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Re: [compost_tea] Stickers / Adjuvants



Matt,
Last season one of my clients used CT in vines very effectively, are you able to share the recipe that you are proposing to use? The CT we used was fungal dominated and used Humic acid/fulvic acid, kelp, malt extract and a small amount of fish emulsion.
It is very important to get good coverage on the flowers and the fruit, a sticker wetter is critical, we used Nu film 17 and got good results. Botrytis infection occurs at cap fall when the stamens fall off they leave a scar area where botrytis infection can occur, thus effective coverage of the flowers at this point is critical.
We used CT up until 2 weeks before harvest, however there was a negative in that the Humic acid we used left a residue that did not look good, next time we will consider using more fulvic acid and less humics in the CT to reduce the dark coloration of the CT.
Wine has been made from the grapes with good results so far, no negative effects from the microorganisms in the CT.
Quality was high in shiraz and cabernet grapes despite a difficult season.
Regards Mike Harvey
www.composttea.com.au
--- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:25 AM
Subject: RE: [compost_tea] Stickers / Adjuvants

Jeff,
 
We are doing an experiment on wine grapes, similar to Elaine's, but in the humid Mid-Atlantic region.  I was provided with a recipe for tea from Paul Wagner who suggested the sticker Nu-Film P.  We are trying to avoid that stuff, because its so sticky and somewhat difficult to work with. 
 
BTW- have you checked out the www.newfarm.org CT forum yet?  Any thoughts?
 
Thanks,
 
Matt   
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Lowenfels [mailto:jeff@gardener.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:35 AM
To: compost_tea@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Stickers / Adjuvants

Matthew,
 
Gee, I've never had any problem having my teas stick to surfaces nor of folks up here using stickers. The bacteria and Fungi do a pretty good job without stickers or adjuvants. 
 
Why do you think you need them?  What application?
 
Cheers,
 
Jeff L 


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