I had my first square foot garden this year and played with the soil and the brix levels. I am totally hooked and now I am wanting more room for next year. Is...
It does Jon, I just sent an email to http://www.aglabs.com/whatsup.html to see if there were tapes available for everything listed on that page. It sounds so...
I live in Dallas, Tx. and am trying to find a person experienced in installing a Brix edible garden. The one person I contacted who is experienced seems to be...
Stacy, ... times by commercial fertilizers/weed killers over the last year and a half? I don't know, but I'll tell you what I did years ago when I wanted to ...
Bob, Sounds like a potential good start. But needed calcium, and was probably too high in potassium. Were the worms happy? I got some compost from the city...
Hi Stacy, 1) Is it safe? The short answer is yes. Don't worry about that. The soil will detoxify if you do the right things, most importantly to add...
Aloha all, I am still a member here after several years, but haven't been emailing or keeping up with discussion for long time due to other projects and...
Kris, ... too high in potassium. Were the worms happy? I got some compost from the city once and was disappointed because it had rather hard clay 'marbles' in...
I got back from a trip to see a slew of very good messages on BrixTalk. As I read each of them, I kept finding myself saying, "Wow! these guys are on a roll...
Hello group: I was talking with people from a grazing group and trying to explain some about BRIX. I't's my understanding that Brix isn't just sugar content,...
... Shamefully, I have to admit that I have not filtered any high-fuzzy juices through a clarifying medium to see if the perfectly clear extract still has the...
Tom & Johnny, I think what's really happening is that because of the ready availability of all the minerals, the plant is busy producing all kinds of other...
Does anyone know anything about this product for use as a soil conditioner? PAM-12 from Encap - "a proven soil enabler" Company says product will help heal...
Tom, ... as is it is sweeter than sucrose, fewer grams would be needed. This applies only to unheated honey. Honey that is extracted by heat (still sold as...
Have you used gypsum and limestone? Gypsum will bring up an anaerobic soil as shown by a low ORP and limestone will correct a low Cal:Mag ratio. If both of...
I've been using gypsum right along. KRis Jon wrote: Have you used gypsum and limestone? Gypsum will bring up an anaerobic soil as shown by a low ORP and...
Rex, ... Find anything brixy in Italy? ... juices through a clarifying medium to see if the perfectly clear extract still has the same fuzzy line. I had just...
On 10/3/07, Johnny Stansell <jgstansell@...> wrote: ... I seem to find plenty of websites by googling "food quality brix". But why not use convincing ...
Hi Kris Be sure you have enough calcium in the soil before you use sulfur products. Sulfur is important but if the calcium is to low the sulfur will take out...
Hi to all Rex just made a great point if Brix was just about sugars than we are barking up a wrong tree it is indeed about minerals . indeed it does take years...
Thanks Rex, good suggestions. I didn't mean to imply that the people are ignorant, just not informed about Brix. I'm very new to Brix too and it has taken me...
There is an Abbe 3L refractometer by Bausch and Lomb on ebay. Item No. 220156401737 This was the standard laboratory instrument for many years. Probably more...
Hello all, since I am new to this list I will give you a real breif introduction. I am a Dairy farmer in eastern Washington State and milk 100 brown swiss &...
Tom, The really valuable nutrients are in the butterfat. From a class I just gave: .Why Butter is Better - Butter is a rich source of true vitamin A .Also...
Thanks, for the input people and I will answer your questions. I am not allowed to sell raw milk in the state of washington. It is illegal here and there are...
FYI, it is NOT illegal to sell raw milk in the state of Washington...if it is from a dairy certified for production. The certification process is not that...
Agreed...if the milk/milk products being spoken of have been pasteurized/homogenized. Milk fat subjected to homogenization is not a good substance for humans....
Somebody some time ago sent a message about cattle feed with grass comparing it with cattle feed on grain , and also a study from 1890 or close about some...
I would be first looking at leptin/insulin levels as related to grain and sugars first before going towards animals fats as a problem. While I agree about the...