Organic Farm and Handling/processing Certification Standards and Administrative Procedures: Appendices V-XNortheast Organic Farming Assoc. of New York, Incorporated, Organic Certification Program, 1999 - Natural foods |
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... peat - lite mix could use less soluble nutrients . For 1 cubic yard : shredded sphagnum peat moss .5 cu . yd . horticultural vermiculite .5 cu . yd . dried blood ( 12 % N ) 5 lbs . steamed bonemeal 10 lbs . 5 lbs . ground limestone NOTE ...
... peat - lite mix could use less soluble nutrients . For 1 cubic yard : shredded sphagnum peat moss .5 cu . yd . horticultural vermiculite .5 cu . yd . dried blood ( 12 % N ) 5 lbs . steamed bonemeal 10 lbs . 5 lbs . ground limestone NOTE ...
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... Peat moss has been a boon to greenhouse growers . It should be remembered , however , that peat is associated with environmental degradation in its production ( strip mining ) and with lung disease in its use by nursery workers . Peat ...
... Peat moss has been a boon to greenhouse growers . It should be remembered , however , that peat is associated with environmental degradation in its production ( strip mining ) and with lung disease in its use by nursery workers . Peat ...
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... ( peat moss ) , and shoreflies ( organic matter , harmless ) . Biological control , importing natural enemies , can be used successfully to establish a balance between wild and wonderful . If the balance teeters , start with the milder ...
... ( peat moss ) , and shoreflies ( organic matter , harmless ) . Biological control , importing natural enemies , can be used successfully to establish a balance between wild and wonderful . If the balance teeters , start with the milder ...
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ADJUVANTS Alchemy Institute Alchemy Quarterly ALTERNATIVES TO CONFINEMENT/FEEDLOT animals Appendix applicator Aug-Sept B-P VH Apr-May Biodynamic Farming blend of materials C/N ratio cash-grain chemical commercial COMPOST BASICS Compostable materials CONFINEMENT/FEEDLOT MEAT PRODUCTION contains cover crops David Stern DEC office Department of Environmental Environmental Conservation Farm Composting farmers Fava bean Feedlot agriculture feedlot system Fish oils FOLIAR FEED forage fungus Grass Green Manures greensand hardy humus ingredients July-Aug leaf mold legume LF Apr-May livestock loader mature compost moisture mushroom nitrogen NOFA-NY Certification Standards Northeast nutrients Oats ORGANIC GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION organic growers organic matter overwinters P.O. Box peat moss peat-based peat-lite mix pesticide phosphate pile plant Potassium hydroxide potting mix problem recycling ruminant diets ruminant husbandry Ryegrass samples sand Schonbeck seeding rates soaps Sodium Sodium hydroxide SPREADER STICKERS Spring/Summer 1990 standard of scale sustainable agriculture Sweetclover U.S. Dept vermiculite Vetch visible wetting WETTING AGENTS windrow winter