[Terrapreta] Fw: INTERESTING TRIVIA

[Robert Flanagan]

Did you know,

In 1979 the pot plant that had biochar in the potting mix won the worlds
largest indoor plant? Danny Day and myself seen this plant when we visited
Dan Carlson in December 2005 and it was still growing (Dan never mentioned
the charcoal in the potting mix).

So there might be more to "Sound+nutrietn+biochar".

Rob.

*The present invention was carried out by treating a purple passion plant
with sound and a gibberellin solution. Potting soil was prepared by mixing
45 percent commercially available African Violet potting soil, 45 percent
general potting soil (Woolworth's Black Magic.RTM.), 4 percent sheep manure
and 1 percent lime. This mixture was placed in a flower pot which had the lower
portion filled with charcoal pieces. A small purple passion plant was
purchased at a variety store and planted in the potting soil mixture. A
gibberellin solution was prepared including ten parts gibberellin type A-3
and one million parts water. The water was free of chlorine and flourine.
The gibberellin was applied by spraying to wet the leaves once each month.
The gibberellin solution was applied while playing a recording to produce
high frequency sound in the range of between 4 and 6 kilohertz. The sound
was at a volume of about 115 decibels and was applied for over 30 seconds
while the solution was present on the leaves. The plant grew to a length of
over 1000 feet during an experimental period of two years. The high
frequency sound is believed to open the stomata of the plant to enable
forced osmosis of the gibberellin solution into the cells.*


On 9/11/07, David Yarrow <dyarrow at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
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>     *Manure... *
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> *An interesting fact* *
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> Manure:  In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported
> by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large
> shipments of manure were common. **
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> It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when
> wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the
> process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas.
> As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and
> did) happen. **
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> **
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> Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came
> below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM! **
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> Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just
> what was happening **
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> **
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> After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term "Ship
> High In Transit" on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough
> off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not
> touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane. **
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> **
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> Thus evolved the term " S.H.I.T " , (Ship High In Transport) which has
> come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.
>
> You probably did not know the true history of this word.
>
> Neither did I.* *
>
> I had always thought it was a golf term** *
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> <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=101377>
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-- 
Robert Flanagan
Chairman & President
Hangzhou Sustainable Agricultural Food & Fuel Enterprise Co., Ltd.

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