Re: Nutrient blockers

2002-10-19 Thread Roger Pye
Lloyd, Can we come back to aluminium/calcium ratios, please. Assuming the 'ideal' is 0:400, I want you to consider a scenario where a 'strip' of african lovegrass 2-4 metres wide weaves through undulating pastureland for a distance of approximately one km. The soil with the lovegrass when

Re: Nutrient blockers

2002-10-19 Thread Lloyd Charles
- Original Message - From: Roger Pye [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 7:38 PM Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers Lloyd, Can we come back to aluminium/calcium ratios, please. Assuming the 'ideal' is 0:400, I want you to consider a scenario where

Re: Nutrient blockers

2002-10-18 Thread Rambler Flowers LTD
- Original Message - From: tachung_h [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 11:28 PM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers What are the experience from members of this list in using Humic Acid to buffer the negative impact of inorganic fertilizer such as NH4

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2002-10-18 Thread Rambler Flowers LTD
- Original Message - From: Allan Balliett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 11:53 PM Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers Thanks, Tony. Would you mind being more precise with your recommendations, especially in regard to the humic acid? (I guess I

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2002-10-18 Thread Lloyd Charles
- you could try calcium lignosulfonate Lloyd Charles Hi Lloyd what is calcium lignosulfonate? please. I need to boost my sulphate levels to suck up surplus cations especially Mg This sound interesting. Thankyou Tony NZ Hi Tony I have not used it so am shooting in the dark a

Re: Nutrient blockers

2002-10-13 Thread Lloyd Charles
- Original Message - From: Allan Balliett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 11:40 PM Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers Good quality humic acid is a valuable material - used in small quantities - but beware there are some coal based products

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2002-10-13 Thread Manda Pie
, October 13, 2002 8:28 PM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers What are the experience from members of this list in using Humic Acid to buffer the negative impact of inorganic fertilizer such as NH4 and to allow minerals to be easily absorbed by plants. Good quality humic acid is a valuable

Re: Nutrient blockers

2002-10-13 Thread Manda Pie
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers - Original Message - From: tachung_h [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 3:41 AM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers Hi Lyoyd: Thank you for the kind assistance and explanations. It is very helpful. What

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2002-10-13 Thread Manda Pie
Dear Mr Balliett, Your emails are reaching [EMAIL PROTECTED] in error, My server says the senders isp is mis-routing the email Thanks for looking into this matter. Sincerely M Pie Allan Balliett wrote: Thanks, Tony. Would you mind being more precise with your

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2002-10-13 Thread Allan Balliett
Friends - I took the exact to this contrary cell this afternoon. Let's hope for the best. -Allan Balliett, moderator, BIODYNAMICS NOW!

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2002-10-13 Thread tachung_h
PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lloyd Charles Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 5:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers - Original Message - From: tachung_h [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 3:41 AM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers Hi

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2002-10-13 Thread Allan Balliett
Thanks, Tony. Would you mind being more precise with your recommendations, especially in regard to the humic acid? (I guess I really need the same info about the molasses, also.) Sort of Which? What Kind of? How Much? How frequently, and so on? Thanks! -Allan Allan try adding some humic acid

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2002-10-13 Thread Lloyd Charles
- Original Message - From: tachung_h [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 8:28 PM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers What are the experience from members of this list in using Humic Acid to buffer the negative impact of inorganic fertilizer such as NH4

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2002-10-13 Thread Lloyd Charles
- Original Message - From: Allan Balliett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 8:53 PM Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers Thanks, Tony. Would you mind being more precise with your recommendations, especially in regard to the humic acid? (I guess I really

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2002-10-13 Thread Allan Balliett
Good quality humic acid is a valuable material - used in small quantities - but beware there are some coal based products that are detrimental to plant growth so you need to test first or know someone that has used the product successfully on crop plants. There are humates made for use in mining

Re: Nutrient blockers

2002-10-12 Thread Lloyd Charles
- Original Message - From: tachung_h [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 3:41 AM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers Hi Lyoyd: Thank you for the kind assistance and explanations. It is very helpful. What does it mean when people say that long term

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2002-10-11 Thread tachung_h
ions and leached away? Regards TaChung Huang -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lloyd Charles Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers - Original Message - From: tachung_h

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2002-10-11 Thread Rambler Flowers LTD
Once we get that far then active organic matter and microbial activity can do a lot to retrieve the situation, the soil critters have a huge capacity to buffer pH, sequester (tie up) nutrients that are in oversupply, and to release those that are lacking. This takes time and my opinion is

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2002-10-11 Thread Allan Balliett
For further research read Non_Toxic Farming Handbook by Philip Wheeler and Ronald Ward. Science in Agriculture by Arden Anderson Farming in the 21st Century by Dan Skow Source of books Acres USA web site http://www.acresusa.com This is what I have done with help from this list Thanks Cheers Tony

Nutrient blockers

2002-10-10 Thread Roger Pye
Does anyone know whether aluminium locks calcium up in soils? roger --

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2002-10-10 Thread Lloyd Charles
- Original Message - From: Roger Pye [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:54 PM Subject: Nutrient blockers Does anyone know whether aluminium locks calcium up in soils? roger -- Hi Roger Other way round!!- calcium locks up

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2002-10-10 Thread RiverValley
Lloyd and all, Is there a way to raise ph and calcium without using lime? Or is lime the answer? Daniel - Original Message - From: Lloyd Charles [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:04 AM Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers - Original Message

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2002-10-10 Thread tachung_h
: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nutrient blockers - Original Message - From: Roger Pye [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:54 PM Subject: Nutrient blockers Does anyone know whether aluminium locks calcium up

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2002-10-10 Thread Lloyd Charles
- Original Message - From: tachung_h [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 7:39 AM Subject: RE: Nutrient blockers HI Lloyd : In what form does Al exist when the PH is above the cutoff point? The basic framework of the clay particles in soil

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2002-10-10 Thread Moen Creek
Title: Re: Nutrient blockers Lloyd, you've praised others for their writing, with a little tweaking you will be quoted on this: L*L Markess This takes time and my opinion is that in an intensive growing situation - vegetables - fruit trees - cut flowers - any high return crop - the money spent