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7594
I have been looking for Brix readings for watercress but can't find any. Does anybody have the information? Colin www.hydrogarden.org.uk...
Colin
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Apr 1, 2007
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7595
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the BrixTalk group. File :...
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Apr 1, 2007
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7596
Would a higher brix lawn be more resistant to browning, during dry, hot summers? Darren...
Darren Hilton
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Apr 1, 2007
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7597
Checking the brix on Aloe vera (or any other succulents), do you test the juice/gel, or juice the green leaf? Darren...
Darren Hilton
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Apr 1, 2007
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7598
Are higher brix trees more resistant to Asian Longhorned beetles? Darren...
Darren Hilton
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Apr 1, 2007
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7599
Would higher brix sugarcane crops have had a natural defense against Australias cane grub? Darren...
Darren Hilton
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Apr 1, 2007
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7600
Has there been a recognized synonymity between the size of the plant, and its brix level? Have giant vegetables been shown to have higher brix levels? Darren...
Darren Hilton
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Apr 1, 2007
7:11 pm
7602
Are heirloom crops, traditionally chosen for their performance (taste, aroma, color, etc...), more likely to brix higher than non-heirlooms on the same soil, ...
Darren Hilton
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Apr 1, 2007
8:39 pm
7603
Sylvia and Richard, Goji berries are supposed to contain 6 glyconutrients. And the juice can be used as a plant food, at 2tsp-1tbsp p/gal, drench, or foliar. ...
Darren Hilton
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Apr 1, 2007
10:05 pm
7605
Thomas, My feeling is that heirlooms have the potential to be higher brix if they are raised properly, since they were presumable chosen for their flavor and ...
Kris Johnson RR
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Apr 2, 2007
3:58 am
7607
Check this out for other sources of these nutrients http://www.askdrbird.com/cfs/sources.htm One is bovine cartilage - good reason to make and use daily bone...
Kris Johnson RR
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Apr 2, 2007
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7608
Hi, I have 12.25 brix cilantro growing in a half wine barrel. I am guessing that the closest thing on the brix charts to cilantro would be parsley, for which...
Nataraj
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Apr 2, 2007
5:09 pm
7609
Nice observations Thomas. These are the things we all need to be seeing. Dr. Reams' had a prominent saying: SEE WHAT YOU LOOK AT. It seems that you have...
Jon C. Frank
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Apr 2, 2007
6:29 pm
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Norm, Soil remineralization is the foundation for high brix. This puts the nutrients out in the soil. Foliar sprays are the pumping action getting the ...
Jon C. Frank
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Apr 2, 2007
6:34 pm
7611
Juice a cross section of a leaf. Jon ... From: BrixTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BrixTalk@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Darren Hilton Sent: Sunday, April 01,...
Jon C. Frank
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Apr 2, 2007
6:42 pm
7612
Rex tells a story of growing a row of tomatoes with half being a hybrid and half being an open pollinated variety. He reports that in the same growing ...
Jon C. Frank
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Apr 2, 2007
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7613
Wow Nataraj, 12.2 brix cilantro is wonderfully potent with great aroma. It brings to mind chicken curry made with cilantro and coconut rice. Last year I did...
Jon C. Frank
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Apr 2, 2007
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On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:48:06 -0400, Jon C. Frank <Jon.Frank@...> ... It's a true story, Jon. I finally decided that perhaps the modern hybrids are bred...
RH
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Apr 2, 2007
7:37 pm
7615
Thomas, The message I get from Beddoe's book, Nourishment Homegrown, is that when the plant can produce lots of sugars because of high fertility, that gives ...
Kris Johnson RR
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Apr 2, 2007
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Hello Rex, I have found that commercial seed grown with chemicals produces weak seedlings, and are easy targets for insects. One appliction of insecticide...
Norm Cooper
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Apr 2, 2007
9:41 pm
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Rex, You "misunderestimated" me. I am a firm proponent of foliar spraying. All garden programs from IAL come with a foliar program. As you could see from ...
Jon C. Frank
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Apr 2, 2007
9:59 pm
7619
Thanks Jon. I am using cilantro for mercury detoxification, though I love the taste of it as well. I have been taking cuttings every few days from all the ...
Nataraj
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Apr 3, 2007
4:56 am
7620
... I don't understand that? If the nutrients are in the soil how does a foliar spray get them from the soil? Colin www.hydrogarden.org.uk...
Colin
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Apr 5, 2007
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7621
Hi Colin, Well made foliar sprays will incorporate phos acid and other nutrients that cause plants to make more carbohydrates from sunlight. Some of the extra...
Jon C. Frank
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Apr 5, 2007
10:04 pm
7622
... density ... of ... Jon, would you care to elaborate on why good foliar sprays can't be made with certified organic ingredients? Kris...
Kris Johnson RR
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Apr 6, 2007
5:07 am
7624
... Another sweeping statement. I have Brix readings from commercial organic produce that have scored 'excellent'. Organic growing is also very much about...
Colin
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Apr 6, 2007
6:29 am
7625
just a few things here. nothing is truely organic, plants get 80 % of their nutrition from the air. our air is polluted. nothing is a poison it's how much of...
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Apr 6, 2007
12:58 pm
7626
... Not as lame as that statement! I cannot understand this quest for the highest possible Brix readings at any cost to the environment. But then I am only an...
Colin
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Apr 6, 2007
1:55 pm
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high brix will only enhance the enviornment. by achieving high brix we could be living in the garden of eden. timmy ************************************** ...
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Apr 6, 2007
2:46 pm
7628
... Even if it means using manufactured chemical fertlizers that need enormous amounts of energy for their production and rely on finite resources? I don't...
Colin
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