Re: [compost_tea] Re: Re: Re: USNOP Example
Typically when people talk about "pathogen-free" compost, they mean human
pathogen-free. That is, E. coli free. And we see E. coli-"free" compost quite
often. It just means that no E. coli were detected in the testing done. which
means, the other human pathogens should not have been able to survive either.
Plant pathogens are rather "in the eye of the beholder". I personally want
pathogens of weeds in my compost. But no, or only low levels, of vegetable,
grass or tree pathogens.
I want to have my plants healthy, so they aren't stressed. Stressed plants
get sick, healthy plants resist diseases.
Elaine R. Ingham
Soil Foodweb Inc., Corvallis, Oregon
Soil Foodweb Inc., Port Jefferson, New York
Soil Foodweb Institute, Lismore Australia
Soil Foodweb Institue Cambridge, New Zealand
Soil Foodweb Inc., Hilversum, The Netherlands
Laboratorios de Soil Foodweb, Culiacan, Mexico
Soil Foodweb Inc., Jerome, Idaho
Received on Tue Jul 27 2004 - 10:08:47 EDT
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