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[compost_tea] Re: microbial food



Dan and all--I also asked about adding foods to the spray tank before 
spraying, and Elaine did comment about it.

Altho the tank seems to go anaerobic in a matter of minutes, she 
mentioned you still have a few hours before your aerobic fungi all
die 
off--I guess they can hold their breath for awhile!

So I am planning on adding hydrolyzed fish (neutralized with baking 
soda--this stuff is very acid as it is sold)and liquid kelp.  I would 
also like to add humic acid, but not sure of the rate for 
foliars...note that % humic really varies.  I know the humic will 
precipitate if the pH goes below about 6, thus the importance of 
neutralizing the fish at least some before all the mixing.

Oh, I always put in a yucca product at label rates as a wetting
agent. 
 I'm sure this does some good for both foliage and soil as it works 
thru the system.

Results so far--just starting to see some good flushes of growth, but 
that happens in May anyway.

Also seem to get some leaf burn when I'm careless--spray early 
morning, on cloudy days preferably (?)

Glen

--- In compost_tea@yahoogroups.com, Lmvine1@c... wrote:
> In a message dated 5/16/2003 10:34:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> Good point Ron. I used CT on my soil last year and improved it some 
BUT I 
> believe (and Elaine also mentioned) long term food resources for
the 
> organisms were not in the soil in sufficient quantity.  My OM is 
less than 
> 1.5% and is not sufficient to feed the herd after innoculation with 
CT.
> 
> This year I am adding foods to my CT just before applying such as 
HA, 
> molasses, Saponyn and Kelp.  Upon advice of Erik Morgan of Terra 
Vita I am 
> using a pound of SP-85 per acre per application of CT, much more 
than I added 
> previously.  I am adding foods to tea just before topping off 
sprayer and 
> spraying.  My only concern is if I cause the tea to go anerobic.   
Of course 
> I could put the foods on in a separate spray but that is more labor 
and 
> passes in vineyard.  
> 
> I mentioned this issue before but got no response.  Hope this does 
better.  
> What are experiences with adding organism food and what do you use??
> 
> Dan Lynch
> Long Mountain Vineyard


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