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RE: [compost_tea] Future farming in Northern Thailand
Greetings from the Philippines.
 
I too 
have a lurker here because we do not access to labs to do the exams for 
us.  However, we have been using vermicompost tea for almost a year now and 
with very good results, albeit qualitative, not quantitative.  We are just 
using aquarium aerators and we put in molasses, some microorganisms and oatmeal 
and so far so good.
 
We 
have an orgaic farm here in Bacolod City, 5 years now come October.  We 
have been using vermicompost all the way, the substrate comes from plant 
material in the farm.
 
WE 
would love to have our vermitea examined but unfortunately, we have to hold that 
off for now.
 
I will 
be in Bangkok SEpt. 5-10 and if you are there, we may be able to meet or 
talk.  
 
We 
started with a chemically loaded farm and it took us about three years to change 
and now, we are happy that we can see the fruits af our 
labor.
 
Let me 
just thank everyone in the group for sharing your ideas and experiences which 
have helped us a lot.
 
Pam 
Henares
Buro-Buro Springs Vermi Farm
Vermiphil.com
  Hi,
I've been a 
  lurker of this list for a few months, not
surprised that most of the posts 
  come from USA, but in
the dark about tropical application of the CT 
  concept.
My thai wife and I (from Canada) have bought a 10
hectares 
  garden in Northern Thailand. As of now, it
was always cultivated with lots 
  of «pills«, chemical
fertilizer, insecticides, fungicides etc... I plan 
  to
go organic when we will move there in one year.
So, with that goal in 
  mind, I read everything I can
find so that the change will not be too 
  costly.
Tropical agriculture is unknown to me.
Self-reliance in 
  everything is the ultimate goal,
including vegetables, fruits, meat, 
  electricity etc.
I count on CT to add to mulching, bio-digester 
  sludge,
IMO, neem and lemon grass as fungicides.
I read between the 
  lines of this list since I want to
understand the principles rather than 
  being a client
and buy from United Staters heavy machines and 
  feeders
with no relation with the local conditions of the
tropics and 
  impossible to carry to the other end of
the earth. Tests results are 
  important for those who
want to sell, I suppose, but results in the 
  fields
interest me. 
So, for a series of dumb questions : 
Where can 
  one go on the net to find technical details
and results on CT?
Are there 
  any results available on tropical sites?
What can we expect if we choose to 
  spray CT in place
of all the «pills» besides a two year transition 
  with
production losses?
I plan to use CT at seeding time (once a week, 
  2
weeks) and every two weeks after. Will the plants be
better protected 
  from bad fungi and insects with this
frequency?
What about CT on mulch, 
  and at what thickness of cover
would it become useless?
This is my first 
  time addressing a list and I hope for
indulgence and maybe answers, or at 
  least addresses to
go find 
  them.
Clement
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