Hi Judi,
Great updates. Could you give us the exact recipe you're using and how=
often are the members applying CT? Your posts are a testament to CT's via=
bility in organic agriculture. Thanks
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Judi Stewart
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 11:21 PM
Subject: [compost_tea] Fruit Club Update
Today was compost tea day. The timing couldn't have been better.
We've been going through a severe draught. Lucky for us it rained last n=
ight
and this afternoon, right after everyone soil drenched.
Lou was back for 30 more gallons. He's astounded at the length of time h=
is dahlias are
blooming and he hasn't had to deadhead them.
Carell used compost tea for the first time in August and came back for mo=
re. She
was about to cut her roses, but applied compost tea as a test and was sho=
cked
that they all grew buds and bloomed again, and continue to bloom. Her ap=
ple trees are doing well.
Emmy and Will take 10 gallons from every batch. Their apple trees are lo=
aded
with fruit this year. One tree filled 25 boxes. Emmy brought me some of =
her apple butter.
Ralph says his apples are clean and he has no scab whatsoever.
Heidi used compost tea on her wild plums and made wonderful jam.
Sheila and neighbors Jay and Irene increased their order to 50 gallons. E=
very entry of Irene's took
a ribbon in the county fair.
Dan and Kathy took 20 gallons to apply to their orchard. They have
their own five gallon brewer, but will try the club's compost tea
because our recipe is different. We used T & L Enterprises' yucca today =
for the first time,
carefully measuring some into each filled container.
Lyle has a KIS and a Bitti brewer but also wanted to try our recipe.
He's is a life member of the fruit club and thinks compost tea is
better than sliced bread. Lyle brought me an assortment of his homemade =
jams.
I can't wait to try his famous gooseberry. Lyle is 87.
Some members drove over an hour to be here by 8 am on Sunday morning,
pick up their tea, turn around, and rush home to put it down as soon as p=
ossible.
Judi
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Received on Mon Sep 08 2003 - 15:11:14 EDT