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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One test you can perform at home is to compare the germination of equal
numbers of cress or barley seed in both filter paper ( paper towel ) and compost .
If they are not equal , the compost is having some effect . Prior to composting , the
first ...
One test you can perform at home is to compare the germination of equal
numbers of cress or barley seed in both filter paper ( paper towel ) and compost .
If they are not equal , the compost is having some effect . Prior to composting , the
first ...
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Because so many benefits can be derived from a relatively small input of
materials ( 10 to 100 pounds of seeds per acre ) ... of literature and seed
catalogues , a survey of farmers in the Northeast ( Schonbeck 1988 ) , and our
own experience .
Because so many benefits can be derived from a relatively small input of
materials ( 10 to 100 pounds of seeds per acre ) ... of literature and seed
catalogues , a survey of farmers in the Northeast ( Schonbeck 1988 ) , and our
own experience .
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2 Life cycle : A = annual ; WA = winter annual ( normally sown late summer - early
fall ; sets seed next spring - summer ) ; B = biennial ; P = perennial . 3 Hardiness :
T = tender ( killed at 28 ° F ) ; LF = survives light freezes ( 20 ° F ) but does not ...
2 Life cycle : A = annual ; WA = winter annual ( normally sown late summer - early
fall ; sets seed next spring - summer ) ; B = biennial ; P = perennial . 3 Hardiness :
T = tender ( killed at 28 ° F ) ; LF = survives light freezes ( 20 ° F ) but does not ...
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