Has anyone used Redmond Mineral on alfalfa? I ran across some info and there are some good reviews. Here is some info below.
Reports on Adding Redmond Minerals to the Soil
The same benefits on the field are much the same as in livestock. Many think “why would I use Redmond Salt on my field?” What is interesting is how much goes on with the use of chemical fertilizers. Lots of potassium chloride is used. Many Midwestern and eastern farms that have not used chemical fertilizers for a few years find that their soils need more sodium and chloride. But the magic is in the trace minerals. When the salts and traces are together in nature’s balance, good things happen, and the same synergy that makes a healthy gut and digestion works in the soil too. The other thing is that it doesn’t take much of the salt to get the benefit. When anywhere from 20 to 200 lbs. per acre is used in dry applications, it’s just enough to enhance energy and microbial activity and not even close to enough to be overwhelming. Foliar applications are only 3 or 4 lbs. per acre because of direct application to the plants. But spoon feeding plants this way requires repeated applications.
The clay colloids of Redmond Conditioner are very useful as well. As mentioned earlier, the nutrient exchange capacity, or cation exchange capacity is huge. Clay colloids hold water and minerals in the soil and offer exchange when needed by microbes and plants. Here are some of the reports we have seen so far:
· Microbial activity increases dramatically
· Brix levels increase dramatically
· Disease and pest challenges decrease
· Livestock preference to grazing treated crops increases
· Livestock performance increases
· Even yield increases are reported
(1) Fertility From the Ocean Deep by Charles Walters.
(2) Sea Energy Agriculture by Dr. Maynard Murry.
(3) Salt & Trace Minerals for Livestock, Poultry and Other Animals by Larry L. Berger, Ph.D.
Redmond Minerals on alfalfa
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