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