Corn and onions follow the C4 photosynthesis pathway. Other garden plants typically follow the C3 pathway which reduces photosynthesis efficiency by around 25%. Interesting results for sure.
Thanks for this. I had not heard about electrostatic sprayers before and had to research i. Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I hope that we can count on regular updates.
Thanks for posting this, Heath! We ordered one last week for $59 right after your video came out. Went back to check again for spare tanks this week (which were out of stock last week) and the price had gone up to $99!
I know I asked at the camp and can't find where i recorded it. But what are the 4-5 tanks that you have for the sprayer? Cleaning water, weekly feed, bt,? Thanks again for doing this research!
Do you have a video on Fertlizers Natural vs Synthetic? I was watching all of your videos over time and thought I had saved this to watch, now, searching, I can't find it.. Maybe it was not on your channel. Some say "The Mittleider Fertlizer is Synthetic vs just crushed rock.. I wanted to see what the video said about it.. If not, I'll keep looking.. Hmm..
Does the sediment from the fertilizer that didn’t dissolve cause any issues with the sprayer? I think I heard you say you shook the concentrate before using it, so the particles would be re-suspended instead of at the bottom.
BT is Thuricide. It’s a bacterial that is human safe, certified organic and kills all caterpillars. www.amazon.com/Southern-Ag-13022-Thuricide-Caterpillar/dp/B004QJ33B4/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2JF14980B0AKM&keywords=thuricide+bt+caterpillar+control&qid=1687735440&sprefix=Thuric%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-4
I'm trying to do the math but it's a bit convoluted so please help me here. Say you've got a 20wk growing season so using the weekly feed you're using something like 12#/wk x 20wks = 240# of weekly feed for the entire garden, close? But with the electrostatic you're using 8oz of the weekly feed to make 25gal and each gallon is feeding the entire garden for a couple of weeks or more? So 8oz is doing 2-3x the 'work' of 240# of normal weekly feeding? Or am I totally missing it and the 8oz is just the Mittleider micronutrients and the bulk 15-15-15 or whatever is still being applied normally?
You’re close. I stop feeding 8 weeks before a frost that would kill crops like tomatoes. For a single harvest crop like cabbage I stop 3 weeks before harvest. Regardless, foliar spray and electrostatic sprayers can potentially significantly reduce the amount of fertilizers needed. The man who I learned about this from is still experimenting too. He recently recommended using 6 ounces instead of 5. I suspect we will see more slight tweaking in the future. Regardless it’s exciting
@@smallblockfuelie Thanks for the reply and certainly follow up with a vid of your mixing schedule. Yes, I'd say a several hundred fold increase in fertilizer efficiency would be a game changer! I've got what I figure as twenty yrs worth of fertilizer and feed stockpiled but I'd love to think I have enough for 4000yrs(or enough to provide fertilizer to a few hundred friends!). Look at the Ryobi handheld electrostatic sprayers. They only hold one liter onboard but that may be an advantage. I bought several complete sprayers locally for 7 dollars apiece and just three more online for under twenty apiece, already have scads of Ryobi batteries and chargers. I predict fertilizer shortfalls for yrs to come. This could save us small timers. Factory farmers want to apply fertilizer once or perhaps twice per season so they're not going to be interested in anything that requires 3x/wk application.
Please do a video on exactly how you prepare the fertilizer blend that you add to the sprayer. Thanks.
Great suggestion!
Corn and onions follow the C4 photosynthesis pathway. Other garden plants typically follow the C3 pathway which reduces photosynthesis efficiency by around 25%. Interesting results for sure.
Beautiful Garden....Thanks for all your hard work and infornation.
Thanks for this. I had not heard about electrostatic sprayers before and had to research i. Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I hope that we can count on regular updates.
Thanks for posting this, Heath! We ordered one last week for $59 right after your video came out. Went back to check again for spare tanks this week (which were out of stock last week) and the price had gone up to $99!
Glad I could help! Sounds like you got them bought just in time.
I know I asked at the camp and can't find where i recorded it. But what are the 4-5 tanks that you have for the sprayer? Cleaning water, weekly feed, bt,?
Thanks again for doing this research!
Fantastic! Thank you for doing this video. I love how you are going about the "experiment"
So how did the experiment end up? Thanks again for the research you share and your time.
So spray in the morning and the underside of the leafs?
Correct.
@@smallblockfuelie thanks sir! Any suggestions for keeping pests off fruit trees?
Have you used Sucrose octanoate esters yet? Way more effective than some of the others you mentioned, USDA certified too.
Do you have a video on Fertlizers Natural vs Synthetic? I was watching all of your videos over time and thought I had saved this to watch, now, searching, I can't find it.. Maybe it was not on your channel. Some say "The Mittleider Fertlizer is Synthetic vs just crushed rock.. I wanted to see what the video said about it..
If not, I'll keep looking.. Hmm..
Humid Acid? Why are you adding that to the solution? Thank you for your research and thanks for sharing
Great question. It aids the plant in the uptake of nutrients.
you mean you ground up the weekly and that is what you used for spraying, right?
Does the sediment from the fertilizer that didn’t dissolve cause any issues with the sprayer? I think I heard you say you shook the concentrate before using it, so the particles would be re-suspended instead of at the bottom.
Are you gardening at the Mittleider training site? I attended the boot camp and have a pretty big Mittleider garden for about 6 years now.
Good afternoon. Yes, I’m growing on Jim’s property in Kidder.
2/24/24... any updates ? Is it still promising? Thanks
What is BT? I’ve been using mittleider for a few years now and I don’t know what you’re referring to
BT is Thuricide. It’s a bacterial that is human safe, certified organic and kills all caterpillars.
www.amazon.com/Southern-Ag-13022-Thuricide-Caterpillar/dp/B004QJ33B4/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2JF14980B0AKM&keywords=thuricide+bt+caterpillar+control&qid=1687735440&sprefix=Thuric%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-4
I'm trying to do the math but it's a bit convoluted so please help me here. Say you've got a 20wk growing season so using the weekly feed you're using something like 12#/wk x 20wks = 240# of weekly feed for the entire garden, close? But with the electrostatic you're using 8oz of the weekly feed to make 25gal and each gallon is feeding the entire garden for a couple of weeks or more? So 8oz is doing 2-3x the 'work' of 240# of normal weekly feeding? Or am I totally missing it and the 8oz is just the Mittleider micronutrients and the bulk 15-15-15 or whatever is still being applied normally?
You’re close. I stop feeding 8 weeks before a frost that would kill crops like tomatoes. For a single harvest crop like cabbage I stop 3 weeks before harvest. Regardless, foliar spray and electrostatic sprayers can potentially significantly reduce the amount of fertilizers needed.
The man who I learned about this from is still experimenting too. He recently recommended using 6 ounces instead of 5. I suspect we will see more slight tweaking in the future. Regardless it’s exciting
@@smallblockfuelie Thanks for the reply and certainly follow up with a vid of your mixing schedule. Yes, I'd say a several hundred fold increase in fertilizer efficiency would be a game changer! I've got what I figure as twenty yrs worth of fertilizer and feed stockpiled but I'd love to think I have enough for 4000yrs(or enough to provide fertilizer to a few hundred friends!). Look at the Ryobi handheld electrostatic sprayers. They only hold one liter onboard but that may be an advantage. I bought several complete sprayers locally for 7 dollars apiece and just three more online for under twenty apiece, already have scads of Ryobi batteries and chargers. I predict fertilizer shortfalls for yrs to come. This could save us small timers. Factory farmers want to apply fertilizer once or perhaps twice per season so they're not going to be interested in anything that requires 3x/wk application.
Do you happen to have a link on Amazon for it.....
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079J4CZVG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@smallblockfuelie Price dropped to $59.99 now
I paid around 100 in April for the one I’m using. That’s a good price!
I purchased 2, 2 tanks, extra nozzle and extension wand.....All for around 200
Where do you get the extra tanks? Link?