[permaculture-oceania] ORMUS and soil building

Sun Oct 22 07:51:54 EST 2006

John, ORMUS can be made not only from sea water, but from inland salt lake
deposits. It is quite common to make ORMUS from Dead Sea Salts, Celtic Sea
Salt, etc.

The process is quite easy. A quantity of sea water (or even better, sea
water that has been saturated with Dead Sea Salt) is slowly brought up to a
ph of 10.75. It is suggested not to go above 10.78 as this may precipitate
out Gilchrest precipitates, which I understand are related to heavy metals.

As the ph is brought up by adding a NaOH solution (a teaspoon of NaOH in 3
tablespoons of water) the ph will 'hang' at different points (even though
you continue to add the solution) as the chemical reaction has to overcome a
level of nutrients that is slightly more prolific. Towards the end you have
to be careful as you add the drops of solution as the ph can suddenly rise.

While all this is going on, the water will become white with precipitate. It
is interesting to watch the process as more and more white precipitate
forms.

The treated water is left overnight to settle. Then the top water is
syphoned off the precipitate. The precipitate is then washed with fresh
water (to remove the salt and the caustic soda), this is then settled,
syphon off, wash, etc. Usually, three washes with fresh water is enough to
get rid of any salt taste and the high ph.

That's it! Take a look at the subtle energies web page to see the results of
adding the precipitate to vegetable gardens and fruit trees. You do have to
be careful, too much ORMUS can kill the plants. There is a recommended
dosage on the website, so follow that.

Regards
Terry

> Thanks Terry,
>
> Very interesting indeed. It made me search more for what exactly ORMUS
> is which still left me a little confused.I can sort of understand the
> soil chemistry of burying logs in the ground but seawater?
> Perhaps you could answer this.
> What process does the seawater go through to get it to a state of ORMUS
> that can be directly applied to crops?I understand there are patents out
> on this s any idea of what it costs?
>
> Kind Regards
> John Champagne
> Mumbulla Bioregion.
>
> Terry Shulze wrote:
>
> >I received this message from an ORMUS group I belong to. Perhaps some of
you
> >may find it interesting.
> >
> >
> >
> >>Dear Friends,
> >>
> >>I just read the following article about the current drought in
> >>Australia and I would like to offer some thoughts about how ORMUS
> >>might mitigate some of the effects of this drought:
> >>
> >>The Australian
> >>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,20576814,00.html
> >>When all the rivers run dry
> >>We are facing the death of our greatest river system
> >>By Selina Mitchell and Asa Wahlquist, 14oct06
> >>
> >>FARMERS across the country are watching their crops turn to dust,
> >>selling stock they can no longer afford to feed, and heading yet
> >>again to the banks to plead their cases as they suffer through what
> >>could be Australia's worst drought. Treasurer Peter Costello has
> >>warned of a rural recession and Prime Minister John Howard has
> >>promised his Government will do all it can to help farmers through
> >>this latest "hammer blow", including extending drought assistance.
> >>
> >>Howard says when the bush suffers, all Australians feel their pain.
> >>But the emotional sympathy will be just part of that pain, as prices
> >>escalate for the food crops that manage to survive the hot, dry
> >>conditions. This week in Canberra politicians were briefed by
> >>scientists on the worsening drought, and were warned there is no end
> >>in sight to the dry conditions. [The rest of the article can be read
> >>by clicking on the link above.]
> >>
> >>In my recent article on ORMUS and global warming at:
> >>
> >>http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/tw/globalwarming.htm
> >>
> >>I wrote the following:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Second: The underground ecosystem is also significantly enhanced by
> >>>ORMUS. There is probably more biomass underground than there is
> >>>above ground. One very significant component of this biomass is
> >>>called mycorrhizal fungi. You can read an article I wrote in 1997 on
> >>>mycorrhizal fungi in forest soils at:
> >>>
> >>>http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/bmnfa/soil.htm
> >>>
> >>>Sea water ORMUS precipitate typically doubles the mass of
> >>>mycorrhizal fungi in soil within a month after application. Since
> >>>these fungi are the largest organisms on earth, ORMUS can
> >>>significantly increase the sequestration of carbon in agricultural
> >>>and forest soils.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>These mycorrhizal fungi bring more water to the plants but they
> >>eventually die. This dead organic matter also absorbs and stores
> >>water better than the raw minerals of the soil. This soil storage of
> >>rain water helps to reduce subsequent erosion and evaporation and
> >>makes more water available for the roots of the plants growing in
> >>close proximity. I wrote a bit about this effect on my forest web page
at:
> >>
> >>http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/bmnfa/Soilcmts.htm#Nutrients
> >>http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/bmnfa/DEADWOOD.HTM
> >>
> >>Here is a short summary of some of that info:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>The importance of underground wood in a healthy forest
> >>>As the ants and other creatures eat holes in the down logs they
> >>>gradually rot into the forest floor. Bacteria, which eat this
> >>>rotting wood, make nitrogen and other nutrients available to feed
> >>>the trees that are growing in the forest. These rotten logs also
> >>>soak up water like a sponge. In the dry inland western forests,
> >>>rotting underground wood supplies most of the nitrogen and most of
> >>>the late season water storage.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>All dead organic matter shares this sponge-like property.
> >>
> >>I am eager to find people in Australia who are interested in using
> >>sea water precipitate on gardens and crops. We need to start
> >>quantifying the water storage capacity of soil organics in crop land
> >>situations. We also need to compare the amount of water aspirated
> >>from the above ground plant surfaces of ORMUS treated plants with
> >>that of untreated plants. I suspect that the ORMUS treated plants
> >>might conserve water better but we really need research in this area.
> >>
> >>Even if you do not have the resources to do some of this research you
> >>probably have access to sea water precipitate and could try using it
> >>in your gardens and on your house plants. Spring planting season is
> >>already here for much of Australia. You have the opportunity to
> >>significantly increase your personal food supply by growing your own
> >>this summer. Here is the list of benefits we have seen with ORMUS
> >>treated plants:
> >>
> >>     * Cellular respiration is increased
> >>     * Phototropism is increased
> >>     * Increases photosynthesis
> >>     * Increases carbohydrate content of sap
> >>     * Increases soil micro flora
> >>     * Increases nitrogen fixing bacteria in soil
> >>     * Increases phosphorous leaching fungi
> >>     * Improves soil tilth and aeration
> >>     * More resistant to insects and disease
> >>     * Has saved diseased orchards
> >>     * Less need for pesticides
> >>     * More drought tolerant
> >>     * More transplant tolerant
> >>     * Fruit is larger and better tasting
> >>     * Produce lasts longer on the shelf
> >>     * Mineral and vitamin content increased
> >>     * Plants produce sooner
> >>     * Crop yields are increased
> >>     * Application is easy
> >>     * Application is inexpensive
> >>     * Organic
> >>     * Non-toxic
> >>     * More resistant to freezing
> >>
> >>At least one American ORMUS producer is currently gearing up to
> >>provide an ORMUS sea water precipitate concentrate for economical
> >>shipment overseas. This producer is also looking for a local licensee
> >>to produce ORMUS in Australia.
> >>--
> >>
> >>With kindest regards,
> >>
> >>Barry Carter
> >><bcarter at igc.org>
> >>2319 Balm
> >>Baker City, Oregon 97814
> >>Phone: 541-523-3357
> >>Web Pages:
> >>Forest - http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/bmnfa/index.htm
> >>ORMUS - http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/index.htm
> >>
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