RE: [compost_tea] Chelated micronutrient sprays.

From: TaChung Huang <tachung_h_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 04:41:33 +0800


Elaine: Since rain water has chelated nutrients, how about the 'hard
water' those water sources that have Ca+2 and Mg+2 and the TDS readings
are like 150 - 250? Is that kind of water a source for soluble Ca and
Mg?
 
 



Regards
TaChung Huang (¶À¤j©¾)

-----Original Message-----
From: soilfoodweb_at_aol.com [mailto:soilfoodweb_at_aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 2:27 PM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Chelated micronutrient sprays.


So we better get excited about rain water, because some of the nutrients
in rain are chelated too. Shall we insist that everyone has to test
their plants before you can water with rain water?

Chelated minerals are less likely to leach, less likely to be harmful to
plants than not-chelated nutrients.

I do not read the regulatory statement as REQUIRING testing. No
regulator will prevent you from applying chelated minerals because it
would be a good idea to test tissue first. We would have to insist that
anyone applying any nutrient should have to test to make sure they are
needed.

Actually, we ought to do that, but most of us look at the information
the plant gives us in the form of color, growth rate, etc. then we
decide if the plant needs additional nutrient.

Testing? Great idea. Practical?

Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
SFI Oregon, USA
SFI Australia
SFI New York
SFI Europe
SFI New Zealand

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well, but the conviction that what we are doing makes sense, no matter
how things turn out." -- Vaclav Havel, former President of the Czech
Republic



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