I want to use my well to add nutrients (Natural Farming) through liquid fertilizer made from the weeds, small trees and comfrey growing around my orchard. JADAM liquid fertilizer is the idea.
The water has very high bicarbonate and I need to use a 3/4 inch line to use it around the orchard. I plan on using a small venturi made for this and a suggestion was given to me to add acid to the liquid fertilizer and I could do this in an IBC tote.
Would this be a violation of organic methods? I want to pursue natural farming but organic will give me a selling point.
Any recommendations?
A little more info would be helpful.
Such as, "Selling" retail or commercially, ...might want to check Fed.,State & County Laws. Pretty sure there's a cert. req'd. for the "organic" label. That's were you will find the "acceptable" and adherence list to keep the cert. Along with inspections etc...
At the local market? not sure, again.. refer to county and they will advise on what, who and how.
About the mix
Have you tested after mixing ingredients to see if the water changes? is Ag Acid "organic", i have no idea..
Or after testing immediate mix, does it change after a time period? with and w/o the acid ?
Whats the Ph of your fields/soil? Have you run any tests or experiment to realize an actual change in the soil?
Many variations here to consider before actual commencement of "changing" something that might not warrant changes at all.
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for instance the reg. mix could change the Ph of the water, if this is not realized and you add what you think is the "right" amount of acid ... rut roh
No expert here, just running through mind and typing. Much more running...fingers tired...
Finally getting back to this topic. Found a good resource of information and seems similar to what I need.
https://growabundant.com/bicarbonates-in-irrigation-water/ Lucky that I had the test done at Logan labs (Soil and water)
I have the venturi and a tote bin. The water is 7.1 pH and the soil is 6.3.
Yes, as that link says, it’s only organic if organic acid is used. Citric acid. Acetic acid (vinegar).
There could be other ways. I think if the water was warmed up and/or a vacuum pump was used to pull a vacuum on the water, then most of the carbon dioxide (CO2) would leave the water. This should cause precipitation of the relevant mineral solids like calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. The solids are easily removed from the softened water by decanting and/or simper (paper)-filtering. No acids needed.
A simple solar water heater could be used with a simple counterflow heat exchanger along with a solar powered vacuum pump. Then slowly fill a water storage tank when it’s sunny, or skip the tank and only irrigate (at a low flow rate) when it’s sunny.
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