Re: [compost_tea] Re: Papaya latex
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From: Gerardo Sanchez
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 7:45 AM
Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Papaya latex
John, Jeff, Lloyd and all list members:
You touched some points whose importance I may have under or overrated.
1) The latex is not been thrown directly to the soil, it is the peelings =
that are been thrown.
2) Even if the green papaya peelings may cause some superficial damage to=
the soil it may eventually be naturally "brewed" by organisms and not affe=
ct substantially in-depth organisms and roots.
3) some fungi attack the green papayas while in the tree, that means that=
the effects of latex, as of most substances, is selective.
4) The peelings are not thrown again to the papaya trees but to other tre=
es.
5) and more important, nothing as a good compost at near 70 degrees Celsi=
us to make the peelings into good compost to be used later to make tea comp=
ost.
yes! compost always better, but nature does manage quite well if we stand=
aside and let her
Received on Fri Jun 18 2004 - 22:45:47 EDT
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