RE: What is Magic?
Hi Lloyd : I am interested in seeing this picture. What may be the cause for it? Regards TaChung Huang (¶À¤j©¾) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lloyd Charles Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 6:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What is Magic? - Original Message - From: Roger Pye [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 5:29 PM Subject: What is Magic? technology we haven't used or don't understand, concepts we may scoff at which actually do work. Hi All I just recieved from my radionic wazard / eco farmer friend, some photos of germinated double embryo Barley grown in southern Victoria Australia ( yep two full healthy shoots from one seed) - he has told me about it several times and probably sensed the scepticism in my voice hence the pics. If anybodys interested I can maybe send them off list (850kb word doc) Cheers all Lloyd Charles
RE: Macari Vineyard
Hi Mr. Storch: How does the turner look like? I am very interested in how to mix and turn the compost pile economically. Regards TaChung Huang (¶À¤j©¾) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 7:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Macari Vineyard I have been consulting there since 98-99. We have been making and using the bd remedies very heavily. We have a herd of about fifteen Texas longhorn cattle. I have set up brewers there and Elaine has done extensive testing, some ofthe best teas they have seen to date. We use the turner very judiciously, mainly to initially mis in minerals, kelp and sprays, after that the worms do the work. I inoculated those piles two yeasr ago with ten gallons of red wigglers from my compost and the piles are laden with earthworms, outrageous...sstorch
RE: equisetum
That's what happened to me when I first saw the JPG image on my screen. I use a laptop. Let's not get offended by other people's original good intention. Let's drop this accidental sidetrack all together. So what about this 508? Why would you use equisetum to make it? Regards TaChung Huang (¶À¤j©¾) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Allan Balliett Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 2:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: equisetum One last attempt at explanation. First off, I didn't make those pictures. The pictures are from a website called THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF EQUISETUM http://members.eunet.at/m.matus/ where the botanical content of the pictures are apparently deemed to be strong enough to offset the potential objectionable portions. Secondly, I had no realization that the pictures were as graphic as they are. I certainly wouldn't have forwarded the link had I seen that was the case. You have to understand that literally from the waist down the picture is not visible on my screen without scrolling, which I didn't do because I was looking for pictures of Hymale. For me, these picture is the first that really that make me realize that Hymale can be identified by SIZE as much as by form. I'd like to get this back on the topic of how to make good 508, something that is really important. If you need me to say that I'm not a pornographer and do not encourage the use of pornography, I'm happy to say that also. Hopefully, from the bulk of my work, this is obvious to many. Again, I apologize to anyone this carelessness has upset. -Allan Please, I hope this does not happen again. I do find the aforementioned disrespectul and degrading to the value of the female. Mary Ann
RE: Nutrient blockers
What are the experience from members of this list in using Humic Acid to buffer the negative impact of inorganic fertilizer such as NH4 and to allow minerals to be easily absorbed by plants. Regards TaChung Huang (¶À¤j©¾) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lloyd Charles Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 5:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers - Original Message - From: tachung_h [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 3:41 AM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers Hi Lyoyd: Thank you for the kind assistance and explanations. It is very helpful. What does it mean when people say that long term usage of inorganic fertilizer will cause the soil to become acidic? Is it because the fertilizer itself is acidic? There are some fertilisers that are acidic but the main cause of soil acidity seems to be from chemical reactions involved in the nitrogen cycle and breakdown of organic matter There are several mechanisms involved 1. The actual chemistry of the fertiliser applied - when ammonium NH4 is converted to Nitrate NO3 there is excess hydrogen into the soil solution - these fertilisers need about 2kg of lime per kg of Nitrogen to neutralise the released hydrogen. 2. Leaching of Nitrate leaves excess hydrogen 3. Excess application of nitrogen fertiliser burns up soil organic matter leading to further excess of nitrate and leaching (this can happen with excessive animal manures too) Good healthy microbial activity will prevent much of this from happening by buffering the negative effects, by locking up applied nitrogen and releasing it slowly as plants require it. Or is it because the calcium is bonded with other ions and leached away? Soils low in calcium (unbalanced) require higher inputs (overdosing)of salt fertilisers to get a satisfactory yield - the plants are watery, brix readings low, and the plants more susceptible to drought stress, diseases and insect attack. There is much more to this than I have written here L Charles Regards TaChung Huang
RE: Nutrient blockers
Hi Lyoyd: Thank you for the kind assistance and explanations. It is very helpful. What does it mean when people say that long term usage of inorganic fertilizer will cause the soil to become acidic? Is it because the fertilizer itself is acidic? Or is it because the calcium is bonded with other ions and leached away? Regards TaChung Huang -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lloyd Charles Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers - Original Message - From: tachung_h [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 7:39 AM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers HI Lloyd : In what form does Al exist when the PH is above the cutoff point? The basic framework of the clay particles in soil is Aluminium Al(OH)6 and Silica SiO4 . a strong acid soil solution breaks down some of the clay structure and Aluminium becomes soluble - plant available as Al+++ How does calcium get depleted? Does it leach away like the inorganic N ? We export it from the farm in the bones of animals, in milk, in grains and hay sold off farm. We change the nutrient ratio balance by adding other things like potassium fertiliser, or we lock up calcium by adding acid phosphate fertilisers that combine with soil calcium, and yes it leaches down the profile out of the root zone. Many agronomists disagree with this last bit but if you dig deep enough most any where you will find a layer of accumulated calcium Cheers Lloyd Charles. Regards TaChung Huang
RE: Nutrient blockers
HI Lloyd : In what form does Al exist when the PH is above the cutoff point? How does calcium get depleted? Does it leach away like the inorganic N ? Regards TaChung Huang -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lloyd Charles Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers - Original Message - From: Roger Pye [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:54 PM Subject: Nutrient blockers Does anyone know whether aluminium locks calcium up in soils? roger -- Hi Roger Other way round!!- calcium locks up aluminium - Its a chain of events - calcium depletion - then low pH - then the acidity makes aluminium available - Al is a +++ so its some of the last to come unstuck. So you are not going to have available aluminium at toxic levels unless you have the extreme low pH that comes with a serious lack of calcium (or magnesium in a real sandy soil). This will be at pH less than 4.5 calcium chloride - in our red soils we can go as low as 4.2 before serious trouble - in your country probably 4.4 would be the cutoff point. . Aluminium levels rocket upwards as the pH drops that last half point or so. So the aluminium is a result of a lack of available calcium not the cause of it. Cheers Lloyd Charles
RE: [globalnews] Drought Parches One Third of the Nation
Title: FW: [globalnews] Drought Parches One Third of the Nation Please unsubscribe me from the list. Regards TaChung Huang -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jane SherrySent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 5:50 AMTo: BdnowSubject: FW: [globalnews] Drought Parches One Third of the Nation Environmental News ServiceAmeriScan: July 19, 2002 * * * Drought Parches One Third of the Nation WASHINGTON, DC, July 19, 2002 (ENS) - By the end of June, 36 percent of the contiguous United States was in severe to extreme drought, according to the National Climatic Data Center. Above normal temperatures and drier than normal conditions led to a worsening drought situation across more than one third of the United States last month, based on a common measure of drought severity, the Palmer Drought Index. The average temperature for the contiguous United States was 71.6 Fahrenheit (22.0 C) in June, 2.3 F greater than the 1895-2001 long term mean for the month, making it the fifth warmest June on record. Colorado and Nebraska had their second warmest June since statewide records began in 1895, while New Mexico and Nevada had their fifth warmest June. The above average warmth coincided with dry conditions in many areas. Fourteen states from the West Coast to the mid-Atlantic had below average precipitation totals and four states - Arizona, Utah, Wyoming and Nebraska - were much drier than average. In the East, drought conditions were most severe in an area stretching from central Virginia to central Georgia. The past 12 months were the driest July through June on record for North Carolina and South Carolina, and drought has affected parts of the region for much of the past four years. Severe to extreme drought continued throughout large parts of the western United States from Arizona to Montana, affecting farming and the risk of wildfires. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 80 percent of range and pastures were classified as poor to very poor in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado in early July, with conditions worsening during June and early July in California, Wyoming, Nebraska and the Dakotas. The drought, combined with last winter's mild weather, has boosted populations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets, which are now devouring crops and rangelands across the West, the "Associated Press" reports. In some areas, between 50 and 200 grasshoppers can be found in every square yard of cropland - or about one million grasshoppers per acre. Wildfires are also causing problems for western residents. By the end of June 2002, almost 2.8 million acres had burned in the United States, much of it in the west, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. This acreage is almost twice the total burned during the same period in 2000, one of the worst wildfire seasons in the past 50 years. In 2000, severe to extreme drought affected 19 percent of the nation at the end of June compared with 36 percent affected in 2002. In the Dust Bowl year of 1934, July saw severe to extreme drought covering 63 percent of the contiguous United States. Near average temperatures covered much of the south and northeast, and Maine and New Hampshire had cooler than average temperatures for the month. --Be the change you want to see in the world.--GandhiYahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENThttp://rd.yahoo.com/M=228862.2128520.3581629.1829184/D=egroupweb/S=1705060682:HM/A=1155067/R=0/*http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/990-1736-1039-302 Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ .-- End of Forwarded Message
