RE: [APD] Re: Agar and speaking of hair

["william ruyle" <inquartata at comcast_net>]

You'd want to go to a ladies' hair salon rather than a barber shop, the
strands of hair
would be longer. You would have to grade the hair for thickness and color
(red hair is great
for red plants!:) I can just imagine "Hairballs" as a registered
trademark.....:-)

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com
[mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com]On Behalf Of Paul Krombholz
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 9:49 PM
To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
Subject: [APD] Re: Agar and speaking of hair


     Tom Barr wrote:


.....I want something that I can bind NH4 strong enough not to diffuse out
at
_all_, yet roots are able access it (say with growth) with a fair amount of
ease.
Something that would not be oxidized into NO3 by bacteria either......


What about hair?  You can get bags of it at a barber shop.  It is
100% protein, and is resistant to bacterial breakdown, but not
entirely.  Suppose you had a soil-hair mix with plants rooted in it.
Would it not be possible that bacteria could slowly decompose the
keratin and release NH4 that could be taken up by the roots.  It is
worth a try!

--
Paul Krombholz in 70 degree central Mississippi
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