[Terrapreta] Roundup

[lou gold]

sooo, even though we remain uncertain as to the function of pottery shards
in the original terra preta, we sure know why we would want to include clay
in today's cocktail.

(seed balls too)

i just love it when those ancient/future correspondences arise.

hugs,  lou



On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Richard Haard <richrd at nas.com> wrote:

> (if) ?
>
> This is all armchair reasoning
> If you are indeed concerned then a simple test for residual effects of
> roundup in soil / charcoal mixtures would be simple and quick. From my own
> experience I have found even a trace of clay colloid suspended in spray
> water will neutralize herbicidal properties of roundup.
>
>
> On May 28, 2008, at 6:10 AM, Michael Bailes wrote:
>
> Dear Nikolaus,
> So given this possibility (adsorption, absorption etc) do you think it
> would be advisable for all TP practitioners to be organic?
> Perhaps this advice should be given to newcomers?
> m
>
> 2008/5/27 Nikolaus Foidl <nfoidl at desa.com.bo>:
>
>> Dear Michael¨
>>
>> (.snip)
>>
>> I repeat and generalize, if charcoal is as well a adsorber and absorber
>> for
>> all those chemicals and serves as a temporal storage of un degraded
>> chemicals and releases those to soil and plants and keeps the chain of
>> reintroduction of  un degraded chemicals going, we have to think again
>> about
>> the role of charcoal in industrial agriculture.
>>
>> Best regards Nikolaus
>>
>>
>>
> Michael the Archangel
> "Politicians will never solve The Problem;
> because they don't realise they are The Problem.".
> -Robert ( Bob ) Parsons 1995
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