Re: covers

2002-09-21 Thread Allan Balliett
Sharon - FAVAs have grown great for me here, although I've never grown more than a bed of them. I've actually produced bushels of huge beans from them. They are, however (and this is ironic, given AC's remarks), suceptibl to fungal attacks. Mine always got black growing tips in the early spri

Re: covers

2002-09-21 Thread SBruno75
In a message dated 9/20/02 10:44:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Allen-I have never been able to grow favas here , maybe they needed a special innocculant.I tried several times with seed from Bountiful, as well as another place I can't remember. , perhaps fedco. The seed came up but jus

Re: covers

2002-09-21 Thread SBruno75
In a message dated 9/21/02 6:34:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << This coming season, I'll start the 508 treatments before seeding and continue at least monthly through their growth and see what happens. >> Start 508 with bc/500 2x per month, 501 1x per month all winter and then see what h

Re: covers

2002-09-21 Thread Allan Balliett
>We grow several acres of Fava beans, they are a favorite of mine with potato >in a stew. >Dare I say we don't use innoculant, just the preps, so I guess we must have >pre-existing -non-conforming soils. May be you should inoculate once or >twice and amp up the use of bc/500 and see what happens.

FW: [globalnews] Meditation Focus #72: Renewed Urgency to HelpSouthern Africa Avert a Massive Famine

2002-09-21 Thread Jane Sherry
Title: FW: [globalnews] Meditation Focus #72: Renewed Urgency to Help Southern Africa Avert a Massive Famine Hello, What follows is the 72nd Meditation Focus suggested for the two consecutive weeks beginning Sunday, September 22, 2002. Renewed Urgency to Help Southern Africa Avert a Massive Fa

Re: covers

2002-09-21 Thread Allan Balliett
>In a message dated 9/21/02 6:34:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< This coming season, I'll start the >508 treatments before seeding and continue at least monthly through >their growth and see what happens. >> > >Start 508 with bc/500 2x per month, 501 1x per month all winter and then see >wh

Re: covers

2002-09-21 Thread Allan Balliett
>In a message dated 9/21/02 6:34:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< This coming season, I'll start the >508 treatments before seeding and continue at least monthly through >their growth and see what happens. >> > >Start 508 with bc/500 2x per month, 501 1x per month all winter and then see >wh

ADMIN: Global News

2002-09-21 Thread Allan Balliett
Folks - Can we keep the Global News stuff over on Global News unless we are going to add our own commentary to it? I subscribe to Global News and I don't know why anyone wouldn't For that reason, and that reason alone, I do not think it appropriate to x-post full articles to BD Now! Thanks

Re: covers

2002-09-21 Thread SBruno75
In a message dated 9/21/02 10:16:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Steve - Is this what you've been doing 'all along'? And although you've been doing this, you still got the 'mildew'? Is that the only fungal problems you witness? Incidentally, taking some advice, I let my mildewed winter s

Acceptable GM?

2002-09-21 Thread Tony Nelson-Smith
I have just been reading a report in New Scientist (14 Sept, p.7) about research from USDA and Pioneer Hi-Bred resulting in the removal, in part by genetic manipulation, of proteins which cause most allergic reactions to soya. I deplore GMOs for all the usual reasons but wonder whether this

Re: solar dryer

2002-09-21 Thread Rex Teague
On 20 Sep 02, Dave Robison wrote: > I built the one that was based on a 55 gallon metal drum, encased in > fiberglass. Is that the one you mean? Yes, that's the one. > It worked -- sort of. My conclusion was that it didn't have enuf > collector area to generate enuf heat. I added a small fan to

Re: Acceptable GM?

2002-09-21 Thread Robin Duchesneau
Tony, Perhaps acceptable things can sometimes come from a sick philosophy, world view, or scientific technique. There is no doubt that both biotechnology and molecular sciences have contributed to the emancipation of humanity from some world deadly material threats (...although often only for th

Re: Acceptable GM?

2002-09-21 Thread kentjamescarson
YOU said it so much better than I could. Thanks Robin, I feel the same way. :)sharon. - Original Message - From: "Robin Duchesneau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: Re: Acceptable GM? > Tony, > > Perhaps acceptable things can