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Julia Dakin replied to the discussion Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence
I’m farming right next to the ocean in northern CA. Average summer high temp is 58F. Lots of fog last summer, so a lot of warmer weather crops do poorly at best. And the soil is poor as you might guess, it’s sandy and high aluminum, low in everything. So this is all great when you’re looking for an adaptation challenge. My goal is to be able…
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Patrick O'Connor replied to the discussion Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence
I ordered yalls promiscous tomato. I’m excited. My wife and I have been growing seeds from Tom Wagner the past few years. Tomatoes y chiles are my vice.
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Patrick O'Connor replied to the discussion Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence
Benny you will need to hand pollinate those tomatoes to get crosses. Most of the modern cultivars self pollinate. https://www.growingformarket.com/articles/onfarm-tomato-breeding-making-crosses-and-managing
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Benny Thompson replied to the discussion Biocoat Gold+Calcium+Extract in the forum Regenerative Agriculture 3 years ago
To be more clear, both bio coat gold, and GSR Will probably increase the availability of calcium… if there’s already a Reservoir of calcium in the soil.
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Benny Thompson replied to the discussion Biocoat Gold+Calcium+Extract in the forum Regenerative Agriculture 3 years ago
Extract or tea or extract tea, typically these are all geared toward cultivating microbes, not delivering macro nutrients…
The GSR product you mentioned says it’s a bio stimulant that helps dissolve calcium carbonate in your soil. Seems like you should use it if you have a good reservoir of calcium carbonate in your soil, and its not…
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