Re: [compost_tea] Hay question.../Nematodes
>>Elaine wrote:
Add a few Steinernema into your next compost. This nematode is available a=
t most garden stores, or through Gardens Alive, or Peaceful Valley Farm Sup=
ply. Thye like moist soil, so the compost you are adding each fall and spr=
ing will make sure that they will survive! Those nematodes take out most s=
oil weevils at the larval stage.
If added to compost during mesophlic (cool) stage, will these nematodes mul=
tiply while in the pile? Would it be a good idea to give them a while in th=
e pile before application of compost or making tea? What is the best time t=
o inoculate a pile?
Is it possible to identify these specific nematodes during testing or does =
the test show good and/or bad nematodes?
Perry
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