[compost_tea] Re: CT recipe to applay on lawns

From: golftea2003 <wccgolf1_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 18:55:28 -0000

-Eileen, most of the turf I have come across tests out bacterial and
personal opinion is that if they are to bacterial you encourage poa
annua,barnyard and other weeds, grasses such as bent,blue and
fescues do better with a balanced food web..I think the trick is to
go for a 1:1 bacterial to fungal ratio. Dr.E any thoughts? IT is very
easy to promote a bacterial foodweb on turf the trick is to balance
it.
Tony,be very carefull with your brewer, make sure you test and test
and test again. I have seen the results of people using anarobic and
or just poor quality teas, it can be ugly. The absolute best defense
against weeds is a healthy stand of turf. Mow high 2-3Inches with a
sharp blade, don't overwater you know all the basics.You want to try
applications of good quality compost first, even applications of 1-2
yds per acre willbe benefical for disease suppresion. My$.02
Charlie Clarke
-- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Eileen Calvanese <ecalvanese_at_b...>
wrote:
> On 5/8/03 2:11 AM, "soilfoodweb_at_a..." <soilfoodweb_at_a...> 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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