Hi Christiane, I am from Victoria - just past Warburton in fact. Last year I visited a herb farm in Emerald that was run by a woman using the Albrecht system. She was very convinced that it was working for her land and seemed to be making a living from just a few (5?) acres. I think I kept a pamphlet she gave me about her farm somewhere if you want me to dig it up. Or you could find it in the organic section of the Open Garden Scheme for 2000-2001.
Anyway, I was reading those "Little House on the Prairie" books to my daughter at the time. The early books were full of wonderful lore from the 1800s. I remember a saying which went "Lime makes the fathers rich and the sons poor." Which I took to mean that the calcium would make many minerals available in the short term, but with repeated use would exhaust the soil. I have no direct experience of such repeated use of lime (anyone here?), but it seems that this is precisely what the Albrecht system promotes. Best of luck, >Hi all, > >May I ask, if anyone has any experience or knowledge of the Albrecht >System for >soil analysis and fertiliser recommendations versus the 'conventional' >laboratory approach? > >In the organic circles in Australia the Albrecht system is being hailed as the >best one to use. Except for anecdotal evidence that some growers say that it >works for them, I have not seen any other literature about it, especially in >regards to its adaptation to Australian soils. > >I am writing as research officer for organic vegetables with the Department of >Natural Resources & Environment - Agriculture Victoria, and am thinking of >writing an Agnote on soil testing. > >Many thanks for your time and any information you may have to offer. > >PS: I also have a small patch to grow organic vegies on and some >data would help >me to decide, if I should use the Albrecht System. > >Regards, >Christiane Jaeger -- Graeme Gerrard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
