The Bottom Line Podcast | Leveraging pH

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The Bottom Line is ICL’s video podcast series delivering quick, expert-driven crop nutrition insights—in ten minutes or less. Each episode features one topic, and one goal: to end up where it matters most, the bottom line. In this episode we’re digging into biostimulants and enhanced nutrient fertilizers — what they are, what the science says, and how they can impact your bottom line.

Episode 9: Leveraging pH
In this episode, Britt Murray, Marketing Manager, is joined by two experts from ICL Growing Solutions: Courtney McClinton, Canada Agronomy Technical Services Manager and Nicole North, Technical Sales Manager. Together, they share their experiences on how to best leverage the pH in soil, overall crop management and explain how ICL’s Nova product line can help your crop’s this season. 

Key Takeaways:

✔ pH management plays a major role in nutrient availability and crop performance in acid-loving fruits like blueberries and cranberries.

✔High-bicarbonate irrigation water can raise root zone pH over time, making Nova PeKacid a valuable acidifying PK option.

✔Not all nutrients respond the same to pH, which is why phosphorus and micronutrient management must be carefully balanced.

✔Testing soil, water, and tissue helps growers choose between Nova PeKacid, Nova HiPeaK, and Nova PeaK more effectively.

✔ Nova PeKacid, Nova HiPeaK, and Nova PeaK each support different fertigation strategies based on pH, water chemistry, and crop needs.