Bill, Good call thanks....got some good tips....
Cisco Bill Kingsbury wrote: > > 5-21-98, Joe asked: > > > >Just wondering how silver, selenium etc. is replaced in depleated > >soils. Most fertilizer does not have these things in it. CS made > >even by Cisco's method would be expensive on large scale farms. > >Joe > > > > Some thing to consider: > > Many soils are 'dead', but not actually 'depleted'. Live soil > contains micro-organisms that transfer the inorganic minerals > to plant roots in a useable form. > > The answer includes adding and encouraging 'beneficial' micro- > organisms -- exactly as in human digestion. Many companies sell > soil and composting 'super bacteria' -- see 'Acres, U.S.A.', > the monthly newspaper for listings (e-mail: i...@acresusa.com ). > > Or call toll-free (U.S. & Canada) 1-800-355-5313 for a free copy > of their 80-page eco-ag book catalog, and ask for a (FREE) sample > issue of Acres, U.S.A. URL: http://www.acresusa.com/ > > (Note: Garlic and/or cayenne tea is a good fungicide/insecticide.) > > Remineralizing depleted soils is often done by adding rock dust. > Rock dust is obtainable from 'rock crusher' left-overs (usually > found near a quarry) where gravel is made, to be used in concrete. > Crushed granite, I believe, is high in silver, since silver is > usually mined from granite rock. You can buy rock dust -- see > Acres, U.S.A., for sources. > > Many answers for reviving 'trace-mineral depleted soils' are > available from: > > David Yarrow at Turtle EyeLand > URL: http://www.estrie.com/macphi/yarrow > > Look for the following articles: > > 1. LAVA FERTILITY > ----------------- > by John R. Meader > Acres USA, April '92, > Vol. 22 No. 4 > > 2. Bread From Stones > ------------------ > by John David Mann > Solstice magazine > May 1988, pg. 51 > > 3. Animal, Vegetable or Mineral? > Introduction to > Soil Remineralization with Rock Dust > ------------------------------------- > > 4. Trace Elements: Missing Links > ------------------------------- > > 5. Restore the Earth : Regenerate Nature > Soil Remineralization > TRACE MINERALS AND SOIL > secret solution for health > --------------------------- > by David Yarrow > > 6. How to Make Topsoil > Recycling Garbage into Greengold > ---------------------------------- > by David Yarrow > Earth Visions #2, Fall '91 > > --Bill > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
