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[compost_tea] Re: Large scale CT production for farm use



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Hello ! I have started using (ACT) on my corn this year. I'am 
appling 
2 gal per acre in the seed trench( it requires time). I have been 
watching it and will know more after harvest. I do not use any 
insecticides, some herbicides(Hey don't jump on me yet). I'am not 
100% converted. But I know that I will not return back to where I 
was before! If you want to increase OM  start a green crop program 
and do not stop for 5 years. It will take that long to show 
anything, after all this did not happen overnight! 





- In compost_tea@yahoogroups.com, "Timothy Bolander" 
<tim.bolander@t...> wrote:
> Hi Bgunzy,
> My experience is that ACT definitly promotes goals 2, 3 and 4. 
Goal 5 is less obvious. 
> ACT, by itself, does not increase the OM in a soil. 
> Selected compost crops, production of a tested, high quality 
compost
> Spread as needed and use ACT to conserve and increase the % of OM 
in the soil.
> Use compost tea only in non-composted fields. 
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: bgunzy 
>   To: compost_tea@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:53 PM
>   Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Large scale CT production for farm use
> 
> 
>   Here are my goals with using ACT:
>   1) Rebuild OM in eroded soils
>   2) Create healthier plants (measurable in Brix) that have higher 
>   quality output
>   3) Greater protection from diseases and insects
>   4) Balance soil nutrients to reduce fertilizer inputs
>   5) Reduce weed pressure
> 
>   I've studied the writings of Charles Walters, as he quotes 
Albrecht 
>   and others, and find a lot of interesting information there.  I 
think 
>   there are ways to improve our land without resorting to the 
latest 
>   and greatest products from Monsanto.  
> 
>   Compost - we have cattle, so manure from the dry lot is 
available 
>   (albeit not enough to spread on all of our acres).  We also have 
>   higher carbon sources, like straw, to mix with the manure.  What 
I 
>   like about ACT is that the benefits of a relatively small amount 
of 
>   high quality compost can be applied to a greater area.
> 
>   Thanks.
> 
>   BGunzy
> 
>   --- In compost_tea@yahoogroups.com, "Timothy Bolander" 
>   <tim.bolander@t...> wrote:
>   > One thousand acres is not the question. It is what do you want 
>   accomplished and do you have the right compost for the job. I 
have 
>   good brewer designs and the know how. Let me know if you are of 
>   interested
>   > 
>   > Sincerely,
>   > 
>   > Timothy Bolander
>   >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   >   From: bgunzy 
>   >   To: compost_tea@yahoogroups.com 
>   >   Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 5:57 AM
>   >   Subject: [compost_tea] Large scale CT production for farm use
>   > 
>   > 
>   >   Hello,
>   > 
>   >   I'm new to CT, but am starting to believe that it has the 
>   potential 
>   >   to provide great benefits to our crops.  Does anyone have 
any 
>   >   experience or knowledge of CT being used on a larger scale, 
say 
>   for a 
>   >   1000 acre farm or so?  I am a corn/soybean/alfalfa farmer in 
SC 
>   Iowa, 
>   >   and would like to start creating my own tea for on-the-farm 
use, 
>   if 
>   >   possible.  I have the CT manual on order, so that may 
provide 
>   some 
>   >   answers, but just wondering if anyone had done this on a 
larger 
>   >   scale, and if so, what lessons have you learned?
>   > 
>   >   Thanks,
>   > 
>   >   BGunzy
>   > 
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