Re: [compost_tea] ornamental H

From: Jeff Lowenfels (jeff@gardener.com)
Date: Sat Jan 04 2003 - 14:17:31 EST


John,

Yeah, it sure sounds like you overloaded! How could you clog up the Kis ho=
les with all that pressure coming out of them? Not sure why you mixed AH wi=
th the wormgold on the first try! Also, rock dust isn't needed as this stu=
ff has volcanic ash in it.

In any case, what you got was a good tea because I know the brewer and have=
 used worm castings and AH before. Did you pre innoculate the AH to get fu=
ngi growth before making the tea?

The smell was too much kelp.

As for Orchids, I feed mine with Tea. They look better ie leaf wise and I h=
ave stemed a bad infestation of scale, but it has only been one year so it =
is hard to say if there has been a difference in blooms. Frankly, I am not =
sure how the soilfood web works on orchids, but I am sure there is one ....=
..I do know that orchid seeds won't germinate without special mychorrizal f=
ungi....and teas should work as well as fertilizers. No one feeds the wild =
orchids Peters or Miracle Gro....

Orchid growers will tell you that there is no organic way to grow orchids. =
I think CT may prove them wrong.

Cheers,

Jeff




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