Re: [compost_tea] Typical brew

From: Jeff Lowenfels (jeff@gardener.com)
Date: Sun Apr 20 2003 - 19:20:22 EDT


Gee, one strand? What does that mean? You got the Santa Beard fungal grow=
th.....does that mean only one was left in the tea as the rest were devoure=
d by bacteria or did you only get one out of the compost?

So, if you want to make a tea that won't go anaerobic, use less compost AND=
 lower quantities of nutrients, IMHO.

Good luck! Let us know what you do and how it comes out!

But let's continue. Does your low fungal number mean you had a bad tea? I =
don't think so. I look at the fungal numbers as being really important for =
foliar coverage for disease suppression and not as important when it comes =
to foliar feeding and for soil drench. Right or wrong?

Cheers,

jeff l





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