Hi Rex Thankyou for info on Brix websites. Just what i have bben looking
for.Rex Harrils article is the reason why i have ben interested in
useing brix levels for crop monitering all i have to do now is purchase
a refractometer at $350-400nz they are a bit expensive add it to thelist
of wantsRex Teague wrote:
>
> On 31 Dec 01, Rambler wrote:
> > Hi Stephen There is a method called Brix testing that a farmer can do
> > himself. It uses a refractometer to measure suger levels in plants and
> > fruit. When suger levels get above a certain level for each group of
> > plants then you have reached a balanced soil energy level. A figure
> > between 9-15 is my understanding. This is also subject that i would
> > like to study this coming year. It is one of the means which Dan Skow
> > uses in his book Mainline farming for the 21st Century to get his soil
> > nutrient levels to balance and you can do it your self.
>
> There is a good amount of Brix information at
> http://www.brixpage.com. Note it is not just a measure of sugar
> rather plant sap solids.
>
> Rex Harrill has written a helpful book(let) which can be clicked
> through to from the above website or
> http://www.crossroads.ws/brixbook/BBook.htm.
>
> The BrixTalk list is linked from the Crossroads website but because of
> the unwieldy frames it maybe easy to go straight to it at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrixTalk.
>
> Further links at http://www.crossroads.ws/brix/index-page7.html.
>
> HTH... Rex
Thanks again
Cheers Tony Robinson.
New Zealand.
