tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post4508864322109250840..comments2024-03-16T04:38:03.496-04:00Comments on Gardening along the creek...: Some things are Better Said by Othersdariushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-27932232673956832322013-06-10T11:40:30.346-04:002013-06-10T11:40:30.346-04:00I've had on-going posts on this blog about nut...I've had on-going posts on this blog about nutrient density for years. This was just to be considered an adjunct focusing on phytonutrients.<br /><br />Without healthy soil, we have very little nutrition (as measured by Brix) from what we grow. I'm into year 5 of building soil, although some beds are much newer and will take longer.dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-61004257391629654902013-06-10T07:17:45.483-04:002013-06-10T07:17:45.483-04:00My first thought was she does not address the issu...My first thought was she does not address the issue of nutrient deficiency in what is being grown. <br /><br />I suspect, if we had the data, that we would find that even the wild things, grown here in Mass would be nutrient deficient compared to the 1700's. This would be before Mass was 80% clear land by 1830 and being farmed until it would not grow crops.<br /><br />I suspect with properly grown nutrient density practices fruits and vegetables would be much higher in the desirable phytonutrients. This is due to the fact that properly amended soil provides the nutrition a plant needs to make it to the 4th level of health where it has created the phytonutrients that protect it from pests and diseases.<br /><br />Most stuff available today doesn't make it to the second level. It has little or no defenses, hence the pests and diseases problems, even in organic foods.<br /><br />Should the foods she mentions having higher levels be grown with nutrient density practices, they would be even higher in good stuff. Plus they'd have little or no disease or pest problems.Pam R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10198244361708075844noreply@blogger.com