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  • From: "David Inglis" <mhcsa AT verizon.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Borax/Boron
  • Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 21:22:54 -0400

Boron is one of the few elements that is extremely detrimental in excess and
excess is not very much. I forget the specifics but be careful.
David

"The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes, everything else is pure
theory."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-
> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Sharon and Steve
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 8:21 PM
> To: Market Farming; SustainableAg AT yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Market-farming] Borax/Boron
>
> One of lifes minor problems here is how to get a teaspoon of boron
> for our beet patch in the rural hills of central Maine. During the
American
> Sugar fracus some 40 years ago it was a simple matter for our local
> fertilizer plant to add 1.3% of boron to 50 tons but I think they might
kick
> at dosing up a half pound. SO, here I am with a $4.00 box of 20 Mule Team
> Borax, and a bit of curiosity as to wether I should approace the beet rows
> with a salt shaker or just my loosely calibrated fingers which I use for
> fertilizer and lime.
> IOW......how much would you use?
>
> MAsteveINE
>
>
>
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