[compost_tea] Re: Giant Cabbage Weigh Off??

From: hi_yield1 <hi_yield1_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:12:14 -0000

The point is just about anyone can throw a packet of vegetable seeds
into the ole garden and get pretty fair results. Nice market size
delicious veggies. Just don't let them go to far beyond their maturity
date or they will become kind of woody and less tasty. The OS Cross
giant cabbage of choice here in Alaska can grow to an enormous size
and still retain that market quality flavor. Again just don't let them
over rippen. Many people have tried growing this giant cabbage and
most get fair results. It really takes a person that knows what he or
she is doing to grow the really big ones. It's all about water and
nutrient management. They grow so fast there is no time to be second
guessing or pondering your next move. They are a High Octane plant. If
CT is that miracle elixir that realigns the sun the moon and the
stars, aiding the plant in acquiring all of the nutrients it will need
to grow. Then why not prove it? Let's not worry to much about Garden
Alive's CT test scores or anybody else's Jeff!! You are the longest
running garden columnist in the nation, 20 some years I believe??
That's alot of expert advise given out each week. Come out of hiding
and give it a shot. It would be nice to see a celebrity enter. Then
afterwards you could write about it??? Come on Jeff you can do it.
Take care Hi_Yield1.


--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mike Harvey" <mharvey_at_w...>
wrote:
> Very true Ted,
> The real challenge is to grow high brix food!
> Who cares how big or how heavy the cabbage or what ever is! What I
want to know is will it supply me with the minerals I need. How much
calcium etc does it have.
> Regards Mike Harvey B Hort Sci
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ted Peterson
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Re: Giant Cabbage Weigh Off??
>
>
> Hi_Yield:
>
> You are making the wrong challenge. There are all kinds of was to
get large vegetables. It doesn't mean they are tasty or contain any
of the vitamins and nutrients we need. Big Veggies are not
necessarily a sign of healthy plants or healthy soil, just big plants.
 What you should challenge, if you are in a mind to do so, is a
comparison of the soils where the plants are grown then lab breakdowns
of the soil microbiology and the resultant transferance of the
benefits of organic, compost tea methodology over the chemical
approach if indeed there is an advantage. Make the challenge a
multi-year challenge to see what is needed by both approaches each
year to keep the crops at the same level and which crops show higher
as far as available nutrients. (The stuff that makes them valuable as
a food source to us.)
>
> Also, if you are willing to issue this type of challenge, try to
find a source of funding. You are, in effect, asking someone to spend
a lot of money to satisfy your curiosity. If satisfying you would
actually accomplish something like get a grant for further research or
win a cash prize or promote the product when finished, the challenge
might have some credibility. You seem to have the knowledge and
background so why don't you start some test plots with different
management practices and see what the results are. I would be
interested in seeing that.
>
> You obviously have the ability to do it and you could post your
results on the group. That way, it wouldn't appear that you are
"shooting from the hip" with many of your statements. I agree with a
lot of what you imply but try to provide a way to resolve the problem.
 We can all sit around and shoot criticism but if that criticism isn't
backed up with something of substance, it has little weight. Soooooo.
 I challenge you to make a test of 4 plots with the same veggies
planted in the same way but managed differently. Outline your test
and monitor your results then post the outcome.
>
> We are in the process of studying erosion control and the use of
compost tea, compost tea and sugar, and just sugar in revitalizing
slopes (up to 40%) that have been burned or underwatered to the point
that the bare earth starts sliding. We are assuming the sugars will
feed the bacteria and soil fungi and make the ground more stable. All
without starting a regrowth program.
>
> So, you should try an experiment.
>
> Ted Peterson
> Earth-Wise/Spirit of the Earth
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