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  • From: Matt Cheselka <cheselka AT theriver.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Elliot Colemans Soil mixes
  • Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 07:10:40 -0700 (MST)

On Thu, 27 May 2004, Mark Winterburn wrote:

> Hi, I just received my mini blocker and floor blocker in the mail and now
> sadly I have misplaced my bible (EC's market farming book) I need to know
> the two mixtures that are in there if anyone could please oblige.

The "Blocking Mix Recipe" on pg 141 is:

30 units brown peat
1/8 unit lime
20 units coarse sand or perlite
3/4 base fertilizer
10 units soil
20 units compost

The "Mini-Block Recipe" on the same page is:

16 parts brown peat
1/4 part colloidal phosphate
1/4 part greensand
4 parts compost

BTW -- what is Eliot Coleman doing these days? He's obviously not a
computer user, but is he still teaching, or is he growing for market? I
admire him and aspire to his level of competence and knowledge. Maybe
someday.

Cheers,

Matt Cheselka
Cosmic Lettuce





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