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Comments (14)I have been researching 'electroculture' since the spring of 2007. This technique dates back several centuries. Static electrical collectors work, but not as well. There is a relationship between the mass of the plant and the mass of the metal used. A direct hit from a lighting bolt would fry any plant. but the plants in a certain proximity will benefit from the increased statical electrical charge in the air. I wrote a short explanation in my website. The flaw I have seen in the patents in the us patent office are endless. wrong voltages to wrong amperages. The electrical pattern in a plants life cycle is constantly changing in a pattern that changes through out the season. After a year of work i got one of the systems to work. when it does work, its unbelievable. the one success i had is on the front page of my website with my son. 'Mater' is what he named it. that plant was fed a total of 4 teaspoons of nutrients. some of the branches grew to be 8-9 feet long. thats not a type-o, yes i said TEAspoons. Ive spent since then understanding this. I couldnt get this to work indoors or with seedlings though. The system I put on one of my rose bushes seemed to hold the development of the flowers. The good part is that i figured out a way to NOT use chemical pesticides while still allowing the honey bees and bumble bees to pollinate the flowers. www.ebonyresearch.com...See MoreWANTED: wow, this is a whole new world
Comments (4)Hi Letha Congrats to ya! I just became a contributing member also. It's nice to be able to trade for other things. I have to also say, it's fantastic being able to get help on the computer help forum. You have to be a contributing member to get onto that forum also. I've needed their help twice now. LOL kathy_ann...See Morenew world record Amaranth in New Jersey
Comments (11)New York state gardener/farmer Jesse Eldrid specializes in growing heavy, tall, and large vegetables and annual plants. On October 25th, 2007, after a long summer of working, watching, and waiting, he finally contacted county officials in order to obtain a legitimate measurement of the Amaranthus Australis plant he had been growing since the beginning of the year. When Jesse contacted the local bureau of weights and measures, he knew that he had a record-breaking plant -- but he didn't know that his plant would be almost twelve feet (11.98) taller than the the goal he had set for himself in the existing record: the official measurement of the plant, he would learn that afternoon, was 27'10". In the early Spring months of 2007, Jesse received several amaranth seeds from the USDA NCRPIS (United States Department of Agriculture, North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station). Although one wouldn't think it from the size of the mature plant, Amaranthus seeds themselves are actually quite small (smaller than the head of a pin.) Germinating them was fairly difficult, however. Once he managed to get a handful of young plants growing well, he knew one of them was destined to be huge. On May 15th, when Jesse transplanted the young seedlings outside, they started growing rapidly. The plant that grew the fastest also happened to have the largest trunk (measuring almost five feet around) which may have helped the plant grow significantly taller than normal. (An average "trunk" would have a five to eight inch circumference.) As the temperatures rose, the plant grew faster and faster. Competition, too, was on the rise. In Spring, Jesse shared a small number of cuttings among friends, and their plants had begun to take on considerable height at around this time, as well. As it turned out, many of these cuttings exceeded the 15' benchmark, some even stretched to 20+ feet. In the early autumn, near the end of the amaranth's life cycle, Jesse's record-breaking plant was still growing several feet per day. Just before the official measurement, the plant also began producing flowers which also contributed to the overall height of the amaranth. Another factor contributing to the overwhelming size of the plant was the amount of water it received per day -- approximately 30 gallons per plant, per day. In order to give the plant extra support (and to determine the benchmark for the old record) Jesse built a fifteen foot tall trellis for the amaranth. It didn't take long for the plant to outgrow it, though. By the middle of August, it was no longer possible to measure the plant with a ladder alone. (For the official measurement in October, professional arborists were called in, and a bucket-truck was necessary to get a measurement from the very top of the plant.) Jesse Eldrid has been growing unusual plants for many years, and gardening is a life-long obsession for him. In the future, he plans on challenging the millet, sorghum, and historic corn records (for height.) He also intends, one day, to beat his own amaranth record. By growing crops such as these, Jesse hopes to raise awareness about the natural world and the potential for alternative energy....See MoreWhat exactly does old world vs new world Salvias mean?
Comments (14)The distinction isn't that meaningful in my view. What I think matters more to a gardener is climate of origin. For example, native sages of California and the Cape area of South Africa have more in common than sages of California and tropical Mexico because both California and the Cape are winter-rainfall, summer-drought climates, and the salvias there reflect that growth pattern (both are also fire ecologies, so germinating seeds of some species from those regions require smoke treatment, naturally or with Liquid Smoke). Tropical salvias from Mexico are summer-rainfall and tolerate little frost. Some Chinese salvias come from summer-rainfall subtropical regions, and some salvias are montaine and don't like high temperatures and humidities. These climate characteristics are probably the best clue to whether a particular salvia will succeed for you. David...See Morel pinkmountain
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