Re: [CH] Compost tea
Valentine C. Angell (inner@innerworld.com)
Wed, 10 May 2000 13:12:01 -0500
The only MAJOR thing to worry about with Compost Tea is if you have manure
in your compost. Manure that is not completely broken down may burn the
roots of your plants.
It's also a good idea to "water" with your compost tea a little ways away
from your plants (exact distance is dependant upon the roots of your
plants). This allows the tea to seep into the needed areas.
I use a modified 50 Gal drum and plastic "burlap" sack to make my tea, and
my experiences are great. I also keep it "brewing" all summer, and let it
freeze up in the winter, I'm in Northern Minnesota.
Valentine C. Angell
At 01:38 PM 05/10/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Anyone here try it?
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>Price is right, but sounds to good to be true
>
>Byron
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>. 4 hrs..............a stronger mixture, excellent for controlling most
>bacterial diseases. Works great on roses, most vegetables and trees.
>1. Works on the following diseases:
>1. Leaf Spot
>2. Curly Top
>3. Mildew
>4. Downy Mildew
>5. Early or Late Blight
>6. Powdery Mildew
>7. Damping Off
>3. 24 hrs.............a powerful mixture for
>controlling:
>1. Rust Diseases,
>2. Blight Diseases
>3. Leaf Diseases
>4. Most Wilts
>5. Most Rot
>6. Repels most insects especially ants
>4. 48 hrs............This is good for very bad Blights, Wilts and Virus
>related diseases. Should not smell bad, but should be strong smelling.
>Controls:
>1. Most Blights
>2. Most Wilts
>3. Most Mosaic virus
>5. 1 week..................Now were talking! Should have a very strong odor!
>Use to control most heavy duty diseases such as:
>1. Bacterial Blight
>2. Mosaic
>3. Damping Off
>4. Mildew
>5. Black rot
>6. Fusarium and Verticillium Wilts
>7. Anthracnose
>Effective against diseases which require insects to spread..
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