables it to buffer or moderate excessive acid or alkaline soil conditions and it is able to hold somewhere around 80-90% of it’s weight in moisture thus increasing the soils capacity to withstand drought conditions.

Aguinaga Forest Floor Humus has a rich, dark brown/black color and a handful cupped to the nose gives the beautiful fresh scent of soil after a rain.

COMMON USES:
Aguinaga Forest Floor Humus is used is various Aguinaga proprietary mixes. It is an excellent soil conditioner and may be used as a pre-plant amendment for general planting.

General Purpose Soil Amendment - #3

Here are some specifications on our GPS3

Material composition consists of Aguinaga Green Humus, sand, and specifically selected organic materials.

Selected soils and volcanic aggregates complete the compliment of materials in this mix. Variations are available dependent upon project requirements, so specific analysis of site material is required to assure proper utilizations of available recipe.

GPS3 pH and E.C. (electric conductivity) are variable dependent upon final use of product – again pointing out the necessity of accurate site-material analysis.

Material is screened to the 3/8 minus particle size in order to achieve consistency and material uniformity.

GPS3 Material is a light weight grow-medium and has long term residual characteristics. It is characterized with improved to excellent drainage and aeration properties, and as well contains an excellent nutrient package similar to Aguinaga Green planter mix.

COMMON USES: This material is a special mix formulated for a multiplicity of applications in a wide range of products.

Color-point beds, general planting for acid loving plants such as Azalea, Camelia, and Rhododendrons are examples wherein the product substantially enhances plant growth.

Aguinaga's Overstructure Mix

The overstructure mix is formulated to nourish and grow nearly any sort of planting material where there lies a structural limitation regarding weight, and a light weight mix which provides soil nutrients and maximizes drainage is therefore necessary.

Material composition consists of an Aguinaga Green nutrient package carefully selected and blended for quality and performance in order to satisfy general N/P/K requirements. This blend is married to a combination of pumice, sand, and 0-1/4 fir bark. Pumice increases volume at a low weight, and sand assure drainage. Firbark assures adequate nutrient and moisture retention.

There are premium variations of overstructure mixes utilizing alternate materials, and dependent upon application. Each is pH balanced with an emphasis on E.C. (electrical conductivity – which is a measurement of salts as it would relate to plant and soil requirements).

Overstructure mixes are generally two stage, where the top layer consists of a composition growth medium of sand, pumice, organic material, and nutrients, and the lower player consists of a composition drainage medium. More recently a single layer has been incorporated which simplifies installation as well as insures growth medium throughout the profile. This encourages further root growth into the lower planter drainage area.

Please email us at info@aguinagagreen.com or call us at 1-877-OC-MULCH for ordering information.

Planting a new lawn

A sometimes overlooked aspect of planting or maintaining a lawn lies in not taking into account the nature of the soil the lawn is to be planted in.

There are three basic types of soil; clay-laden - consisting mainly of very fine particles that retain water nd have a tendency to stick together or ball-up if you try to squeeze a handful, sandy soil - made of much more grainy particles and thaat have a greater difficulty holding moisture, as it tends to percolate right through this material, and loam - which is a combination of both sand and clay.

Once you have a sample of the soil in your planting area, it is wise to get a soil analysis which will tell you the pH (acidity or alkaline nature of the soil) and the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and other organic material present - and - how far off the mark your soil is to an ideal composition and texture that will best promote growth.

Soil amendments are materials such as humus, peat moss, shaved bark, compost, lime, gypsum, and sulphur, and must be added only as necessary dependent on the specifics and/or deficiencies of a given soil. They can result in improved aeration, drainage and root penetration, and a healthy microbial environment that will promote the growth and well being of your lawn.

Contact Aguinaga for further information in planning your next lawn - or any other project requiring mulches or soil reparation.

Planting a Vegetable Garden?

If you're planting a vegetable garden, make sure you pick up some of Aguinaga's Organic blend mix. You can pick it up or we can also deliver it. Call 1-877-OC-MULCH for ordering and for delivery prices.

Here's more about Aguinaga Green's Organic blend:

Aguinaga Green's Organic Blend is a fortified planting mix and can be used as general planting medium specifically for vegetable gardens. It contains a substantial level of organic matter and contains naturally available calcium, as well as balanced ingredients that are specially blended to complement plant growth.


Specifications:
BASE FEED STOCK: Base feed stock material consists of uncontaminated clean green shredded tree trimmings and plant material native to the area, by an STA approved facility. There is NO inclusion of grasses of any kind, curbside material, or miscellaneous foreign debris.


COMPOSTING: Material is initially ground to four-inch-minus and composted by the formation of windrows which are turned every three days at a minimum, for fifteen days. During this fifteen day period, moisture, aeration, and temperature will be monitored and recorded to assure that a minimum of 132F degrees is obtained throughout the process. The temperature detailed herein will assure that weeds which can germinate and raw material contained pathogens are destroyed, and a microbial–friendly environment is formed for the production of required plant-growth nutrients. Windrows do not become anaerobic.


MATERIAL PARTICLE SIZE: Material is subsequently screened to the specified 3/8 minus particle size in order to achieve consistency and material uniformity.

As in all Aguinaga products, Aguinaga Green STA composted Organic Blend contains no curbside green waste.