tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222349214951693062.post6261658138489256366..comments2023-11-03T07:57:53.981-07:00Comments on Chico Gardens: My Quest for Natural Macro and Micro-nutrientsRobert Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09214258717538241014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222349214951693062.post-22018554763424444312014-05-30T15:24:34.246-07:002014-05-30T15:24:34.246-07:00Aquaponics provides a great deal more oxygen to th...Aquaponics provides a great deal more oxygen to the root zone than soil. Oxygen has a negating affect on some chelates. I can't say with certainty that if the pH is kept below 7pH that the iron will remain available long enough for the roots to up take, but I assume that it would. Robert Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214258717538241014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222349214951693062.post-69026290458364789172014-05-30T15:23:42.748-07:002014-05-30T15:23:42.748-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robert Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214258717538241014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222349214951693062.post-47347912810112752262014-05-30T15:17:23.616-07:002014-05-30T15:17:23.616-07:00I have not personally conducted tests to see if wo...I have not personally conducted tests to see if worm casting contain iron chelate. This information came from more than one source and finally when I understood that it is the humic acids and bacteria that make iron and other minerals bio-available it was clear to me that this is how nature provides the various ionic forms to the plants. Worms digest their food much the same way as we do with bacteria in their gut which in turn transform the mineral's ionic state.. Robert Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214258717538241014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222349214951693062.post-79460537096551833842014-05-30T02:41:02.493-07:002014-05-30T02:41:02.493-07:00Do you make any test to prove that worm casting co...Do you make any test to prove that worm casting contain iron chelated and does it stable in aquaponics condition?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965529324730264394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222349214951693062.post-11056531451070235862014-05-30T02:34:18.648-07:002014-05-30T02:34:18.648-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965529324730264394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222349214951693062.post-27543329069374246542014-04-25T23:07:15.389-07:002014-04-25T23:07:15.389-07:00Just a short comment, Eisenia foetida are generall...Just a short comment, Eisenia foetida are generally known as compost worms or manure worms. All worms probably produce the same action in that they consume detritus and leave behind rich castings, but compost worms (easily found in manure piles that have been sitting, or from any vermicomposter) may be easier to find in quantity - or their castings. Agree though that this is probably a big part of why worm castings are so prized - full of humic complexes and bacteria that make good stuff bio-available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com