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  • From: Garth & Kim Travis <gartht AT txcyber.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus
  • Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:16:33 -0500

Greetings,
While that may work in some areas, it won't in my part of Texas. Our well water is quite high in salt and the weeds thrive on it. I have tried dumping salt on my fence lines, hoping to stop weed growth. The weeds thought is was fertilizer!
Bright Blessings,
Kim

Willie McKemie wrote:
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 06:30:53AM -0700, sunnfarm AT netscape.com wrote:
<DIV style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><DIV>Check out the...&nbsp;Jersey
Asparagus Farm. They breed a line of hybrid all male disease resistant asparagus sold as seed or crowns. They also make
and sell a very good line of high tunnels and operate a vegetable farm and roadside market. They emphasize what I believe
in and that is farmers selling to farmers...BTW for weed control, asparagus is a salt tolerant plant and salt water can
be&nbsp;sprayed on&nbsp;small weeds as a herbicide...&nbsp;Bob.</DIV>

Any idea what salt concentrations are effective and appropriate?





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