RE: [compost_tea] Re: Tilling is sometimes necessary!

From: ray gore <xrg22000_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 10:25:34 -0800 (PST)

 68/12 has been proven to be the most common ratio for
most high yielding crops around the world according to
Neal Kinsey. This can change for different soil types.
Say you have a sandy soil that blows around alot.
Maybe you would want a higher magnesium number to hold
that sand together better until you can get the
biology to do it naturally. RayG
--- J Peter Young <peter_at_bennettvalleyvineyards.com>
wrote:
> So what is correct.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Kiphart [mailto:kiphart_at_ev1.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:11 PM
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [compost_tea] Re: Tilling is sometimes
> necessary!
>
>
> A two to one ratio, while very common, especially in
> nutritional
> supplementation is not correct for soil balancing.
> If following this 2:1
> (dolomitic lime) ratio you very quickly build up
> excessive Mg, which is
> quite often out of balance to begin with.
>
> You do need more Mg in sandy soils to start
> aggregate formation. Neal
> Kinsey says you know your clay soils have too much
> Mg when you walk out of
> your fields 2" taller. With this kind of build up
> on your boots Mg is 2-3
> times higher than it should be.
>
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hi_yield1 [mailto:hi_yield1_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:44 PM
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Tilling is sometimes
> necessary!
>
>
> It's 2 to 1 Cal to Mag. Take care Hi_Yield.
>
> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, chris reid
> <reidchris_at_e...> wrote:
> > Oh, so there's a cardinal rule to ca to mg ratio?
> I didn't forget
> it -- I
> > never learned it, though I've heard people
> referring to it. What
> is the
> > cardinal rule of balancing the ca to mg ratio?
> Does the ratio
> depend on the
> > type of soil?
> >
> > And if anybody can lay their hands on it, could
> you please post the
> Harry
> > Hoitink citation? I like reading his stuff and am
> sure he did some
> great
> > research, but what Harry H did and what I can do
> *may* be two
> different
> > situations, and I'd like to be able to understand
> that clearly.
> >
> > Chris Reid
>
>
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