[Ctyfc] {Gro-ACT} Sea minerals question

[travis smith]

As I understand it, sea minerals will not be adding any nutrients that will
be showing up on any soil/tissue test, Cornell or otherwise. Soil science
is not settled. Likely/maybe a micronutrient in a sea mineral soil
supplement will make a tissue tested nutrient more bio-available in the
soil.

I use azomite. I believe in it. I also believe in Biodynamics, Jadam, and
in small scale agriculture being able to bring about a world centered in
Gaia, integral philosophy…

We Americans have the best Science and most efficient agriculture in the
world. And…, I agree, talk to Thomas at Earthwise. But most innovators had
to augment some advise of experts. And agriculture is very much culture.
Culture is stories. As a farmer in the public realm you tell your story.

These days, I find telling the gardening story as a story I’d exploration
and discovery is attractive. On the other hand, some people want to be told
this is the tomato variety to plant and here is your fertilizer mix.

Happy winter digression from me Y’all!

Travis



On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 2:20 PM VRDNT Farm via CTYFC <
ctyfc at listserv.centraltexasyoungfarmers.org> wrote:

> I'd suggest getting soil/tissue tests first and identify your limiting
> nutrients. It will only be helpful if you have a deficiency in one of the
> minerals needed for plant growth. I haven't heard anything about sea
> minerals in particular, but it's my general opinion that the agriculture
> input business is full of snake oil :-)
>
> Best,
> Becky
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> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022, 9:42 AM Gregory Mast <gmast at centraltexasfoodbank.org>
> wrote:
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>> Hey,
>>
>> Does anyone have experience with using de-salinated sea minerals? A few
>> products out there, the basic idea is they take sea water, concentrate it
>> down until the sodium chloride precipitates, leaving just the other trace
>> minerals (i.e. no salt) in a concentrated solution, which can be added to
>> the soil. Some products have biological stuff added too, seaweed, molasses,
>> mycos, that sort of thing.
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>> I’m contemplating getting a bottle based on the marketing but I’d be
>> curious if anyone has actual first hand experience.
>>
>> greg
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