Hi I'm a newbe to BrixTalk and the growing of high quality produce. I have not done a lot of searching back through your files to date but will. I have a...
Unripened fruit is harder than ripe fruit...so 6.5 brix must be the lowest brix they think they can get away with. Teflon tomatoes are popular with shippers...
A neighbor grows apples. He picks the ones for sale at his farm 1 month after the ones for shipping. It is a pity, because his later picked ones are fantastic....
Growers are forced to harvest less and less ripe fruit due to higher and higher potassium and lower and lower calcium in the fruit. Once the seed feels the...
Grant, Welcome to brixtalk! You are dealing with a couple of different meanings concerning brix here. Your growers are not recognizing brix as something...
Interesting info Mike. Thanks. What happens with too much calcium? I know many folks who put a tablespoon of Epsom Salts in when they plant tomatoes and...
That is a good question. Mainly you will have micro element problems, like iron, zinc, manganese, copper, molybdenum, cobalt. Sometimes even magnesium....
Hi Mike, Thanks for tha calcium idea. I think I'll try it, as I have fruit trees and a few grape vines that could probably use the calcium. I'm aware of...
Thanks to all for staying on brix topic here. I just checked and it appears there are over 50,000 English-speaking farming or gardening groups on Yahoo. An...
This is more of a theoretical question. I know many say that 80-90% of the plants bulk comes from the air. I assume that most of this is Carbon. I've also...
Hi, To obtain maximimum brix, it is critical that there no holes in the system so to speak. To understand if the potassium is high or low, one needs to look at...
thomas, which chart shows the higher brix levels and where can i get a copy. is this arden anderson's chart. i've heard of it but havn't seen it. thanks rg To:...
Thanks for all your replies and I don't mind being lectured, I'm here to learn. I have some more questions. again not sure if it has already been covered in...
Nice post Thomas. Here is my AMEN. Jon ... From: BrixTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BrixTalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Giannou Sent: Monday, May 04,...
Grant, I'd suggest you study this website to find out about these concepts and how they relate to raising brix levels. http://crossroads.ws/CRActive/PikeAg.htm...
Hi all, Here on our farm we have a 1-acre American Chestnut breeding plot. The American Chestnut Foundation has been using it to help breed blight-resistant...
Hi all, The Palm Abbe Digital refractometer was brought to my attention. http://www.misco.com/products/PA201.html . Does anyone on the list know how reliable...
Hi all Have read this, below, on a few web sites, High Brix Gardens & possibly The Weston A. Price Foundation website and was wondering if anyone could direct...
kris, how does one lower the ec of a soil when it's too high. i callibrated my meter and checked 4 of my raised beds. in microseimens they were 2540,2370,9810,...
The only way you can lower the EC is by adding either sulfuric acid, sulfur or gypsum (calcium sulfate). So far, four diffent folks from this page have sent me...
You have a couple of choices, lots and lots of water, this is called leaching. Calcium sulfate also tends to wash out elements and leaves calcium behind....
A great body of information exists in this digital library, most especially the works of Albrecht. http://www.soilandhealth.org/01aglibrary/01principles.html ...
My kids got me a couple dwarf citrus for mom's day this year - meyer lemon and a mandarin:o). I am going to repot them in the winter but for now what can I do...
Hello Mike, And hello list members as this is my first post. Harking back to your post a while ago, I am looking forward to trying out the liming indications...
Hi Gang, Unless you have a good soil analysis, it will be hard to quantify your needs. If you tell me what your soil is like, sandy, clay, etc. I can give you...
Someone on this list made disparaging remarks about a product called CPR (Correct Planting Routine - www.biogreeninc.com), but I had this comment from a friend...
very interesting chris, i believe cpr was formulated by steve westin, who was mentioned by dr. skow as one of the few people with the knowledge to teach...
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