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  • From: bcluton AT aol.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Kaolin Clay
  • Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:17:00 -0500

Hi Ben,

Surround has been a great product for us.  I've always gone with a slurry into dilution in a backpack sprayer and applied it that way.  I've never tried the dip method so can't speak to whether putting it on in that fashion would lead to respiration problems.  I've never noticed anything by spraying on a thin coat.  You can play around with the dilutions until you get the desired coverage.  It's worked well on the crops you mention and brassicas - although it doesn't stick as well to the waxy leaves - and the only solaname we regularly use it on is Eggplant.  We apply it at transplanting and might renew coverage for the first few weeks if it seems warranted.  Anyway I'd give it two thumbs up.  It's simplified a lot of things for us and drastically reduced our need for row covers on some crops.

Brian



-----Original Message-----
From: grizzdover AT gmail.com
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wed, Jan 13, 2010 11:14 pm
Subject: [Market-farming] Kaolin Clay

Hello All,
I am wondering what experinces people have had using Kaolin Clay.  The
only trade name I have seen it "OMRI listed" under is Surround. I'm
interested in possibly dipping summer and winter squash, cucumber and
solaname transplants.  My biggest concern right now is that this "clay
slurry" may plug up the stomata and keep the plants from "sweating".
Thanks in advance,
Ben
Turtle Farm
Granger Iowa
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