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Christopher Whitehorn replied to the discussion how have you used the redox potential course knowledge? in the forum Regenerative Agriculture 2 years ago
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To echo Gio, it got me thinking about not only the impact of irrigation but of water quality in relation to soil characteristics. We started changing irrigation schedules and I saw some improvements not only in photosynthesis (there was some chlorosis that was resistant to micronutrient/trace element treatments), but also pest resistance in…
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Gio Khamis replied to the discussion how have you used the redox potential course knowledge? in the forum Regenerative Agriculture 2 years ago
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He only shallow tills one time per season in the spring since in semi-arid regions, we get all the rain in the winter. So it’s not that harmful of a practice in my opinion. He also sprays copper and sulphate separately as a prevention for airborne diseases. Together with this tillage pass, he is producing some nice results. It may work or…
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I have been influenced by my fermentation experiments to maintain a continuous compost tea brew.
Once I see the foam on the surface lessen, I will put back molasses, kelp extract, and humic/fulvic in equal amounts (less than 1:2000 of water loss equivalent) + the whey from my Greek yogurt, which is full of lactobacillus.
After adding, I…
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Intriguing. How do you apply the root drench and what is in your foliar mix? As far as a microscope goes I can highly recommend the LW Scientific i4 with the BioVid camera. Not sure if it meets your affordable requirement.
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The Omax M837 series of microscopes is good enough to take photos clear enough to see most bacteria at 400X. Just don’t go for more than a 5 or 8 MP camera as you won’t gain much quality with more pixels. I think it’s a common mistake to overspend on the camera, which is what I did for an 18 MP. Basically the way I understand it is that… Read more
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Parkes ben replied to the discussion how have you used the redox potential course knowledge? in the forum Regenerative Agriculture 2 years ago
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Thankyou for the response! i agree that it is a great tool to help mitigate known issues. it seems like this friend of yours is benefiting greatly by following a non-dogmatic approach also.
i wonder if there is anything to combine with the tillage that would help mitigate any negatives of the practice. compost + calcium would be my first thoughts.
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Gio Khamis replied to the discussion how have you used the redox potential course knowledge? in the forum Regenerative Agriculture 2 years ago
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I think the basic application of the course is in how you look at disease development and control methods. My friend is an organic wine producer and powdery mildew is a serious issue to handle. Looking at the redox chart and keeping in my mind that this organism is an oomycete (prefers a reduced environment), he tried to introduce oxygen into…
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