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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus
  • Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:17:20 -0500 (CDT)

I remember my great grandfather used salt for weed control in his asparagus
many years ago. I know people worry about it, but salt is highly soluble and
eventually leaches out of the root zone in areas where rainfall is sufficient
to minimize the need for irrigation. Do you have a recommended rate or
concentration of salt:water Bob?

Bill

...BTW for weed control, asparagus is a salt
> tolerant plant and salt water can be sprayed
> on small weeds as a herbicide... Bob.
> Sunny Meadow Farm
> Bridgeton, NJ.
William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road St Charles, IL 60174
630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610




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