Message Elaine: I am producing CT in Taiwan and have used it for watermelon in its first harvest. In this harvest we produced 1500+ watermelon without using chemicals. We used vermicompsot, kelp powder, humic acid, molasses and two self-made brewers of 650 L each to make our CT. Twice a week, we applied around 400 litter of CT, without dilution, to one hector of watermelon field.They are the most tasting watermelon in the season. People say that the taste and the texture are like what it used to be 30 years ago. We are going to have two hectors of watermelon in the coming season starting in mid-June.In our first experiment with watermelon, CT suppressed the diseases quite well. Without SFI lab nearby, I can only use the monitored DO level to guess the quality of the CT. Partially due to the water temperature here, 24 - 27 C, the DO readings have been in high 7+ at the best.How can we get a SFI lab alike capability in here quickly ?
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From: soilfoodweb@aol.com [mailto:soilfoodweb@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 7:28 AM
To: compost_tea@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Tea Brewer
"Not that I am so cheap I guess, but is there any plans for
building one yourself being shared ? If not... is the AlaskaBounty
just as good as the expensive soilsoup version ?....
Thanks for any direction on this matter"
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In terms of data on improving plant growth, the Alaska Bounty brewer is the hands-down winner in a comparison of the two machines. John Evans has reams of examples and places where the Alaska Bounty machine has done great things for increasing plant production and preventing disease.
There are other brewers that also have data showing great improvement in plant growth and disease protection. The SFI e-zine is a great place to look for this information.
Just remember, the reason we use compost tea is because CT contains beneficial organisms. These organisms DO NOT act as pesticides, they are not toxic, they do not kill anything through toxic interactions. The beneficials occupy space, they use up the foods the disease organisms would otherwise require, they consume the disease organisms. Non-toxic prevention methods.
The EPM machines (www.composttea.com), the KIS machines (www.simplici-tea.com), the Worm Gold machines (www.wormgold.com), and the Charlie Clark machines (sorry, I don't have the e-mail right here, please check the Compost Tea Brewing Manual) all have documented that they contain the organisms needed to get improvements in plant growth.
I have never seen any data showing that the Soil Soup machines improve plant growth or beneficial organism numbers. There are testimonials on the Soil Soup website, but there is no replication, no control versus treatment comparisons, no data, at least up to the last time I looked at their website, maybe 6 months ago. Also, when we made "Soil Soup", the smell was so bad that we won't allow the machine to be run in the lab anymore.
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
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