Christine In companion with other Biodynamic and organic soil development methodologies I believe and find the Albrecht ideas to be a very good approach to mineral balance.
The emphasis is on balance of elements and minimal input. So do not get distracted by any 'lime argument'. However in Aust. lime is needed to balance the overly high Magnesium levels in some soils there. There are excellent examples of just the mineral balance approach working on conventional farms as well as organic both here in NZ and in Australia. I suggest you contact Dr Eric Kewabe of Tamworth if you wish to pursue your enquiries further. ( I will have to dig a little deeper for his email.) I am sure he is in the phone book. He will show you all the examples you will want. Let me know if you have trouble finding him and I will hunt further regards Glen Atkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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 -- Garuda Biodynamics - for BD Preps, Consultations, Books & Diagrams See our web site @ http://get.to/garuda
