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[compost_tea] Re: T-22
-If I only put a small amount in the Brewer and it doesn't multiply I
won't be getting enough on by spraying the Tea on a large acreage?
Thanks Elaine
-- In compost_tea@yahoogroups.com, soilfoodweb@a... wrote:
> Yes, T-22 can be added to tea at the beginning of the brew cycle.
the spores
> germinate and start to grow, and thus are active and begin to
perform their
> function immedaitely on addition to the soil. The fungus does not
go through
> the whole life cycle, in the tea brewer, but the fungi added to the
soil will
> colonize and reproduce in the soil.
>
> Placement around the seed can help protect the seedling from disease
fungi,
> but the roots rapidly grow away from that area. Trichoderma does
not follow
> along the root the way a mycorrhizal fungus does. Thus, with
Trichoderma,
> you need to get the fungus growing through the soil, so a soil
drench works
> better, or addition to the soil of a compost to which you have added
the T-22
> works well.
>
> OK?
>
> Elaine Ingham
> President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
> www.soilfoodweb.com
> SFI Oregon, USA
> SFI Australia
> SFI New York
> SFI Europe
> SFI New Zealand
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