Re: [compost_tea] CT recipe to applay on lawns

From: Eileen Calvanese <ecalvanese_at_bpcparks.org>
Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 14:28:50 -0400

On 5/8/03 2:11 AM, "soilfoodweb_at_aol.com" <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com> wrote:

> You need to know what biology is lacking in the lawns to know if the CT needs
> to be bacetrial, or fungal. I can about bet it needs to be fungal.
>
> So, a small amount of molasses (a teaspoon per 5 gal, for example), half a
> gallon in a 500 gal tea maker. Kelp (0.1%, or in a 5 gal brew, a half pound
> of kelp), fish hydrolysate (0.1% as well most likely), and some humic acid, or
> some of Jeff Lowenfel's protein meals.
>
> You use water AS THE CARRIER for the tea. You need 20 gal of tea per acre?
> How much water does your sprayer need to evenly spread water over the entire
> acre? Let's say it needs 35 gal to spray over the whole acre evenly. So, 20
> gal will be the tea, the other 15 gal will be water. Make sure you
> de-chlorinate the water you add to the spray tank!
>
> OK?
>
> Elaine Ingham
> President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
> SFI Corvallis, OR
> SFI Port Jefferson, NY
> SFI Lismore, NSW, Australia
> SFI Hilversum, The Netherlands
> SFI Cambridge, New Zealand
> www.soilfoodweb.com
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I'm confused about the lawn CT recipe being fungal- I thought lawns
preferred bacterial dominant tea applications? - Eileen


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