Re: [compost_tea] ACT for wheat and oats

From: L Blair <rlbct_at_clear.net.nz>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:38:28 +1200
I'm interested in what typical good Brix readings are for cereals such as
wheat and barley, and at what stages.  For example, at 10days.
When I grow barley (for juicing) it seems to sit at about 4.0; its never
been higher.
I'm thinking that ACT would be good for it.
Lynton
----- Original Message -----
From: Lloyd Charles <lcharles_at_iinet.net.au>
To: <compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] ACT for wheat and oats



    ----- Original Message -----
    From: teagueysawol
    To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
    Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:23 PM
    Subject: [compost_tea] ACT for wheat and oats


    Anyone out their found a good recipe for wheat and oats. Any
    suggestions! Perhaps slightly bacterial dominated with some humic
    acid? (Only 4 weeks since planting)
    Brix test it!! 38 to 42 days from emergence (some argument that this
means emergence of the shoot from the seed) you should get a response to a
fruiting energy spray, this is when the potential head size is set - (max
grains per head potential) - fruiting means low pH - sour materials
(phosphorus, sulphates, ammonium rather than nitrate N)

    Soooo! what is bacterial tea? - bacteria = higher pH - fungal = lower
pH?
    Most humic acids suitable for foliar application are alkaline -
potassium hydroxide used as a solvent.  My gut says bacterial tea + humic
acid = growth energy, oK most of the season, but I would look at acidic
materials and say liquid fish for this head initiating window, get this
right and you will see the difference at harvest!
    cheers
    Lloyd Charles.
    No secret this stuff - read Andersen, Wheeler, Dan Skow, Reams.
    Not hard - the brix meter will tell you what to do - should say the
plants will tell you, you communicate via the refractometer.





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