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Re: [compost_tea] Fruit Club Update



Judi:
Can you send me some more contact information on the
Yucca. I'm having a hard time finding a good source
here in Texas.

Thanks,
Eric Hover
--- Judi Stewart <js@olympus.net> wrote:
>  
> Today was compost tea day. The timing couldn't have
> been better.
> We've been going through a severe draught.  Lucky
> for us it rained last
> night
> and this afternoon, right after everyone soil
> drenched.  
>  
> Lou was back for 30 more gallons.  He's astounded at
> the length of time
> his dahlias are
> blooming and he hasn't had to deadhead them.
>  
> Carell used compost tea for the first time in August
> and came back for
> more.  She
> was about to cut her roses, but applied compost tea
> as a test and was
> shocked
> that they all grew buds and bloomed again, and
> continue to bloom.  Her
> apple trees are doing well.
>  
> Emmy and Will take 10 gallons from every batch. 
> Their apple trees are
> loaded
> with fruit this year.  One tree filled 25 boxes.
> Emmy brought me some of
> her apple butter.
>  
> Ralph says his apples are clean and he has no scab
> whatsoever.
>  
> Heidi used compost tea on her wild plums and made
> wonderful jam.
>  
> Sheila and neighbors Jay and Irene increased their
> order to 50 gallons.
> Every entry of Irene's took
> a ribbon in the county fair. 
>  
> Dan and Kathy took 20 gallons to apply to their
> orchard.  They have
> their own five gallon brewer, but will try the
> club's compost tea
> because our recipe is different.  We used T & L
> Enterprises' yucca today
> for the first time,
> carefully measuring some into each filled container.
> 
>  
> Lyle has a KIS and a Bitti brewer but also wanted to
> try our recipe.
> He's is a life member of the fruit club and thinks
> compost tea is
> better than sliced bread.  Lyle brought me an
> assortment of his homemade
> jams.
> I can't wait to try his famous gooseberry. Lyle is
> 87.
>  
> Some members drove over an hour to be here by 8 am
> on Sunday morning,
> pick up their tea, turn around, and rush home to put
> it down as soon as
> possible.
>  
> Judi
> BobOLator 250 g.
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