On nutrition:
Regarding the last few messages on nutrition I recall reading
Meyerwitz's book and noticing that he says early on if you want
maximum nutritional output one should grow in soil. He does not use
soil as I recall.
On mold:
I have had more bad mold this summer than any time in the past (going
on) 3 years. I am now at the stage in believing it comes from my
compost. I have not limed until last month and believe that the moldy
trays that have built up over the past have contaminated the compost.
I have not been able to sustain good worm growth for the whole summer
quite unlike the previous summer. They seem to disappear and the soil
does not seem to smell healthy for an extended period of time. There
is some relief of this situation if I turn the soil on a regular
basis ( every other day or so) I do use AZOMITE and table scraps.
I DO NOT, however, HAVE ANY MOLD IN GROWING SUNFLOWER OR OTHER GREENS
USING THE SAME SOIL AND TRAYS. My question: How much mold can be
attributed to seed and how much to the growing factors.I have used
H2O2 with some success and I have washed the trays with a bleaching
solution. A good rinsing and spin drying before juicing has been a
way out but would
like to get back to NO MOLD.
DOES ANYONE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM and hopefully a solution
PAX, Ernie