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Reply to Percentages of species and the sub species in a multi mix pasture
Hi Michael, Dr Judi Earl recommends the percentages shown in the photo attached to this reply. You’ll also get some really good information in this content hub… https://lower-blackwood.shorthandstories.com/online-guide-to-pasture-biodiversity-in-the-lower-blackwood/index.html
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Online Guide to Pasture Biodiversity in the Lower Blackwood
Biodiversity - the root of soil health and resilience
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Reply to Photosynthesis, Oxidation & the Energy Equation
Thank you. Very clear!
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Reply to Potassium in our soils
When it comes to potassium inputs, potassium sulphate is probably your best option.
It’s an allowable input in certified organic enterprises and has a relatively low salt index so not hard on soil biology.
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Reply to Potassium in our soils
Hi Will, you’ll find some useful information in this article…https://lowerblackwood.com.au/targeting-plant-nutrition/.
My understanding is that the volume of potassium required generally can’t all be addressed through foliars, improving soil biology will assist making what you have in the soil more available, helpful to know your totals as Max…
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Targeting Plant Nutrition - Lower Blackwood LCDC
The application of nutrients, or fertilisers, that plants require is an important component in primary production operations. For numerous reasons, crops or
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Reply to Sourcing fishmeal for hydrolysate production
Hello
WA Bait in O’Connor do a seconds mullies trap bait. They are a whole soft fish so better than heads in terms of quality. They are mullies that have gone on the floor and may have metal in the mix so not good to go through a mincer. That said they break down well in a barrel of hydrolysate. They are between $2-3 /kg for 20kg boxes. 08 9314…
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Reply to Sourcing fishmeal for hydrolysate production
Hi Daniel
There is a Facebook page ‘Free Fish Frames and Heads’ in Perth where fishos can donate their frames for people who can make better use of them.
Or you can buy a 20 kg box for $100 sold as cray bait from https://www.dogfoodperth.com.au/product-page/bait-fish-frames-crayfishing
Locally, you could try the Augusta Seafoods 615 Brindley…
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10kg Box WA Fish Head & Frames for Crayfishing
West Australian Fish Head & Frames10kg Box for Bait perfect for Crayfishing
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Reply to Photosynthesis, Oxidation & the Energy Equation
Hi Laura,
that’s a great question.
Firstly, oxygen is definitely needed in the soil for respiring microbiology and plants but we need both good oxygenation and restricted oxygen environments in our soils to support different microbe groups and processes. This happens with good soil aggregation, where air flows freely between the gaps of, but not…
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Kate Tarrant posted an update in the group
7 months agoPerennial & Biodiverse Pastures 7 months ago -
Kate Tarrant posted an update in the group
7 months ago (edited)Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures 7 months agoWe were keen to experiment with dry seeding this year so decided to go early. Late March we seeded (using a disc drill) 10ha of the farm with a multispecies mix of mostly annual soil builders – Oats, Peas, Vetch, Serradella, Tillage Radish,
Linseed, clover plus some warm season starters Sunflowers & Buckwheat, and a small amount of…
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Hi Kate,
I am interested in your seeding rate? And what percentages of each seed in your mix?
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Reply to Photosynthesis, Oxidation & the Energy Equation
Thank you. This is fascinating. The more I learn, the more there is to learn! I’m a bit confused about oxygen in the soil. From what you’re saying it’s not a good thing to have oxygen in the soil because it causes oxidisation. However, we are also told that compacted soil is bad because it excludes air, and we know that loose friable soil is…
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