[compost_tea] Re: Different kinds of soil tests - SFI and NPK

From: hi_yield1 <hi_yield1_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 22:39:19 -0000

> > Chris writes in responce to Eileen,
> > How much control do you have over how the site is used? If you
> > apply tea today, it rains, and tomorrow somebody plays soccer all
> > day on the wet site, a lot of compaction could kind of screw up
the
> > aerobic conditions in the soil. I am just posing this scenario
so
> > we can consider where actions taken by others could be
diminishing
> > the impact of your actions with the tea. My factoid for the week
> is
> > that 80 per cent of the damage from compaction in the garden
> happens
> > the first time you walk on it or do something that compacts it.
> > Maybe true, maybe not, don't know how to figure out if or when
> > that's operative, but a pretty sobering thought.
> >
> > I'm making up these questions to try to understand the situation
> > better -- they may not be the best questions, so all you folks
with
> > more experience who see what are the critical factors here,
please
> > feel free to suggest other areas for consideration, okay?
> >
> > Chris Reid
>
> Hi-Yield says,
> Get real Chris! It's a PARK. People go to our parks to walk run and
> play. It's not a RAISED BED park. It's outdoors it will rain at some
> point and time. If CT microbes are that sensetive they should be
keep
> in the bucket.
> If lawn care and landscape folks are trying to justify to a customer
> that it will take 3 to 4 years before they will see real results
using
> just CT with all of the associated cost. Then you have just lost
> another customer!! It has to be cost effective with fairly fast
> results. Small amounts of fast acting fertilizers organic or
chemical
> need to be kept in your program. Foilar fungicides are still
sometimes
> the only way to keep certain diseases at bay. Commercial growers
can't
> absorb 3 to 4 years of losses, waiting for something to happen.
> Moderation is the key. Remember some organic substances are very
toxic
> when used improperly. Whenever a problem arises it's usually because
> of over usuage of a certain product. Tearing apart the equilibrium
> that should exists if all tools in the tool box were considered and
> used.
> Excuses masquerading as questions don't help!!
> Take care Hi_Yield1


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