Vermeer

One of Aguinaga Green's grinders that we use to process material. Our Vermeer is a one thousand horse power machine which can produce 600 CY an hour.

Research with University of Riverside

Aguinaga Green continues to be active in supporting research with University of Riverside. Shown here, is a material mixed specifically to amend a test plot which will be involved with research in the eradication of Asian Citrus psyllid.

Soil Core Sample

Aguinaga Green is actively involved in solving city landscape problems. Here, Roger Aguinaga extracts a soil core sample for analysis. The maple trees on this particular median were experiences tip burn - and Aguinaga Green analyzed the soil and designed a custom mix to fix the problem.

Spreading Mulch and Amendments

Aguinaga spreads mulch and amendments for everything from local community soccer and baseball fields to the still visible and viable agricultural segment of Southern California.

Our hydraulic driven spreaders can accomplish a homogeneous quarter inch thick spread thirty feet wide, and dial up to as much as a delivery of twenty tons of amendment per acre.

Making Custom Mixes

Our owner, Roger Aguinaga, making a custom mix.

SCAQMD meets with Aguinaga

Roger Aguinaga and Tracy Goss, Planing supervisor for the SCAQMD discuss the critical nature of water content and oxygn within a processing line of clean green material that is on the way to becoming a base for the many custom soil amendment mixes manufactured by Aguinaga at the Baker Canyon California facilities. Raw landscape trimmings collected here, must reach a minimum of 135F in processing to assure the elimination of pathogens and seeds, before being rejuvenated into beneficial planting materials.



Jong Lee of the SCAQMD makes notes to utilize in the planning of an air emission rule the SCAQMD is developing. Others in the group include (L to R) Tracy Goss - SCAQMD Planning Supervisor,Paul Ryan of Ryan Associates, Dan Noble of the Association of Compost Producers, and Roger Aguinaga - President of Aguinaga Green, Inc.

Visit with Cal Recycle

Roger Aguinaga, President of Aguinaga Green, Inc. - one of O.C.s oldest and largest clean green mulch and amendment suppliers to both ag and local landscapers, discusses the proper and necessary manner in which compost must be processed, with Sacramaneto visitors from Cal Recycle, Kyle pogue and Robert Horowitz.

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