[MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread LarryT
Was flipping thru boring magazines in a doctors waiting room when a article caught my attention - seems a tree/bush grows beans that can be turned into pretty high quality diesel fuel. They said a guy in Fla had planted several hundred (thousand?) acres in the stuff as an investment and he had

Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread dave walton
The reason it is not a food crop is because it is toxic to humans. The people in India selling seeds say it takes 5 years to come to maturity. -Dave Walton On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 6:18 PM, LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Was flipping thru boring magazines in a doctors waiting room when a

Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of LarryT Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:19 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds Was flipping thru boring magazines in a doctors waiting room when a article caught my attention - seems a tree/bush grows beans that can be turned into pretty high

Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread dave walton
then there is no difference. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of LarryT Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:19 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds Was flipping

Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds Growing conditions favorable to every know food crop in the US will kill Jatropha. It thrives on too much sun, too little water, and nutrient-free soil. There is probably some barely edible strain of wheat that can grow in Africa

Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread dave walton
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:29 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds Growing conditions favorable to every know food crop in the US will kill Jatropha. It thrives on too much sun, too little water