Re: [compost_tea] Fruit Club Update

From: ray gore <xrg22000_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 07:59:59 -0700 (PDT)

Yeah Judi-
Your consistently giving great info on what recipes
your trying. RayG
--- WILLIAM GARLETTE <WILLIAM.GARLETTE_at_cox.net> wrote:
> 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
> viability 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
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> Today was compost tea day. The timing couldn't
> have been better.
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> We've been going through a severe draught. Lucky
> for us it rained last night
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> and this afternoon, right after everyone soil
> drenched.
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> Lou was back for 30 more gallons. He's astounded
> at the length of time his dahlias are
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> blooming and he hasn't had to deadhead them.
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> Carell used compost tea for the first time in
> August and came back for more. She
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> was about to cut her roses, but applied compost
> tea as a test and was shocked
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> that they all grew buds and bloomed again, and
> continue to bloom. Her apple trees are doing well.
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> Emmy and Will take 10 gallons from every batch.
> Their apple trees are loaded
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> with fruit this year. One tree filled 25 boxes.
> Emmy brought me some of her apple butter.
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> Ralph says his apples are clean and he has no scab
> whatsoever.
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> Heidi used compost tea on her wild plums and made
> wonderful jam.
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> Sheila and neighbors Jay and Irene increased their
> order to 50 gallons. Every entry of Irene's took
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> a ribbon in the county fair.
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> Dan and Kathy took 20 gallons to apply to their
> orchard. They have
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> their own five gallon brewer, but will try the
> club's compost tea
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> because our recipe is different. We used T & L
> Enterprises' yucca today for the first time,
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> carefully measuring some into each filled
> container.
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> Lyle has a KIS and a Bitti brewer but also wanted
> to try our recipe.
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> He's is a life member of the fruit club and thinks
> compost tea is
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> better than sliced bread. Lyle brought me an
> assortment of his homemade jams.
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> I can't wait to try his famous gooseberry. Lyle is
> 87.
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> Some members drove over an hour to be here by 8 am
> on Sunday morning,
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> pick up their tea, turn around, and rush home to
> put it down as soon as possible.
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> Judi
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