Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-11 Thread Merla
From: D S Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 5:50 AM Subject: Re: Official BD in Brazil > Merla: I think you are getting in over your head. > Anyone: Isn't there someone with US experience who can advise on this? 8 > miles of road i

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-10 Thread Merla
Jose, Hedleys, anybody, When I read all this about Brazil BD not working, it makes me wonder about what I am doing on the road right-of-way. It sounds like it might not work to just spray Pfeiffer Field Spray on very sandy, dry soil. Right now, my ability to use it is in question and I'm

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-10 Thread Rural Center for Responsible Living
be some one else to turn to for advice on developing a suitable cover and building the soil up. Christy - Original Message - From: D S Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 5:50 AM Subject: Re: Official BD in Brazil Merla: I think you

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-10 Thread Merla
of being very embarrassing for Merla and not good for BD. David C - Original Message - From: Merla [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 10 March 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Re: Official BD in Brazil Jose, Hedleys, anybody, When I read all this about Brazil BD

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-10 Thread Merla
owners participate and weather can spoil programs and plans but it is better and cheaper than spaying large areas. Hope this helps David C - Original Message - From: Merla [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 10 March 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Re: Official BD in Brazil

Merla's BD Weed Control was Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-10 Thread Allan Balliett
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 10 March 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Re: Official BD in Brazil Jose, Hedleys, anybody, When I read all this about Brazil BD not working, it makes me wonder about what I am doing on the road right-of-way. It sounds like it might not work

Re: Merla's BD Weed Control was Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-10 Thread Gil Robertson
Hi! Folk, I have been away for a few days and not up with my mail. Re: road side weed control. About eight or nine years ago I managed to get through to a Pest Plant officer that nature will fill every void and spraying weeds is counter productive as when you knock out one lot another takes

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-10 Thread Gil Robertson
In South Australia, the adjoining Landowner has responsibility and if they do not control road side weeds, the District Council does and bills them. Thus Landowners are interested in my idea of large scale replanting of native species, that block out weeds. Gil D S Chamberlain wrote: Merla:

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-09 Thread Jose Luiz Moreira Garcia
From what I have seen there was very little Composting operation with regard to the size of the whole farm. Secondly, one can enhance natureĀ“s way by adding some key minerals that are in short supply in our geologically old and eroded tropical soils. Lack of nodulation in legumes could very well

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-08 Thread Rural Center for Responsible Living
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Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-08 Thread Bonnie York
On Friday, March 8, 2002, at 07:07 AM, Rural Center for Responsible Living wrote: Dear Bonnie, Rudolf Steiner made it very clear in the lectures to farmers that the preparations were meant to enhance a sound animal based compost fertility management program. Thanks Christy. Yes. This

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-08 Thread Jose Luiz Moreira Garcia
I give you a practical example. Those soils are sandy soils with low CEC (from 4 to 5). Low levels of Calcium, Phosphate, Boron, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Sulphate, low organic matter and therefore low humus content. Microbial activity does not find an hospitable place in those soils and

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-08 Thread Jose Luiz Moreira Garcia
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Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-07 Thread Jose Luiz Moreira Garcia
I have just spent three days in the Official Byodinamics Headquarter in Brazil or Estancia Demetria located in Botucatu, Sao Paulo State. I went there to take Dr BalzerĀ“s course on Soil Fertility. I was totally disappointed with what I saw there. Twenty seven years of BD did nothing for their

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-07 Thread Bonnie York
On Thursday, March 7, 2002, at 05:06 PM, Jose Luiz Moreira Garcia wrote: I was totally disappointed with what I saw there. Twenty seven years of BD did nothing for their land. This has me curious. Were they feeding the soil with green manure crops or in some other way meeting the needs for