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  • Reply to Slater overpopulation

    update on the slaters, a year on from first “attack”. slaters continued to be an issue through this past southern summer. we found that an organic iron oxide slug and snail bait was very effective in controlling them. planted again this autumn (april/may) and then baited. good kill, good germination, crop doing well.

  • Reply to Sulphur in pepper leaves

    Have heard of some people using thiovit jet Sulphur

  • A couple weeks into the growing season and I’m seeing dramatic differences in vine health from one site to another. A smaller site where we went with the “egregious overkill” application of ~2.2 cubic yards of johnson-su compost per acre has 0 insect pressure and a plant sap Brix of 15! Our other fields that got nutritionally neglected because…

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  • Sulphur in pepper leaves

    Hi everyone.

    Any one know how to elevate sulphur levels in pepper plant leaf sap?

    I am adding alot of ammonium sulphate

    Like 200-300kgs per week per hectare and the nidle is not moveing

    Any ideas? Thanks

  • @worm-wizard

    Hey Levi, I came across your profile and was happy to see you live in Australia as well , I too live live in Elsmore NSW Australia growing mainly vegetables using no-till regenerative practices, grazing , tarping, multi species cover crops. I’m always keen to see what others are growing in Australia, What are you growing now?

    dean

    • Hey Dean, great to hear from you.

      Been offline for a few weeks it seems

      I’m in Tucabia (Clarence Valley), still quite young out here but finding our feet that’s for sure.

      We grow mixed vegetables and varied fruits in a small orchid. Multi species cover cropping being the primary tool (mowing where possible) – supported with practices such as;…

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      • Good to hear from you Levi. Yes we are getting some good autumn sun, most of our winter crops are in, but we are still planting spinach, lettuce and the last broccoli and cauliflower crops this past week. What’s your primary compost making method? We’ve been using the Elaine Ingham style compost making method but of yet to use it as their… Read more

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