Re: [compost_tea] will compost tea help with cold resistense
The simple answer is yes.
You need to make certain you have the beneficial species of Pseudomonas that
are naturally ice-minus. Most composts will contains these bacteria,
although you can check for certain by assessing these organisms in a
beneficial organisms assay. You could do just Pseudomonads, looking for the
ice-minus bacteria that are naturally occuring in your sample.
There are natural materials that drop freezing point as well, and we hope to
be testing one of these in the near future, so we can tell you if you can add
this material to your compost tea in the spring or fall and protect the
plant surfaces AND grow beneficials at the same time.
Hope this helps -
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
SFI Oregon, USA
SFI Australia
SFI New York
SFI Europe
SFI New Zealand
Received on Wed Mar 12 2003 - 17:42:29 EST
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