Re: Drip Tape

2002-07-06 Thread SBruno75
In a message dated 7/4/02 9:38:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << JPI's instructions for BC useage clearly allows for stringent straining of the stirred BC before application. I'm wondering if anyone on BD Now! is putting BC out this way (or compost teas). I have been using bc as an inocul

Re: Changing the subject (was Should Australia go native ) reply

2002-07-06 Thread Kent J Carson
sorry tony about the confusion, i was relating to the last statement ,,anyone out there making preps? i personally have never been to austrailia , or even out of the country, but we do grow medicinal herbs from there. what is a nasty invasive plant to one ; is a food, medicine or thing of beauty

Re: Drip Tape

2002-07-06 Thread aballiett
Tony - What tape/hose are you using for drip and what sort of injector/siphon? What do you filter/screen with? -Allan

Changing the subject (was Should Australia go native)

2002-07-06 Thread Tony Nelson-Smith
Sorry to appear as a whining old fogey, but could we please remember to change the subject field when the topic changes? The latest post has nothing at all to do with the original topic and it's very confusing if one is trying to follow that original argument! Tony N-S. _

Control of pharming

2002-07-06 Thread Tony Nelson-Smith
Today's 'New Scientist' (as I've said before, not noticeably anti-GMO) is very concerned about both the concept and the control of genetically modifying plants to produce therapeutic drugs. They ask, why use food plants? (Answer - much more is known about growing them). They point out that,

Re: St John's Tide and bd remedies

2002-07-06 Thread Peter Cotterill
Dear Robin,  Excellent web page. May I suggest you look at the paragraph on 'Lunar Movements and Tides'. Last sentence. As the earth rotates, the bulge follows the side facing the Moon so there is a high tide about every 6 hours. Here we only get a high tide every 12 hours.   My original que

Re: Drip Tape

2002-07-06 Thread Rambler Flowers LTD
> Is anyone using t-tape to get BC out in the root zone on a regular basis? > > Hi Allan Yes i have being putting all the preps through both trickle and over head irrigation. All my liqiud fertiliser brews have BC in them and are fed to crops on a weekly basis . It is a quick and efficient way

Re: Incorporating Manures During the Growing Season

2002-07-06 Thread Rambler Flowers LTD
Hi Allan Chicken litter is strong on nitrogen so it will make any crop you plant grow rapidlyand hence prone to insect attack . Before spading in spread some humic powder over chicken manure and also spray with some molasses. This will soak up some of the excess nitrogen and hold it for next yea