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Re: [compost_tea] microbial food
In a message dated 5/16/2003 10:34:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, nehemiah@twelvetribes.com writes:
There has been mentioning before of microbial food for after the tea is applied, but
very limited discussion.
I would sure like to here from the experience of others.
Ron
Good point Ron. I used CT on my soil last year and improved it some BUT I believe (and Elaine also mentioned) long term food resources for the organisms were not in the soil in sufficient quantity. My OM is less than 1.5% and is not sufficient to feed the herd after innoculation with CT.
This year I am adding foods to my CT just before applying such as HA, molasses, Saponyn and Kelp. Upon advice of Erik Morgan of Terra Vita I am using a pound of SP-85 per acre per application of CT, much more than I added previously. I am adding foods to tea just before topping off sprayer and spraying. My only concern is if I cause the tea to go anerobic. Of course I could put the foods on in a separate spray but that is more labor and passes in vineyard.
I mentioned this issue before but got no response. Hope this does better. What are experiences with adding organism food and what do you use??
Dan Lynch
Long Mountain Vineyard
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