In This Edition: Procrastination vs Reality | Visibility at Conferences? | Florida Citrus | High Fertilizer Prices | Product Trials and Grower Observations– CalAcid and NStar | Subtle Energies, Dowsing, Radionics- SE-5 | Forage Plots…Attracting deer and building soil health! | Soil Testing: New Packages, Pricing, and Submission Form
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We’ll be live December 1 – 4, each day from 3:15-5:15 pm. No registration required! We are also having special Q&A session at these times on these topics…anyone can log in even if they aren’t a registered ACRES attendee. Tuesday, Dec. 1st 11:00am-12:30pm: Soil Testing/Interpretation 1:00-2:30pm: Small Scale Home Gardens 3:15-5:15pm: Exhibit Booth Live Wednesday, Dec. 2nd […]
In This Edition: Our Connectedness | Urban Farms | Living Soil– Indoor Cannabis | Sowing Diamonds Carbon in our Soils | Profitability in Row Crops | Organic Row Crops | Gardening– Soil Test | Healy by Dr Phil
Sap Analysis is way to measurement nutrient levels and balance during the growing season. Sap analysis indicates what is happening in the blood of the plant. A sample is collected in two parts, a sample of old mature leaves as well as a sample of new fully developed leaves. This constitutes one sample. For the […]
The recent Farm Bill supported the inclusion of Hemp production as a legal and viable agricultural crop. This along with the increasing desire to grow and cultivate both medicinal and recreational cannabis in various states has created quite a fury of soil samples coming into CSI from growers all over the US. Chuck Holman, one […]
Have you ever had a fantasy about having a tool that will measure the true quality of fruits and vegetables that you are producing at your farm or purchasing in the produce aisle or at the farm market? The best tool, until now, has been the refractometer to measure Brix. While Brix testing is a […]
Obviously CSI has been a proponent of package biological products for many years. Having tested products over the years, it is apparent that in lieu of or in conjunction with a good quality compost and/or compost tea, inoculating soil and plants with biological inoculums can also provide the basis for improving soil health, plant health, […]
Soil samples have been trickling in which indicates that the arrival of warmer days and soils is just around the corner. This newsletter is chock-full of information about our soil testing (CEC, Saturated Paste and Bio-logical) and how these tools are utilized to contribute to the success of any size growing operation.
Stories Include: Did You Miss Our Winter Newsletter? Silent Spring! CSI Welcomes Smaller Growers and Homesteaders! Think of Your Soil as a Battery Biologically Speaking Crop Residue Management Sequestering Carbon…a Biological Process Compost Tea on Turf Grass and Landscapes Introducing our Garden Programs
