Re: [compost_tea] Fruit Club Update

From: David Loring <dloring3_at_cox.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:56:22 -0700

Judi - Thanks for sharing your recipe, I was just considering buying some A=
zomite and will definitely do it now. I've had some good SFI analysis resu=
lts pretreating 3 cups of woody compost with 2 ounces of fish hydrolysate. =
 Give that a try (3 days at 85*F) , I'd love to know what you think.

Dave Sotillo 50


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Judi Stewart
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 7:19 AM
  Subject: RE: [compost_tea] Fruit Club Update


   
  To 250 gallons well water at 78 degrees F. we added.

   

  To the chamber:

   

  15 pounds vermicompost

  5 pounds compost

  forest duff

  mushy green gage plums (with pits)

  fistful of hay

   

  In the tank:

   

  10 ounces organic molasses

  10 ounces fish hydrolysate

  2 ½ cups humic acid

  1 ¼ cups powdered seaweed

  2 cups Azomite

  1 cup oyster shell flour

  1 cup granite dust

   

  Topping off the compost tea container:

   

  1 teaspoon yucca per gallon if applied straight.

   

  Depending on many variables, the most important of

  which being my time, we've been using compost tea about every

  2 to 4 weeks. The same members do not necessarily

  use compost tea each time. This is the first time using this

  recipe. The mix has changed each time we've made compost tea.

  We usually use 25 pounds of compost and vermicompost but they

  felt drier than before so we used 5 pounds less.

   

  A batch of compost was initially inoculated with oat flour for this

  brew but was scratched at the last minute because I didn't like its odor.=
  

  It was sitting on the seedling mat, was warm, and smelled "off" but

  lost its offensive odor when it cooled. Decided not to take

  a chance when doing this for others. Decided to save it and try

  it myself in the Bitti.

   

  Judi

   

  -----Original Message-----
  From: WILLIAM GARLETTE [mailto:WILLIAM.GARLETTE_at_cox.net]
  Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 4:03 AM
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Fruit Club Update

   

  Hi Judi,

      Great updates. Could you give us the exact recipe you're using and h=
ow often are the members applying CT? Your posts are a testament to CT's v=
iability in organic agriculture. Thanks

   

  Bill

   




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