Hmm, Tony, not exactly, I'd think. Brix can readily be affected by foliar applications that contribute little to balancing soil energy levels, can't it? -Allan
>Hi Stephen There is a method called Brix testing that a farmer can do >himself. It uses a refractometer to measure suger levels in plants and >fruit. When suger levels get above a certain level for each group of >plants then you have reached a balanced soil energy level. A figure >between 9-15 is my understanding. This is also subject that i would like >to study this coming year. It is one of the means which Dan Skow uses in >his book Mainline farming for the 21st Century to get his soil nutrient >levels to balance and you can do it your self. > >Cheers Tony Robinson
