----- Original Message ----- From: Moen Creek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 1:52 PM Subject: Re: Help on buying a Refractometer
Hi Markess & Merla The first part of Markess' post is probably good advice - need to talk the same language as these bureaucratic types sometimes. I have a pair of Gemplers stress detection glasses and while they're useful and would be ideal to identify highly stressed plants (water stress, salt damage etc) from my usage so far there would be no chance of identifying plants with a few points higher brix - in healthy growth. (as you would want to do with nutritional treatments or even to see the early effect of BD peppers) Make a pair of vicegrip squeezers and you can get juice out of just about anything (I can fax a drawing if you like or Allan has it and may be able to scan it onto email) I think I agree with Allan's post about learning this stuff in your own yard first - once you have it sorted and can get a result and know what to show these guys it might get easier. Cheers Lloyd Charles > > > Merla, > Call Gempler's for their catalogue. The Super can ogle all the rubber > gloves, tyvac, respirators, measuring cups, boots & all. Then the > refractometer will not seem so foreign. The product "coach" at Gempler's may > be of help to give you the type of language that will cut through his poor > hazy consciousness. They may even have a pamphlet to recommend. > The call is free and they're friendly folks. > They also have "Plant stress detection glasses" developed by NASA which may > give you the information you want/need with a lot less work. > Squeezing enough juice from roadside weeds to get readings will be difficult > if not a lost cause. > The glasses are $50 and he can see the changes too! > > > best of Luck > In Love & Light > Markess > > > Hi all, > > I am trying to get the Weed Supervisor to O.K. the purchase of a > refractometer on the Rapid Lightning cost/share grant. He never heard > of one and wants me to find someone in our county who has before he will > O.K. it. I have called Bob Wilson, the Extension Agent, but he hasn't > returned my call. Called again. Surely he or someone can help, but > failing that I will just have to try and convince the Weed Supervisor of > the value of being able to test plants for their vigor 30 minutes after > various applications. > > > >
