Nutrition Farming Podcast Synergistic Strategies and their Profit Potential
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Apr 1, 2024 Jerry Brunetti, influential consultant and author known for work on trace minerals and ecosystem health. The conversation highlights the boron–silica–calcium synergy, DIY biosilica and silica sources, compost and basalt strategies, and a fast-acting calcium method. It also revisits Jerry’s teachings on trace minerals’ catalytic roles and explores triacontanol and a hearty bone broth recipe.
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Silica Is A Transport And Immune Booster
- Insight: Silica does more than strengthen cell walls; monosilicic acid builds xylem/phloem and primes transport, photosynthesis, and immunity.
- Graeme cites research showing silica acts as a powerful immune elicitor and aims for ~100 ppm soil monosilicic acid and ~800 ppm leaf silica.
Use Potassium Silicate Strategically With Compatible Additives
- Use potassium silicate foliar sprays diluted 1:200 for plant-available silica but avoid tank-mixing with calcium; instead combine with kelp, fulvic acid, and tricontanol.
- Graeme recommends strategic foliar applications for disease resistance paired with foliar-collated calcium.
Add Basalt Dust To Anaerobic Compost To Release Silica
- Do include fine basalt crusher dust (~15 USD/ton locally) in compost at ≤10% and inoculate with BAM/EM to accelerate silica and mineral release via anaerobic lactic fermentation.
- Graeme describes layer-cake anaerobic composting with basalt and BAM to produce silica-rich compost in ~8 weeks.
