Category: Simply Soil Biology
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Saving Macadamia Trees with Nature’s Way Compost Tea
In mid-April 2020, 11 young macadamia trees had been transplanted to the Bundaberg Botanical Gardens. These trees are a sub-species of Macadamia jansenii, as are the commercially grown ones. They are being grown to ensure that all genetics of the native macadamia tree are preserved, not just the commercial ones. Holes were dug, the trees…
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Known Functions of Sea Minerals
Information sourced and compiled from: Name Atomic Symbol Known Functions Biology Boosting Effects Sodium Na Helps draw water into cells in e.g. cane, maize, sorghum, 0.77% Chlorine Cl Operates stomata, needed for photosynthesis 5% Potassium K Regulates water and 60 enzymatic reactions 0.25% Aluminium Al Promotes antioxidants 0.1 mg/l Iron Fe Needed to synthesise chlorophyll…
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Sea minerals to bigger avocados. A Case Study.
Building Soil Carbon Nature’s way is, amongst other things, about diversity in the soil biology and feeding it with what that needs. They require more elements than what artificial fertilisers provide. One source of the most complete range is the sea where anything that has been washed away finishes up. Deep sea minerals are being…