I await anxiously your emails :-) bob SLF
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rambler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 4:12 PM Subject: Hydoponic BD > Hi Panama Bob > > > My question is if BD may possibly be integrated into a production system > > that sprays cold nutrients onto roots or is soil temperature need to be at > > certain level to encourage micro organisms activity which produce the added > > umph to plant health.... Would it be possible to make a nutrient liquid mix > > leached out of a compost bed that utilized the micro organism activity? > > Yes While am am not a hydoponics grower I am familiar with what you are > doing. I have some ideas how to make this work. I use foliar spraying as > a rescue method to over come a serious nutrient imbalance on an all year > round cut foliage nursery under plastic. > A combination of liquid teas,sequential spraying,and potentised preps is > what i have in mind. It would not be able to be certified as organic but > certainly would get you away from growing waterfilled chemical food that > tastes like crap. > > > > The higher than normal brix levels intrigue me, and the subsequent natural > > defense against parasites.... > > This is an area that really does interest me also. It ties in with Hugh > Lovels idea of growing corn as a suppler of nutrients to the soil. Also > with DR Carey Reams work as written by Dan Skow in 'MainLIne Farming for > the 21st Centary and William Albrect work " The Albrect Papers" vol 1-4 > and "Weeds with Poisons" written by Charles Walter . > They all refer to achieving high brix levels to ward of insects and for > weed control. > Any way when i have cleared my backlog of work[it has rained on 17 days > this month and it is the middle of summer for us]I will post you my > thoughts. > Seasons geeeting and blessing to the new year. > Cheers Tony Robinson > New Zealand > > > > > > > > > > >
