No
thinking person would stomp anyone searching for new avenues. Making the move
from herbicide use to ACT is not as simple as stopping the chemicals and using
ACT. The transition must be sustainable. There has been some work done with
fungicides and fungi. Apparently some mycorrhizae are not effected by fungicides.
I suggest bgunzy pick up Arden Andersen, and Dan Skow’s books. Tom Jaszewski www.livesoil.com 702-595-7012 -----Original
Message----- Bob I
suspect you will get stomped on that - those questions. Maybe a
stampede. The idea of
ACT is that NO pesticiedes will be needed with good ACT application
and pesticides are not compatible with ACT. Maybe there are
some that work with ACT if they work LIKE ACT in not killing other microbes but
in out living them. It might be
better to think in terms of what nutriant should you apply to the soil when you
are aplyng ACT to the soil so the new Bio will have nutrients until they become
extablished with growing plants. Foliar
microbes land on plant tissure that is able to furnish nutrients to keep the
bacteria/ fungi alive. I would expect it to take 5 g ACT + 15 + g water
per acre to get the foliar cover wanted. Soil drench at 15 GPAcre
wold join 45 gallons of water per acre to get the penetration needed to
let the microbes survive. Adding nutrients to the water to sustain the
bacteria, fngi, protozoa and beneficial nematodes. We find in yard
work that we normally apply several times the amount of ACT per acre. Orchards and
vinyards will ceratinly need more. Bt ACT is not a critical cost
factor. If more is
better more is not financially even close to the cost of
pesticides. Be sure to include the cost of L&I when toxic
sprays are used. Bob of Bob's Brewers I see the term "soil drench" a lot here and in the
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