[compost_tea] Re: Best Environmental Technologies?

From: mikethewormguy <mikethewormguy_at_aol.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:39:21 -0000



Stephen,

Your point concerning finding 'products' that " WORK WITHIN YOUR SYSTEM " i=
s spot on, as well as, as I see it, one of the primary challenges/opportuni=
ties for product applications/effectiveness/formulations.

Mike Flynn
Green Quest LLC
BioSpecific LLC



--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Steyn" <ssteyn_at_...> wrote:
>
> Mike;
>
> You're on the right track I think.
>
> I have never used a "biological" product that has worked within my wheat
> farming system, whether it be a fungicide or a herbicide, that has stoppe=
d a
> fungus or a bacterial attack in its tracks. Granted there are biological
> interventions that have proven themselves, and new ones in the pipeline, =
to
> combat lopers and/or bollworms that are promising.
>
> Best results have come from compost in my opinion. Or any systems that ha=
ve
> increased the organic content of the soil. Or any practices that have
> developed in conjunction with soil organic improvements.
>
> Then again, most of the products we seem to use in the normal course of
> production are biocides. They destroy biology.
>
> SS
>




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