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  • From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fwd: Tip for Greenhouse Growers: Add Silicon
  • Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 09:50:50 -0500

I know almost nothing about plant biology, but I wonder if a plant can uptake silicon from sand?

On May 2, 2007, at 9:03 AM, Lucky Pittman wrote:

At 08:50 AM 5/2/2007, you wrote:
Anyone know of an organic source of silicon? I know biodynamic
gardeners use equisetum for a source of silicon. Anything else?

How about....SAND.
It's not organic, since it's not a carbon-based molecule, but it is
'natural'. SiO2.





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