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  • From: "John Keslick" <treeman214@comcast.net>
  • To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Organic Fertilizers
  • Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:42:22 -0400

First we can add essential elements to trees but we can not feed (add
nutrients) a tree.
Look up essential elements in my dictionary. www.treedictionary.com

If we could feed a tree we would put the sun out of business.
See "Troubles in The Rhizosphere" and "A Touch of Chemistry".
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html

Many good litterture can be found here
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/treeinfo.html
Sincerely,

John A. Keslick, Jr.
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman
Beware of so-called TREE EXPERTS who do not understand TREE BIOLOGY!
www.treedictionary.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Organic Fertilizers


> Jeff has an excellent point. Nutrients should be added to promote
microbial
> growth, not to sustain the plant. A couple of researchers I've already
> interviewed say that the most common problem they find with soil tests
sent
> in by anxious gardeners is too much fertilizer in the ground that has
killed
> microbes.
> Doreen Howard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Lowenfels" <jeff@gardener.com>
> To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Organic Fertilizers
>
>
> > An organic system runs on microbes...bacteria and fungi that hold
nitrogen
> > and other nutrients are attracted to the rhizosphere and eaten there by
> > nematodes and protozoa (remember the guys you studied in high school
> > biology). The excess wastes are nutrients in plant usable form. So when
I
> > talk about organic systems with my readers, I use the term "Organic
> > microbe
> > foods" instead of fertilizers which feed the plants, not the microbes.
> > When
> > I refer to chemical systems, which I do as well in my columns, I use the
> > term fertilizer.
> >
> > In any case, I usually use soybean meal usually at the rate of 4 lbs for
> > 100
> > sq feet, aerated compost teas and compost. For newly planted
perennials,
> > shrubs and trees, I mix in some baby oatmeal or wheat germ to increase
the
> > fungal activity. I also use mycorrhizal fungi on almost everything when
I
> > plant.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jeff
> > www.alaskahumus.com
> > www.closetoinfinity.com
> >
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