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- From: Hélène Dessureault <interverbis@videotron.ca>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:44:57 -0400
Donna, can you tell us more about the boron effect on beet?
I did have problems with poor beet performance along
with slow fruits trees development. I tried manures, different mulches, a
local source of dolomite with a generous content in magnesium which helped
without spectacular improvements. Lately, I found a new source of amendement
to our sandy acidic hillside soil that seemed to have
noticiably improved both beets and fruit trees, and began to suspect a
common denominator without knowing that it might be related to
boron....
We have a major stream on our property, often occupied by
beavers. They have diverted its course recently revealing an ancient beaver dam
along one side which must have served at one time to block
another tributary which is now just a trickle but must have been more
significant at some point. This ancient beaver dam is made of amazingly rich
soil, a heavy combination of clay and rotted wood, very black and
practically greasy at times, and we have been dismantling it and using this
soil progressively as a fertilizer, with great results. Since, we have noticed
that the leaves are darker and healthier on the fruit trees AND the beet
were much larger, tender and sweet last Fall, not to mention general
improvement in the quality and water retention to the soil.
Where is boron generally found? Do you think that this soil
could contain boron?
Hélène
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[NAFEX] Gooseberry help,
John S, 06/14/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help, Lon J. Rombough, 06/14/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help,
Bill Russell, 06/14/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help, John S, 06/14/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help,
Donna &/or Kieran, 06/19/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help,
Hélène Dessureault, 06/20/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help, Donna &/or Kieran, 06/20/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help,
Douglas Woodard, 06/21/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Beaver" manure" and soil fertility, Hélène Dessureault, 06/21/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Gooseberry help,
Hélène Dessureault, 06/20/2008
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