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Are GMO plants an invasive species under Executive Order 13122?
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Randy Hayes commented on John F. Houpt II, PhD's blog post 'Anyone ever use milk to give tomatoes an emergency calcium infusion for blossom rot?'
HOMEGROWN.org commented on John F. Houpt II, PhD's blog post 'Anyone ever use milk to give tomatoes an emergency calcium infusion for blossom rot?'"Hi, John. We shared your question on HOMEGROWN's Facebook page. Turns out the great calcium debate is something a lot of folks have an opinion on! Here's the response so far:
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Mary Vivit commented on John F. Houpt II, PhD's blog post 'Anyone ever use milk to give tomatoes an emergency calcium infusion for blossom rot?'"I've never used milk, but I have used crushed raw egg shells that had been rinsed in very hot water. We has also come through a very wet spell. Between the egg shells and paying better attention to our watering, we were able to…"
John F. Houpt II, PhD commented on going-rogue's blog post 'Going Rogue'"Sounds like a wonderful lifestyle!!! Looking at your website - have you tried using a solar powered or hydro powered water pump to move the water from source to destination? For your filtration systems, take a look at the…"
John F. Houpt II, PhD posted a blog postAnyone ever use milk to give tomatoes an emergency calcium infusion for blossom rot?
A couple of my Better Boy tomatoes show blossom rot, but not the blossoms. After talking with the organic farmer we buy our eggs and organic plants from at the farmers market saturday and they recommended adding old milk to the container at the root level for an emergency calcium infusion. I had about a 1/2 gal of sour raw milk, added 1/2 gal of water and poured the mixture on the soil under the mat, some roots are under the mat at surface level and down into the root system. They also…See More
John F. Houpt II, PhD posted a status"American Farm Trust is sponsoring a free webinar, June 17 "What to expect when you are expecting a new farm bill" http://ning.it/187GyaZ"
John F. Houpt II, PhD commented on Rick Nichols's blog post 'Container gardening and a little landscapeing'"Rick, can you post a couple of pictures of you plantings and grape trellis? I'm thinking about starting some grapes here in SC and not to comfortable in how to plant them. Like can they be in a single straight line across the back of the…"
John F. Houpt II, PhD replied to HOMEGROWN.org's discussion 'Container Gardening 101'"Here is a current photos taken today of the container garden. I had to move it due to house construction. The tomatoes - both in the patio box and the garden box, are so heavy with tomatoes I'm running out of supports. The…"
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- What kind of HOMEGROWN are you?
- 100% Homegrown
- A bit about me:
- I recently retired from 39 years of combined federal civil service. So, to fill my "free time" I founded a local community organization called Aiken Localvore. As the name implies, the goal is to help the community become more secure by building a strong local and regional food system. I am avid home brewer, food grower and putter upper. Love the freedom of the outdoors and the simple way of life.
- Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
- My version of Sumo Soup using local vegetables, along with fish and shell fish from Bluffton, SC (>200 miles from home), two pork chops (pasture raised pork) cooked in homemade chicken stock using local pasture raised chicken.
- Currently reading:
- EcoMind, Square Foot Gardening, The Mist Filled Path, Paleo Comfort Food (recipes)
- Currently listening to:
- Country Stars and Stripes, Charlie Daniel's band
- My latest DIY project:
- Simplifying my life by cleaning out all of the closets, dressers, attic, and shed of "stuff" collected over the years and has not seen the light of day for about as many years!!
- How did you find HOMEGROWN.org?
- Through the Farm Aid website.
- Web site I recommend:
- http://www.aikenlocalvore.org
Good Organic Brewing Site
Folks, here is a good organic brewing site I use for getting my brewing items.
http://www.breworganic.com/
They also have fair trade coffee for your personal roasting.
Enjoy,
John
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Anyone ever use milk to give tomatoes an emergency calcium infusion for blossom rot?
A couple of my Better Boy tomatoes show blossom rot, but not the blossoms. After talking with the organic farmer we buy our eggs and organic plants from at the farmers market saturday and they recommended adding old milk to the container at the root level for an emergency calcium infusion. I had about a 1/2 gal of sour raw milk, added 1/2 gal of water and poured the mixture on the soil under the mat, some roots are under the mat at surface level and down into the root system. They also…
ContinuePosted on June 11, 2013 at 12:08pm — 3 Comments
Last year's garden should have been named the Drought Bowl! So it's containers all the way this year!!!!
Just completed planting 3 container boxes (Garden PatchTM GrowBoxTM) and 1 City Picker Patio garden box with vaired tomato, bell and sweet peppers, Thai hot peppers, cabbages, strawberries, and leeks.
I plan to continue with the remaining…
ContinuePosted on April 24, 2013 at 2:19pm — 3 Comments
Recycle discarded produce to make low cost compost and reduce the waste stream.
Has anyone recycled discarded produce from supermarkets and maybe even restaurants to use as a source of compost? I was considering this as one of our projects to develop the compost for our bucket brigade and maybe even resale as a fund raiser at our local farmers market and maybe if viable, as a small cottage industry for my NPO.
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:07pm — 2 Comments
Garden is now going! And the race is on!!!
Started two plants and herbs this week outside and they are going very well. Strawberries and lettuce are in two containers along with some potted basic herbs.
Received 4 packets of seeds this week from the Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Company in Mansfield, Missouri as part of their entry giveway in their Heirloom Garden Show.
They consist of Tomato Golden King of Siberia; Squash Pipian from Tuxpan; Gourd Dishclothor better known as Luffa; Moon Flowers and one that I couldn't…
ContinuePosted on March 16, 2012 at 3:44pm — 2 Comments
Digital subscriptions - save money, space, and take it with you.
Want to save some money and take your subscriptions with you? When subscribing to periodicals or purchasing books, go with the digital version of your subscription.
I have updated the majority of my magizine subscriptions this way. I've, stopped those which were not in digital format, after asking the publisher to digitally publish their periodical and moved over to reading artilces using their on line websites. I also purchase my hard books in digital format as well when…
ContinuePosted on June 18, 2011 at 9:28am
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