I've got a nice healthy Thai lime bush. I don't pee on it. Although pee has nitrogen, I think you can get a better balance of nutrients from a prepared organic fertilizer. Over watering is death to the Thai lime, although I'm sure you already know that. What a great plant to have around.
--- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > [snip] > > haha. I am fixated on the peels these days. New research that citrus > > peels are highly concentrated in poly-phenols and anti-oxidants > > (beyond Vt C). I am getting into making delicious marmades. (With > > stevia as sweetner). And use zests a lot more. And citrus peel teas. > > Almoe or with other things, particularly chais. > > Almoe = alone? Dunno what 'chais' refers to. > > Is the marmalade basically just whole citrus and stevia cooked down to > the desired consistency? > > > >And, bone and blood meal are *way* less > > > vile than the comfrey fertilizer I make at home (comfrey leaves > > > allowed to rot in a bucket of water for several weeks... stinks to > > > hell and back.) > > > > What specifically does the tea bring to the soil? > > I assume whatever compost tea would bring to the soil. There might > also be desirable plant growth hormones in it, as comfrey is an > extremely vigorous grower. It's one of the very first plants to start > up in spring, and by late May - early June, there's a huge growth that > you can cut completely off at ground level. After BushCo's nookuler > winter, the only thing left will be comfrey, cockroaches, and kudzu. > > > I have tried successfully something you mentioned per your practice -- > > some time ago. (maybe on AMT -- I lurked occaisonally). Yellow > > liquid fertilizer. Remarkably effective. And all those great trace > > minerals from "over vitimization". Just have to water after > > ferilization. Esepcially on warm days. > > I'm kinda down on that right now because two potted plants died this > summer after getting several waterings with well diluted pee. I lost a > California bay and a Thai lime. I wonder if it's the sodium content; > pee is kinda salty, and some plants might not like that. These were > indoor plants, so I'll limit its use to outdoor plants that get > flushed out with rain. The petunias outside in pots are thriving just > fine on pee. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
