Grasshopper Invasion Adding to Plight of Utah Farmers

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssHYStfFeV0
Published: Jul 28, 2021
Author: Horse
Post Date: 2021-07-28 20:20:46 by Horse
Views: 156

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Insects cannot eat complete protein. Tom Dykstra was in Africa and saw locusts pass by organic farms with advanced levels of plant development. There are people who use Sap analysis and foliar sprays to triple photosynthesis. If you give your plants nitrogen that has been eaten by soil biology and turned into amino acids, you will save them the need to use their 10,000 enzymes to make proteins. The plants can then use their energy to make more fats which protect against heat and phytochemicals that protect the plant from disease and insects. I wrote about that here: Plant Health Pyramid

https://gsmgardening.wordpress.com/2020/09/16/plant-health-pyramid/

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#1: Ada    To: Horse (#0)

Utah farmers famously dealt with grasshoppers in the 19th century--they prayed for a miracle and got one :-)

Ada posted on 2021-07-28 22:16:50   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Horse    To: Ada (#1)

Birds follow insect migrations. I do not put much stock into Mormon prayers.

Horse posted on 2021-07-29 01:08:13   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Ada    To: Horse (#2)

So then the Utah farmers have nothing to worry about :-)

Ada posted on 2021-07-29 07:35:15   Reply   Private Reply

#4: BTP Holdings    To: Horse (#2)

Birds follow insect migrations. I do not put much stock into Mormon prayers.

In the old days the Mormons planted their crops. Locusts came in and started to devour the crops.

Then Seagulls swooped in and devoured the locusts.

Now the Seagull is the state bird of Utah. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2021-07-29 08:17:56   Reply   Private Reply

#5: Horse    To: Ada (#3)

The poor quality of the plants means that they send out signals to insects saying "Eat me." AS I said, there is a Plant Health Pyramid. Read that article and watch the video if you are interested in gardening and protecting your plants from locusts and diseases. Commercial farmers produce poor quality.

Horse posted on 2021-07-29 09:24:16   Reply   Private Reply

#6: Ada    To: BTP Holdings (#4)

The Mormons erected a gol...e seagulls who saved them

Ada posted on 2021-07-29 11:25:27   Reply   Private Reply

#7: BTP Holdings    To: Horse (#5)

Commercial farmers produce poor quality.

Much of that has to do with Monsanto (GMO seeds) and chemical agriculture.

Organic gardening and the use of a good rototiller such as a Troy-bilt will make a huge difference in the quality of the crop. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2021-07-29 17:41:58   Reply   Private Reply

#8: Cynicom    To: BTP Holdings (#7)

Fried grasshoppers are crunchy and tasty.

Cynicom posted on 2021-07-29 18:15:21   Reply   Private Reply

#9: IRTorqued    To: Horse, Ada (#5)

The poor quality of the plants means that they send out signals to insects saying "Eat me." AS I said, there is a Plant Health Pyramid. Read that article and watch the video if you are interested in gardening and protecting your plants from locusts and diseases. Commercial farmers produce poor quality.

how many plants can one grow in the size of your apartment?

IRTorqued posted on 2021-07-29 18:18:13   Reply   Private Reply

#10: IRTorqued    To: BTP Holdings (#7)

Organic gardening and the use of a good rototiller such as a Troy-bilt will make a huge difference in the quality of the crop. ;)

was this before or after you saw Rodger Daltrey smash his guitar?

IRTorqued posted on 2021-07-29 18:26:35   Reply   Private Reply