have you tied the 'bug juice' as promoted by the usda back in the 60's/70's=
and reported in the Rodale organic books.
I have used this on a number of occasions when my eco-balance was distribut=
ed in commercial market gardening and had great results.
can supply more info if needed.
bill quinn.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Benton
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:39 AM
Subject: [compost_tea] Weird Wine Grapes and Mealie Bug
Greetings all
The jury has returned and it appears that AACT is not the guilty party in
this saga.Leaf tests came back with very high Boron levels.This would giv=
e
the growth characteristics that we saw.The question is now ,could AACT ma=
ke
unavailable B suddenly become available? Soil tests will be done post
harvest as the ones available were from two different labs and a year apa=
rt
with no indication of methods used so comparsions were proberly not worth
much.All comments will be appreciated.
Mealie bug has become a problem in this area this year,and I was wonderin=
g
if there have been any biological control that list members might have
tested.Good or bad comments would be great .We have used citrus oil, neem=
,
nicotania extract and dormant oil ,all with a fair amount of success but =
a
specie specific bio product would be nice .Maybe something to add to AACT=
at
some point....Perhaps replies should be sent to me off the list or if the=
re
is enough support then on the list .
Thanks in advance
BTW Hi_Yeild ,my dogs keep peeing on that same piece of grass and it stil=
l
refuses to go brown.Strange what some bugs can do . Weird grass should be=
my
next post.....
Regards
Mike Benton
Compost Technologies
mike_at_composttea.co.za mobile 0823345371
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