Re: [compost_tea] re clover in lawns.
Clover is nature's way of remedying compacted, low N soils. In soils with e=
nough N you won't find clovers. Not enough N in tea? Still need a good orga=
nic fertilizer?
My backyard grew thick with burr clover in the unimproved soil when the hou=
se was first built. Since that area has been turned into a vegetable garden=
, with compost and other soil amendments added, the clover has disappeared.=
My soils are slightly acid...
Missing? Aeration, remineralization, and paying special attention to gettin=
g some N out there.
Steve Bridges
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Lowenfels
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:23 PM
Subject: [compost_tea] re clover in lawns.
Hi Doc (and others),
Has any one you know tried using compost tea to control clover in
lawns? My theory is that since clover is a nitrogen fixer and nitrogen
fixing bacteria require alkaline soils, that good strong fungal teas
would lower the pH enough to make the fixers and thus the clover,
disappear. What am I missing?
Cheers,
Jeff L
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Received on Tue Aug 31 2004 - 10:15:54 EDT
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