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Okaraisaproductfromthesoybeanmilkextractedfromsoybeans.Itcontains17%oftheproteinthetheoriginalsoybeans.Okaraitselfconsistsof
3.5per__ntproteinbyweightoraboutthesameproportionfoundinwholemilk.ItisusedinAsiaashu__nfoodbutinNorthAmericaitisusedforfoddercompostorendsupinalandfill.Roughly1gallonofokaraisprodu__dforeachgallonofdrysoybeansusedto__ketofuorsoymilk.Onlyabout10%isusedforhu__nfoodinAsia.Theretheokarathatisnotconsumedbyhu__nsisfedtomilkcowstoenrichthemilkorfedtohogs.Okarahasthetextureofwetsawdustwhenincomesfromthetofufactory.Gardenersareabletobuydrysoybeanmealatgardenstoresandithasbeenusedasacomponentinorganicfertilizers.TypicalNPK____ysisforSoybeanmealis
7.
2.1ascomparedwith2-1-2forAlfalfamealorpellets9-0-0forCornGluttenmealand6-
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1.5forCottonseedmeal.Soybeanmealhasareleasetimeof1-4monthsversusimmediateto1monthforfishpowderandkelpmealand4+monthsforkelppowderandbatguano.HoweveroverhalfoftheconventionallygrownsoyisGMOandthereforenotsuitablefororganicproduction.InthecityofVictoriapopulation350000weh__etwocompanieswhich__ketofuandsoyproducts.About10yearsagooneoftheownersapproachedusaskingifwewouldliketopickuphisokarawhichhecurrentlywassendingtothelandfill.Heassuredusthatheusesnon-GMOsoybeans.Hiscompanyprodu__sabout2tonsofokaraperweek–toomuchforanyoneofourfarmssowe__deuparotationforuseachtopickuponehalftonpermonth.Aboutfiveyearsagoanothersoyproductscompanywhichisa__rtifiedorganicpro__ssorofferedustheirokara.Weareevenhappiertopickuptheirokara.Weh__edecidedthatwearecomfortableusingthe__rtifiedorganicokaradirectlyonourfieldsbutfeelitisimportanttocomposttheokarawhichisnot__rtifiedorganiceventhoughthecompanyownerlabelshisproductsnon-GMO.Theokaracomesinplasticbagswhichareoftenveryhe__yprobably40to50poundseach.Weh__eworkedoutwithoneofoursuppliersto__kethebagslightersowedon’thurtourbackspickingthemup.Iapplythreebagsorabout100poundsofmoistokaratoa150squarefootbedandturnitinon__withaspaderorrototiller.Ih__eplanteddirectlyintotheokarawithoutnoti__ableproblemsbutprefertoletitdecomposefortwoweeksbeforeplantingintoit.Inoti__thatmypHmetershowsmysoilatamuchhigherpHimmediatelyafterIapplytheokarabutalaterreadingisnotnoti__ablyhigherthantherestofmybeds.RebeccaJehnbelievestheokarahashelpedredu__clubrootinherbrassicas.WhereverIh__ere__ntlyusedokaraInoti__ajumpinearthworms.Generallythenitrogenlevelsofmysoilh__eincreasedsin__Ih__eusedokara.Thiscanbeaproblemifnotmonitoredcarefully.Itrytouseokarabeforehe__yfeederssuchasspinachcornetc.ColoradoStateExtensionrecommendsapplying8poundsdryweightofsoybeanmealper100squarefeethttp://___.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/
07733.html#soyhttp://___.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/
07733.html#soyConsideredasafertilizerokaraissomewhatlackinginphosphorusandsometimesintra__minerals.Itneedssupplementingwith__terialslikephosphaterockkelpmealpotassium-richrockdustsandlime.Ialsouseokaraforthenitrogencomponentofmycompostsparticularlyinthefallwhenmuchoftheplant__terialthatItakeoffmylandishighincarbon.Ih__ealsouseditwithspoilhayto__kehotbedsmuchastheFrenchintensivegardenersusefreshhorse__nureinthewintertogetthebedsheatedup.Idigoutatrenchofsoiltoabout2feetdeepandmixintothebottomofthetrenchabout12inchesofokaraandspoiledhay.Ithenreturnthesoilontothetopofthebed__kingaraisedbedwhichwillsinkon__theokaraandspoiledhaystarttocompost.Thebedwillheatupwiththedecomposingactionenoughtogetaheadstartonpeppersto__toesandotherheatlovers.IlearnedthistrickfromtheUminamifarmwhichusesokaraandsawdust.Theyalso__keupheatbedstostarttheirseedlings.They__kethebedsbybuilding3foothighboxesintheirgreenhousefillingitwithsawdustandokara.TheyareparticularlylookingfortheCO2whichthecompostgivesoffasitdecomposeswhichboostsseedlinggrowth.Theyalsoputelectricheatcablesinthetop2inchesofthebedtosupplementtheheatwhenthedecompositionoftheokara/sawdustmixturestops.Onedisadvantageofokaraisthatitgetsverystinkyifitisallowedtositunusedformorethanaweek.Farmersinourgroupjokeaboutthe__ellbecauseweh__eallgottentoobusyfromtimetotimetoworkinintothesoilorcompostit.JustyesterdayIwaswonderingifmyseptictankneededemptyingandthenrealizedIhadtwomontholdokarasittinginbagsnearby.。