[compost_tea] Re: practical experience v/s lab testing

From: Titel Ryzhomer <thegoodjob_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:57:32 -0000

Hi Pierre,

We have a heated shop and small heated greenhouse with complimentary
lighting.

Titel

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "pccrozat" <pccrozat@f...> wrote:
>
> Titel,
> it seems that your approach of act is mostly empirical than purely
> scientific. probably because you are in an environement that is
more
> condusive to practical tests than lab experiment.
> we are in the same situation as you.
> i seem to recall that you are in the okanagan (cold winters!),
what
> i would like to know is how you continue testing things through
the
> winter. we are in france and we are only starting to experiment w
> act. we would like to start some "real time" experiments in
> vineyards in the spring but we would like to have a better idea
> about the quality of our tea before we approach farmers.
> thx
> pierre
> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Titel Ryzhomer"
> <thegoodjob_at_h...> wrote:
> >
> > Tom,
> >
> > Could you please tell us ignoramuses what AH is.
> >
> > I agree with you that vermicompost is the superior choice for
> making
> > ACT but I do not believe you are qualified to make the statement
> > that "compost tea will not get rid of any diease load". Our
> > observations, though as yet unsubstantiated through independent
> > trials, do show that 'our' compost tea actually has caused the
> > remission of active powdery mildew. This is not to say that this
> > happens 100% of the time and it may be a result of the clay
> powders
> > which we provide as a microbial food source. The jury is still
out.
> >
> > We also have second handedly observed compost tea to put a
> > severe 'erwinia' (sp?) infection into remission. This was with
> > compost tea made with regular compost with molasses in a
homemade
> > venturi based brewer.
> >
> > I think caution should be used in statements about what CT can
and
> > cannot do until we know more.
> >
> > Titel
> >
> > --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Tom Jaszewski" <tom@l...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "robhunt2" <robhunt2@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Will compost tea get rid of Asian Rust?
> > >
> > > Compost tea will not "get rid" of any diseaese load. What we
> have
> > > learned is that some "recipes" will outcompete many pathogens.
> > Some
> > > of us have done "inhibition assays" with BBC labs and have
> > replicated
> > > the lab results in the field.
> > >
> > > As always the MOST inportant parts of the process are, quality
> > > compost (to date tersts have shown vermicompost and AH are
most
> > > effective when combined, but this is only in our testing, and
> more
> > > needs to be done), quality nutrient packs (ours come from the
> > > manufacturer of the system we use, EPM)and a well supported
and
> > > constructed brewer.
> > >
> > > BTW Compost Science and Utilization did and excellent article
> > > comparing the biological makeup of compost and vermicompost,
> lots
> > to
> > > learn here too but none the less an enlightening article.
Worms
> > rule!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Tom Jaszewski




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