[compost_tea] Re: microbial food

From: growest2002 <g.w.thomson_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 15:24:06 -0000

Dan and all--I also asked about adding foods to the spray tank before
spraying, and Elaine did comment about it.

Altho the tank seems to go anaerobic in a matter of minutes, she
mentioned you still have a few hours before your aerobic fungi all
die
off--I guess they can hold their breath for awhile!

So I am planning on adding hydrolyzed fish (neutralized with baking
soda--this stuff is very acid as it is sold)and liquid kelp. I would
also like to add humic acid, but not sure of the rate for
foliars...note that % humic really varies. I know the humic will
precipitate if the pH goes below about 6, thus the importance of
neutralizing the fish at least some before all the mixing.

Oh, I always put in a yucca product at label rates as a wetting
agent.
 I'm sure this does some good for both foliage and soil as it works
thru the system.

Results so far--just starting to see some good flushes of growth, but
that happens in May anyway.

Also seem to get some leaf burn when I'm careless--spray early
morning, on cloudy days preferably (?)

Glen

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Lmvine1_at_c... wrote:
> In a message dated 5/16/2003 10:34:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Good point Ron. I used CT on my soil last year and improved it some
BUT I
> believe (and Elaine also mentioned) long term food resources for
the
> organisms were not in the soil in sufficient quantity. My OM is
less than
> 1.5% and is not sufficient to feed the herd after innoculation with
CT.
>
> This year I am adding foods to my CT just before applying such as
HA,
> molasses, Saponyn and Kelp. Upon advice of Erik Morgan of Terra
Vita I am
> using a pound of SP-85 per acre per application of CT, much more
than I added
> previously. I am adding foods to tea just before topping off
sprayer and
> spraying. My only concern is if I cause the tea to go anerobic.
Of course
> I could put the foods on in a separate spray but that is more labor
and
> passes in vineyard.
>
> I mentioned this issue before but got no response. Hope this does
better.
> What are experiences with adding organism food and what do you use??
>
> Dan Lynch
> Long Mountain Vineyard


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