Guest guest Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Mark: Thanks for letting me know about Don Weaver's interview. His website is http://www.remineralize.org/don.php I bought 600 lbs of glacial rock dust last year and plan to buy more this year and reapply.? Don recommends 14 lbs per 100 sq ft of garden per year.? It makes a big difference in the sweetness of the greens grown on the remineralized soil.? I didn't eat my greens for years because they were too bitter after only one application my greens are sweeter then the organic produce from the co-op stores. Bill PS David Bloom is a permaculturist that is helpful for us to become more productive and healthier. to listen to the Don Weaver interview too. http://www.tropicwaveradio.net/archives/tropicwaveradio.html Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hi Bill, Adding rock dust to my garden sounds real interesting. I was thinking of growing some lettuce this year because the stuff in the stores keeps looking worse and worse. Do you mind sharing how much your rock dust cost, and where you got it? Thanks for reminding me about this, it sounds familiar, but I had completely forgotten about it. Probably I wasn't ready to hear it before. Luckily Seattle has easy access to glacial till, being covered with it. This likely has a lot to do with why there seems to be a bigger problem with " exhausted " soils in the southern part of north America where it hasn't be glaciated for a very long time, if ever. May your day be filled with clarity, grace, strength, progress, and warm laughter, Roger - <wMilmoe Wednesday, April 09, 2008 11:43 AM Sweeter Greens > Mark: > > Thanks for letting me know about Don Weaver's interview. His website is > > http://www.remineralize.org/don.php > > I bought 600 lbs of glacial rock dust last year and plan to buy more this year and reapply.? Don recommends 14 lbs per 100 sq ft of garden per year.? It makes a big difference in the sweetness of the greens grown on the remineralized soil.? I didn't eat my greens for years because they were too bitter after only one application my greens are sweeter then the organic produce from the co-op stores. > > Bill > PS David Bloom is a permaculturist that is helpful for us to become more productive and healthier. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hi Roger. Where do you get your glacial rock dust? Helen Roger Padvorac wrote: > Hi Bill, > Adding rock dust to my garden sounds real interesting. I was thinking > of growing some lettuce this year because the stuff in the stores > keeps looking worse and worse. > > Do you mind sharing how much your rock dust cost, and where you got it? > > Thanks for reminding me about this, it sounds familiar, but I had > completely forgotten about it. Probably I wasn't ready to hear it > before. Luckily Seattle has easy access to glacial till, being covered > with it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hi Helen, There has been some kind of misunderstanding - I haven't ever used rock dust before, and am thinking about maybe using it if I decide to grow my own lettuce this year. I checked the web site Bill suggested, but I didn't see any suppliers in WA. www.remineralize.org/resources.php Since shopping is so stressful for me, I haven't followed up on his suggestions to checkout the local feed and farm stores, or the gravel quarries. I did read through some of the stuff on the web site, and the more I think about it, the more sense it makes to put fresh, un-leached, rock dust especially where you will grow shallow rooted annuals. The coniferous soil in the NW is naturally slightly acid. This in combination with the high rainfall, when the roots are least active in absorbing nutrients in winter, tends to leach the trace nutrients from the soil in the wet parts of the NW. So in some ways on the wet side of the mountains in the NW we have more of a need for micronutrient soil supplements than other areas do. It looks like I'm gradually talking myself into trying a rock dust soil additive. May your day be filled with clarity, grace, strength, progress, and warm laughter, Roger - " Helen " <helensy Sunday, April 13, 2008 7:06 PM Re: Sweeter Greens > Hi Roger. Where do you get your glacial rock dust? > Helen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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