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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="Nsoiled" data-source="post: 7864762" data-attributes="member: 107434"><p>Thanks for this Rob.</p><p>I'm with you and most of this thinking especially around trying to identify efficacy.</p><p>Though it has to be said that just looking at a yield difference, for example doesn't necessarily represent negative side effects beyond the growth response.</p><p>However, we do definitely need some metrics that show plant response or below ground response.</p><p>So in this case Brix is definitely high on the list along with plant sap analysis.</p><p>That said, I think that nutrient applications along with carbon and seaweed are indicated.</p><p>Again, probably the best identified through sap analysis. Things like manganese and magnesium sulfate as well as iron for example.</p><p>I also like the idea of testing for fat content of the cereal plants as a way to identify plant health status.</p><p>This test is fairly reliable and affordable.</p><p>As well as that I have been sourcing seaweed liquid from Hortifeeds. Their material is 30% weight by volume to very high relative to even the NTS trikelp liquid. But the powder material that you are sourcing is probably the best overall. </p><p>May I ask what time of year you have been making your applications and are they folia applications also? </p><p>My plan is to put these same materials out with a very good quality compost or worm compost.</p><p>So applying your materials to cereal crops?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nsoiled, post: 7864762, member: 107434"] Thanks for this Rob. I'm with you and most of this thinking especially around trying to identify efficacy. Though it has to be said that just looking at a yield difference, for example doesn't necessarily represent negative side effects beyond the growth response. However, we do definitely need some metrics that show plant response or below ground response. So in this case Brix is definitely high on the list along with plant sap analysis. That said, I think that nutrient applications along with carbon and seaweed are indicated. Again, probably the best identified through sap analysis. Things like manganese and magnesium sulfate as well as iron for example. I also like the idea of testing for fat content of the cereal plants as a way to identify plant health status. This test is fairly reliable and affordable. As well as that I have been sourcing seaweed liquid from Hortifeeds. Their material is 30% weight by volume to very high relative to even the NTS trikelp liquid. But the powder material that you are sourcing is probably the best overall. May I ask what time of year you have been making your applications and are they folia applications also? My plan is to put these same materials out with a very good quality compost or worm compost. So applying your materials to cereal crops? [/QUOTE]
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