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[compost_tea] Potato Nutrients for Optimization
Hello
All,
I just got back the
results from a nutrient analysis of potato leaves from our compost tea
potato trial. The results indicate that the potato plants are
low in K, Mg, Zn, and B. This also reflects our soil
analysis. Can anyone suggest a good way to increase these
nutrients via compost tea. Has anyone ever put sulpomag into their
tea brewer? Are there any products good for tea that would
have these nutrients in it?
Note: We did
one representative sampling of each treatment (CT, nutrients without
compost, and no spray control) and had the potato leaves analyzed (ICP).
The nitrogen levals were higher in the CT treatment 4.08%, lower in the no spray
control 3.89%, and lowest in the nutrient control 3.73%. Rember
this was only one sampling, but something seems to be making
the nitrogen more available in the compost tea
treatment.
Hope all is
well,
Matthew Ryan
Research Technician
The Rodale Institute
611 Siegfriedale Road
Kutztown, PA 19530
(610)
683-1405
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