Re: [compost_tea] Re: OMRI and Gem

From: Jason Kimm <jsnkmm_at_in-tch.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:01:34 -0600

In regards to the deer issue: (interesting topic for CT list serve), anywa=
y, I was contacted this summer by a frantic market gardener in Billings, MT=
. He said deer overrunning his pumpkin patch. He believed in fish hydroly=
sate enough to have me UPS 5 gallons and deliver 55 gallons 200 miles from =
my shop. He reported using the product for 5 years and that it is the only=
 thing that works. He border sprays the patch with a ground fog machine or=
 aerial spray. The 2 nights following the first application he watched as =
18 deer ate around his pumpkin patch. If my memory serves me correctly he =
applies weekly. I think it is probably the smell that works, but it makes =
a great foliar feed as well. Again, it is not a double blind scientific st=
udy, but apparently it works.

Regards,
Jason Kimm
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ted Peterson
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:38 PM
  Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Re: OMRI and Gem


  I find this one hard to believe but who knows. Maybe with enough saturat=
ion, the deer are driven away by the smell. However, if the plants are hea=
lthier and less disease prone, deer around here go hog wild for them. They=
 even jump 10 foot fences to get at plants they like.

  I view this the same as I view claims that CT controls snails/slugs: Uns=
ubstantiated and not repeatable in a reliable sense. Maybe one time someth=
ing happened but whether that was the direct result of what was used is sti=
ll disputable.

  Anyway, until I see hard data and repeatable experiments, I remain a scep=
tic. GEM is great for plant health though. It is a good fish source and t=
he stuff I used worked great in the tea. I have since been using a pellet =
form made by Alaska and that seems to work just as well for brewing.


  Ted Peterson
  EW/SOE


    And for Ted from the manufacturers web site....
    "Pest Resistance
    Improved plant health leads to a dramatic increase in resistance to
    pests. Organic GemŽ customers report that our material repels deer.
    Easy To Use "




    --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Kirk Leonard" <kirkleon_at_o...>
    wrote:
> Your local USNOP nut here with a nit correction... OMRI does
    not "certify"
> materials.





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