Salt, NaCl, Sodium Chloride.

[Essay]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

Manure and salt cleans up the air. 20 May 2009. Rural Online. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

I had fun bringing up this new-tech idea to several of the researchers and business people at the recent 2009 North Amer. Biochar Conference.
It may far surpass biochar in terms of CO2 sequestration ability, but it'll never beat all the side benefits that biochar has.

Keep on sharing those neat links. Biochar can't solve the CO2 problem alone, and this idea may provide a much needed reprieve from our present CO2-linked fate.

Thanks again for contributing to--as Erich says--the group mind. Every bit helps, plus....
It was a neat converstaion starter during the conference--talking about "seashells" instead of all char char char....
Someone at ConocoPhillips, from their Climate Change Group, even had me email him the link.
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p.s. ...and, yes....

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

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[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by Essay

I had fun bringing up this new-tech idea to several of the researchers and business people at the recent 2009 North Amer. Biochar Conference.
It may far surpass biochar in terms of CO2 sequestration ability, but it'll never beat all the side benefits that biochar has.

Keep on sharing those neat links. Biochar can't solve the CO2 problem alone, and this idea may provide a much needed reprieve from our present CO2-linked fate.

Thanks again for contributing to--as Erich says--the group mind. Every bit helps, plus....
It was a neat converstaion starter during the conference--talking about "seashells" instead of all char char char....
Someone at ConocoPhillips, from their Climate Change Group, even had me email him the link.
?

p.s. ...and, yes....

Thanks Essay,
It is nice to be taken seriously (occasionally )
I have posted your rply to the yahoo biochar group I hope that is OK.

With Mr. El Nino predicted to be in full flight in oz in the rest of 2009 we might be more worried about desalination. Still ; some parts of Aust. have been in drought for over 11 years!

This is another unconventional idea- but i have no idea where to put it-any suggestions?. The reserve mentioned is 30mins. from me. Gum tree growth like this is astounding!
Gardening Australia - Video
However i notice it is all oldies doing the work. Where are the Alphabet generations? Making money?
I guess someone has to pay for my pension!

[Essay]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

This is another unconventonal idea- but i have no idea where to put it-any suggestions?. The reerve mentioned is 30m from me. Gum tree growth like this is astounding!
Gardening Australia - Video

Sounds good!

I love this deep stem planting thing. 20 seconds into the video i could see where it was going. Of course!!!

Did you see my recent comment about not being able to "teach an old plant new tricks?"
Well I think they found a way to do just that, eh???

This would be an opportunity for the new roots to establish a fungal connection with the native soil where the plant has newly found itself.
I have to say this seems unlikely, but it's worth checking for (and would be wonderful if true).
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M, Thanks for that link site; it's a great site. I already watched the video on "microclimates."

p.s. ? "The reerve mentioned is 30m from me."
p.p.s. Oh, I get it! You live next to this reserve(?). [30 meters, not miles; right?]

[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by Essay

Sounds good!

I love this deep stem planting thing. 20 seconds into the video i could see where it was going. Of course!!!

Did you see my recent comment about not being able to "teach an old plant new tricks?"
Well I think they found a way to do just that, eh???

This would be an opportunity for the new roots to establish a fungal connection with the native soil where the plant has newly found itself.
I have to say this seems unlikely, but it's worth checking for (and would be wonderful if true).
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M, Thanks for that link site; it's a great site. I already watched the video on "microclimates."

p.s. ? "The reerve mentioned is 30m from me."
p.p.s. Oh, I get it! You live next to this reserve(?). [30 meters, not miles; right?]

Sorry for the typos. We often do distance by time here eg 2-4 days etc that was ment to be 30 minutes.
I used to live 10 minutes from it. (the reserve)
The idea goes aginst all horticultural practice I know, especially for eucalyptus, which generally, can't be propagated by cuttings.

ABC gardening occasionally has some excellent bits; so too "Landline"

[Chacmool]

Salt is an excellent herbicide! I've been battling relentlessly against weeds growing in our driveway, but even commercial herbicides didn't really work. So out of desperation I chucked some salt on the weeds, and they're all gone now! I'm especially pleased that this solution is not harmful to pets and bees.

[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by Chacmool

Salt is an excellent herbicide! I've been battling relentlessly against weeds growing in our driveway, but even commercial herbicides didn't really work. So out of desperation I chucked some salt on the weeds, and they're all gone now! I'm especially pleased that this solution is not harmful to pets and bees.

I wonder if sea water might be better for your soil?
(Thousands (+?) of trace elements & salts)

I wonder how much salts soil can take?

Some recommend you douse your asparagus with salt to help them grow!