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RE: [compost_tea] Future farming in Northern Thailand
Greetings from the Philippines.
I too
have a lurker here because we do not access to labs to do the exams for
us. However, we have been using vermicompost tea for almost a year now and
with very good results, albeit qualitative, not quantitative. We are just
using aquarium aerators and we put in molasses, some microorganisms and oatmeal
and so far so good.
We
have an orgaic farm here in Bacolod City, 5 years now come October. We
have been using vermicompost all the way, the substrate comes from plant
material in the farm.
WE
would love to have our vermitea examined but unfortunately, we have to hold that
off for now.
I will
be in Bangkok SEpt. 5-10 and if you are there, we may be able to meet or
talk.
We
started with a chemically loaded farm and it took us about three years to change
and now, we are happy that we can see the fruits af our
labor.
Let me
just thank everyone in the group for sharing your ideas and experiences which
have helped us a lot.
Pam
Henares
Buro-Buro Springs Vermi Farm
Vermiphil.com
Hi,
I've been a
lurker of this list for a few months, not
surprised that most of the posts
come from USA, but in
the dark about tropical application of the CT
concept.
My thai wife and I (from Canada) have bought a 10
hectares
garden in Northern Thailand. As of now, it
was always cultivated with lots
of «pills«, chemical
fertilizer, insecticides, fungicides etc... I plan
to
go organic when we will move there in one year.
So, with that goal in
mind, I read everything I can
find so that the change will not be too
costly.
Tropical agriculture is unknown to me.
Self-reliance in
everything is the ultimate goal,
including vegetables, fruits, meat,
electricity etc.
I count on CT to add to mulching, bio-digester
sludge,
IMO, neem and lemon grass as fungicides.
I read between the
lines of this list since I want to
understand the principles rather than
being a client
and buy from United Staters heavy machines and
feeders
with no relation with the local conditions of the
tropics and
impossible to carry to the other end of
the earth. Tests results are
important for those who
want to sell, I suppose, but results in the
fields
interest me.
So, for a series of dumb questions :
Where can
one go on the net to find technical details
and results on CT?
Are there
any results available on tropical sites?
What can we expect if we choose to
spray CT in place
of all the «pills» besides a two year transition
with
production losses?
I plan to use CT at seeding time (once a week,
2
weeks) and every two weeks after. Will the plants be
better protected
from bad fungi and insects with this
frequency?
What about CT on mulch,
and at what thickness of cover
would it become useless?
This is my first
time addressing a list and I hope for
indulgence and maybe answers, or at
least addresses to
go find
them.
Clement
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