Guest guest Posted April 15, 2001 Report Share Posted April 15, 2001 aubug2@... wrote: >U.S. Senate Report #264 was issued in 1936 when the Senate still had some reputation for confidence. It states that U.S. soils are on the average 85% devoid of minerals necessary for minimal nutrition. Since then, WW II, Korea, Veitnam happened, & an attitude was embedded. <snip> >As far as I know there is NO ECONOMICAL MINERAL SOIL SUPPLEMENT [raw, ores, etc.] available nor is there any effort in Ag colleges to make it so *** I've heard great thinks about rock dust as a fertilizer. Supposed to do great things. Gilbert -- In February 2001 Blazing Tattles: Industry & Power; Donella Meadows' Last Article; Listen Up!: GW Loses Votes; Mad Cow Disease; New Epidemic--Insulin Resistance and Diabetes; Georgia's Zero Emission Vehicle; and Change Yourself to Change the Planet. www.blazingtattles.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2001 Report Share Posted April 16, 2001 In a message dated 4/15/2001 12:29:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, claire@... writes: << I've heard great thinks about rock dust as a fertilizer. Supposed to do great things. Gilbert >> Me too! Also, pot ash, or ashes from wood etc., make a great addition to the compost pile. Natural dirt has ground up rocks, ashes, composted materials etc.. After farming that natural dirt, those nutrients are lost and must be replaced to ensure a good crop. Rodales Organic Gardening encyclopedia from the 60's talks about the " no dig " method for gardening. You don't till the dirt up or pull weeds, as the sun baking the soil leeches out necessary nutrients etc... You just mulch! I am trying this no dig method and I have to say that it works very well. I don't understand why crops have to be so weed free as the plants do well surrounded by other plant life and I can always just mulch around the plants that don't do well with weeds. Any other gardeners out there? Foggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2001 Report Share Posted April 16, 2001 Hi all you gardeners! Yes, I've been hearing about the mulch, no-weed method and am trying it. We have 17 raised beds, which have become " lawns. " The roots of the grass and weeds go DEEP and we don't use chemicals. We haven't used that part our garden for about two years because we didn't know how to solve the problem. Now we're digging the weeds out with a hoe and applying LOTS of mulch from the woods to prevent it from happening again. We're going to have to keep on top of it for awhile, but it seems to be working beautifully so far! It's so nice to have all those raised beds back. We're JAZZED!! Re: re farming practice > In a message dated 4/15/2001 12:29:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > claire@... writes: > > << I've heard great thinks about rock dust as a fertilizer. Supposed to do > great things. > > Gilbert >> > > Me too! Also, pot ash, or ashes from wood etc., make a great addition to the > compost pile. Natural dirt has ground up rocks, ashes, composted materials > etc.. After farming that natural dirt, those nutrients are lost and must be > replaced to ensure a good crop. > > Rodales Organic Gardening encyclopedia from the 60's talks about the " no dig " > method for gardening. You don't till the dirt up or pull weeds, as the sun > baking the soil leeches out necessary nutrients etc... You just mulch! I am > trying this no dig method and I have to say that it works very well. I don't > understand why crops have to be so weed free as the plants do well surrounded > by other plant life and I can always just mulch around the plants that don't > do well with weeds. > > Any other gardeners out there? > > Foggs > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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