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- From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
- To: 'market farming' <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: RE: more greenhouse questions!
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 09:11:35 -0600
> My guess is that using soluble nitrate fertilizers in these conditions may
> lead to a
> higher concentration. Organically managed soils, which depend on the
> natural N cycles,
> may have far less nitrate available in cool soil (low light season)
> conditions. An
> interesting trial (at least for me) would be to compare your cold frame
> plants to those
> in a similar structure and soil type to soluble nitrate fed plants.
>
> Keep up the good work!
>
> Alex Mc Gregor
> Walden Farm
>
Alex,
Thanks. We are already thinking about re-working the grant for
SARE. The premise that organically managed soils are less likely to show
nitrate accumulation is one we agree with and would hope the study showed.
I agree about the comparison with soluble nitrate fed plants - now we just
have to find a 'conventional' grower, growing unconventionally (in unheated
coldframes!!) Our landgrant college folks are still telling people that what
we are doing can't be done - even after eating our greens at meals in
January. Think they'd be willing to participate ? It's an interesting
study, and one that needs to be done if this type of crop production grows.
Alison
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Re: more greenhouse questions!,
robert schuler, 02/01/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Earthfarm1, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Earthfarm1, 02/01/2001
- RE: more greenhouse questions!, Miranda Smith, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Alex McGregor, 02/01/2001
- RE: more greenhouse questions!, Wiediger, Alison, 02/01/2001
- RE: more greenhouse questions!, Miranda Smith, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Victoria Mundy Bhavsar, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Alex McGregor, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, robert schuler, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Bill Shoemaker, 02/02/2001
- RE: more greenhouse questions!, Wiediger, Alison, 02/02/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Bill Shoemaker, 02/02/2001
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