[compost_tea] Re: Vermi tea as foliar fertilizer
Organic nutrient molecules? Please provide citations
--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Steyn" <ssteyn_at_...> wrote:
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> Tim;
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> There is a mountain of literature on foliar feeding. It is the most direc=
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> route to a plant, but only accessible if the chemistry can get through th=
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> epidermal cells. The literature on chemistry that can get chemicals throu=
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> the outer layers is also extensive. All the herbicides, insecticides,
> fungicides, (at least those that translocate) have to be able to get into
> the plant.
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> SS
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> From: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Tim Wilson
> Sent: 18 January 2012 19:31
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Vermi tea as foliar fertilizer
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> Hi Burkhard;
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> When I mentioned soluble nutrients I was actually referring to chemical
> fertilizers which are already in ionic form. I was not recommending them =
but
> asking what you intended to foliar feed with. There is very little in
> soluble form in organics. As stated, I am dubious about the efficacy of
> foliar feeding.
>
> There was a powerpoint posted by another member but because it was a sale=
s
> pitch it is hardly credible.
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> If indeed, foliar feeding is an efficient way of providing nutrients, I'm
> very interested in reading solid data on the subject. There are attibutes=
to
> spraying certain substances onto plant leaves, including compost tea. Jef=
f
> has already covered this.
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> I used to spray (back in my chemical days) my plants with chemical
> 20-20-20 and thought I was feeding them because they all perked up and
> looked 'happy' afterwards. Later I learned that they were just responding
> (most likely) to the moisture.
>
> I suggest that you feed your soil as Jeff has recommended. You can use fi=
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> hydrolysate, compost tea, humic acid, etc. in liquid form and you can
> topdress [vermi]compost (and vermicompost slurries), kelpmeal, alfalfa me=
al,
> etc.
>
> Tim
>
> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com <mailto:compost_tea%40yahoogroups.com>=
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> Burkhard Kiehne <burkhardkiehne_at_> wrote:
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> > Thank you for all your input, especially the one from Tim. It always le=
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> me see things clearer. To summerize my point again I assume it is a good
> idea to prepare the soil with plenty of compost, plant my peppers, tomato=
es
> etc and leave the soil alone except for weekly sprays with vermi tea. Tha=
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> leaves me with applying fertilizer over the leaves. There is no vertical
> transport involved, so the result should be visible fast. The question is
> what will I use for fertilizer? It has to be organic, of course and it
> should be soluble as well. Does anybody have experience with that,
> preferable PK loaded. How about seaweeds? Will the higher PK content dama=
ge
> the microbes?
> >
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