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  • From: wildernessflowers AT comcast.net
  • To: sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] phosphate rock
  • Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 19:03:01 +0000

i concur


There are phosphate solubilizing bacteria that can help availbe as
commercial innoculats

martin

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> A lesson I learned the hard way about phosphate rock. When I farmed on
> the silt loam limestone soils of eastern PA soil tests always came back
> at 30lbs/a P. When I added P rock, it became tied up in the clay and
> rendered useless in just a month or so. Decayed covercrops chelates some
> but never enough so I switched to banding triple super phosphate and it
> remained soluble long enough to make a crop. Know your soil chemistry
> before spending a ton of money on P rock. . Bob.
> Sunny Meadow Farm
> Bridgeton, NJ.
>
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