Steve-- Seems like I have read somewhere that stinging
nettle tea is a good substitute for equestem. True?
The reason I ask is that we have a fine crop of
nettle growing here and no equestem.
If equestem is the only proper ingredient, can you
provide some information on how it gorws, what i
Stinging nettle is good in its own right but not a substitute for
equesitem. If you do not have a local source of horse tail (or
equisetum), you can buy it from Hugh Courtney at JPI. However, Hugh
does not grow the herb he sells, he imports it and resells it
You can get WELEDA quality equisetu
Equisetum likes pond edges. I have not yet started my own crop but am working
on it. Nettles is for weed suppression and flavor enhancement and nitrogen,
it is not a sub for equisetum. I buy bulk fromm Bleesed Herb or JPI. sstorch
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Nettles is for weed suppression and flavor enhancement and nitrogen,
Hi Steve How do nettles supress weeds?
Thanks Tony Robinson
New Zealand
In a message dated 2/25/02 3:56:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Hi Steve How do nettles supress weeds?
>>
Beats me, but the nettles manure tea [~10 days] seems to have a weed
supressing effect, try it...sstorch
By out competing them and every thing else!
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> Nettles is for weed suppression and flavor enhancement and nitrogen,
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> Hi Steve How do nettles supress weeds?
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> Thanks Tony Robinson
> New Zealand
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Subject: Re: BD 508 as inoculant; stinging nettle
Equisetum likes pond edges. I have not yet started my own crop but am
working
on it. Nettles is for weed suppression and flavor enhancement and nitrogen,
In a message dated 2/26/02 4:02:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< The theory is that these grains (as well as
Equisetum, Cassuarina, and stinging nettle) bind mineral silica organically,
and then upon decomposition, realise the organic form (cf. mineral silica as
in sand) for uptake by othe
otatoes to
> see if I get the same beneficial effect.
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> Stephen Barrow
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>What we are seeing is that equisetum tea used on an agar plate grows the most
>beautiful beneficient fungus with the nicest fattest hyphae of any other
>inoculant. These are the type of things we need to see in our soils to
>suppress the pathogenic fungi...sstorch
What's this 'we,' Steve? Are y
In a message dated 2/26/02 9:26:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< >What we are seeing is that equisetum tea used on an agar plate grows the
most
>beautiful beneficient fungus with the nicest fattest hyphae of any other
>inoculant. These are the type of things we need to see in our soils to
>
Title: Re: BD 508 as inoculant; stinging nettle
Steve,
did I miss a list of > >beautiful beneficient fungus with the nicest fattest hyphae< ?
I assume you are speaking of mycorrhizal mycelium are there others?
Also how are you going to keep those fat hyphae in suspension and how do
In a message dated 2/27/02 9:21:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Steve,
did I miss a list of > >beautiful beneficient fungus with the nicest fattest
hyphae< ?
I assume you are speaking of mycorrhizal mycelium are there others?
Also how are you going to keep those fat hyphae in suspension and
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