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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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