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 | | From: | waterdance | | Subject: | re:Spirulina as food/feed : info required please | | Date: | 9 Dec 2004 09:31:01 -0600 |
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 | Spirulina grows in alkaline water
Can be grown in either fresh or salt water (unsure as to the limits on
salinity)
Some species of algae are toxic, but spirulina is not.
Source for spirulina-
http://www.bio.utexas.edu/research/utex/class/class.html Spirilina
Plantensis is culture number LB2340
Information on growing your own spirulina-
http://www.antenna.ch/manuel/GROW.htm
I'm collecting information of this type on my website @
http://www.kucinich-oregon.us/blog/kucinichworldpeace
I'm currently seeking more information from people with
chemistry/gardening backgrounds as to inexpensive nutrients for
growing spirulina.
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| | From: | Larry Caldwell | | Subject: | Re: re:Spirulina as food/feed : info required please | | Date: | Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:01:32 GMT |
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| In article <41b86fb5$1_2@Usenet.com>, waterdance@gmail-dot-com.no-
spam.invalid (waterdance) says...
> Some species of algae are toxic, but spirulina is not.
Cyanobacteria like spirulina are ubiquitous in the environment.
Maintaining a pure culture is difficult. Cyanobacteria produce an
amazing assortment of toxins, including many neurotoxins.
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http://home.teleport.com/~larryc
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| | From: | Chuck | | Subject: | Re: re:Spirulina as food/feed : info required please | | Date: | Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:09:57 -0600 |
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Nutrients are an easy lot. Buy the cheapest lot in the maximum analysis in
the quantity needed and you create your own "deal". All fertilizers
registered have a State guaranteed analysis and if it is not correct the
manufacturer is highly penalized and you are remitted for your loss. You
can't lose when you buy. Most are also water soluble albeit some are, more
slow than others. Find out what the average cost per nutrient is and
calculate from there. Micro's are much more expensive than the major
nutrients but you need considerably less of them. The most often needed
nutrients are, (the majors) N, P, K, (secondary) Ca, Mg, S, and (micro) B,
Mn, Cu, Zn, Cl, Fe and Mo. The rest C, O, H, etc. are free. from nature.
Do not over fertilize, as they can easily burn up the crop You can find the
usual needs on the internet. Incidentally, I taught this subject to
fertilizer dealers for over thirty years.
Chuck
"waterdance" wrote in message
news:41b86fb5$1_2@Usenet.com...
> Spirulina grows in alkaline water
>
> Can be grown in either fresh or salt water (unsure as to the limits on
> salinity)
>
> Some species of algae are toxic, but spirulina is not.
>
> Source for spirulina-
> http://www.bio.utexas.edu/research/utex/class/class.html Spirilina
> Plantensis is culture number LB2340
>
> Information on growing your own spirulina-
> http://www.antenna.ch/manuel/GROW.htm
>
>
> I'm collecting information of this type on my website @
> http://www.kucinich-oregon.us/blog/kucinichworldpeace
>
> I'm currently seeking more information from people with
> chemistry/gardening backgrounds as to inexpensive nutrients for
> growing spirulina.
>
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> Posted at:
> www.GroupSrv.com
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