Greetings, While learning about market gardening etc, I have come across some real good information that I have reason to believe is good. The ability of this stuff to tie up heavy metals makes me want to use it, by itself. The improvement in the health of my plants is a real bonus. I have personally seen the difference in the root development in a potting soil that incorporates humates, but it also incorporates a lot of other stuff and I am not sure what was in the control. It was not a scientific experience.
>Humate Booklet > >>By Dr. Boris Levinsky > >>http://www.teravita.com/Humates/HumateIntro.htm There is just one thing missing: How do I get my powdered humates into a liquid form? The benefits of this stuff for keeping heavy metals out of the food chain is impressive. I have no idea why anyone would add the powder to potting soil, I want to soak my seeds in it. I do have spraying equipment, I can follow the recommendations of how much to spray on the pasture/garden and when. The one thing I have found no information on is: Do they do any ecological damage making this stuff? How sustainable is this product? Is there anyway to duplicate the process on the farm? Since we are looking at using solutions of 0.015% solution and 0.04%, would the humic acid in compost tea do the same thing? I am not trying to be cheap, I have a local supplier called Rabbit Hill that supplies my feed store, so I am not looking at heavy waste of fuel to get my hands on the stuff. We are aiming at being a truly sustainable farm and therefore outside inputs have to be severely limited if not eliminated. Bright Blessings, Kim _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
