[compost_tea] Re: Acres USA article on LCE in pecan production, March 2011

From: mikethewormguy <mikethewormguy_at_aol.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:13:57 -0000



Steve,

Thanks for sharing the article. The results look impressive for a perennia=
l tree crop, like pecans.

I am taking some of same approaches with my program in which I am using liq=
uid compost extract(s) (LCEs) along with specific biological additives.

We are very excited to see how our trials go this spring. The grower, I am=
 working with, will make an additional 150 acres available, if the 16 acre =
LCE vs Compost trials go as expected.

Mike Flynn
Green Quest LLC
BioSpecific LLC







--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "steved3602002" <steved_at_...> wrote:
>
> Biological Management of Pecans
> by Dennis A. Perz and Steve Diver
> Acres USA, March 2011
> http://tinyurl.com/6fsdz4x
>
> The web link jumps to You-Send-It where you can
> download the PDF article in color.
>
> Besty Ross and Sustainable Growth Texas LLC
> are pioneers in the manufacture and broad-scale
> application of LCE (liquid compost extract)
> mixed with customized bio-spray blends which
> are formulated according to compost biology,
> organic and biological liquid amendments,
> and the specific soils, farm site, crop,
> and time of growing season.
>
> I had gone into independent soil and crop
> consulting before co-authoring this article
> with the pecan grower but worked on this
> orchard project with SGTX for four growing
> seasons.
>
> This is the second major demonstration research
> project in Texas that shows organic management
> of pecans with compost teas or liquid compost
> extracts -- along with composts or poultry litter,
> mycorrhizal inoculants, key minerals, and cultural
> management strategies that make up a systems
> approach -- is feasible on a commercial scale.
>
> Steve Diver
> Agri-Horticultural Consulting
> Austin, TX
>




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