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  • From: "Elaine Granata" <ecgranat AT ouray.cudenver.edu>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Soybean Meal
  • Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:43:06 -0700

Melissa: I used soybean meal on my organic market garden last season. I
put about 2 pounds on each of my 3 x 50 foot beds. The only thing that
didn't germinate at all were golden beets, but I didn't attribute that to
the soybean. Carrots didn't germinate very well, but well enough, compared
ot the golden beets where I got 4 beets! out of 3 seedings in 2 different 50
foot beds. I attributed the low germination on my inability to keep the
beds wet enough, what with the drought, winds and heat.

I applied it along with 12 wheelbarrows of compost per bed just before
planting. I worked it in the top 4-6 inches of soil. This was my first
year, so have no comparisons. The land had been a field of grasses and
weeds before I had it plowed for cultivation.

I used it on all crops -- carrots, peas, beans, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers,
cucumbers, kale, chard, squash (summer and winter), spinach, lettuce, corn,
potaotes, onions, cilantro, radishes, beets, dill, salad mix/arugula,
watermelon, pak choi, broccoli raab.

I plan to get another soil test and if it's low again in nitrogen, I plan to
use it again.

Do you have any firm evidence that it supresses germination? I'd sure love
to hear what data you have.

Let me know if you have other questions. Good luck.

Elaine Granata
Denver, CO
----- Original Message -----
From: melissa pline <plinemel AT hotmail.com>
To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 6:36 AM
Subject: [Market-farming] Soybean Meal


> Hello Everyone
> I am a graduate student at North Carolina State University researching
> fertilizers used in organic agriculture, particularly fish emulsion and
> seaweed extract as foliar fertilizers. I am also looking at soybean meal
as
> a soil fertilizer. It has a nutrient analysis of about (7-2-1). Has
anyone
> used soybean meal on his farm? If so, what rates did you use, when did
you
> apply, did you incorporate, with what crops? I've experienced some
> phytotoxicity with it - at high rates it killed my transplants and it
seems
> to inhibit the germination of small seeded vegetables. Any experience and
> input on soybean meal would be appreciated! Thanks, Melissa Pline
>
> Melissa Ann Pline
> Department of Horticultural Science
> North Carolina State University
> plinemel AT hotmail.com
> www.ncorganic.org
>
>
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