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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 21:37:15 -0700

Oops. Didn't realize this was going to the whole list.

Elaine
----- Original Message -----
From: Elaine Granata <ecgranat AT ouray.cudenver.edu>
To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Soybean Meal


> 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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