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Re: [compost_tea] will compost tea help with cold resistense



The simple answer is yes. 

You need to make certain you have the beneficial species of Pseudomonas that are naturally ice-minus.  Most composts will contains these bacteria, although you can check for certain by assessing these organisms in a beneficial organisms assay.  You could do just Pseudomonads, looking for the ice-minus bacteria that are naturally occuring in your sample. 

There are natural materials that drop freezing point as well, and we hope to be testing one of these in the near future, so we can tell you if you can add this material to your compost  tea in the spring or fall and protect the plant surfaces AND grow beneficials at the same time.

Hope this helps -

Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
SFI Oregon, USA
SFI Australia
SFI New York
SFI Europe
SFI New Zealand

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