Re: [compost_tea] increasing mycorrhizal colonization on boulevard trees?

From: Ted Peterson <ted.peterson_at_tcsn.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:26:51 -0700

Never add Mycorrhiza during brewing. They sprout very fast in water and wi=
ll die when you apply them. They need something to vector with so they can=
 enter the soil. Since the arrive in powder form, the best way to apply th=
em is to mix them with seed. Usually cities have seeding machines. Have y=
our park maintenance personnel mix the mycorrhiza with the seed then apply =
the seed.

Because they sprout in water, they tend to clog everything in your brewer. =
 I did a test and it led to a lot of cleaning. Also, if you are applying t=
ea with any kind of irrigation system by using an injector to mix the tea w=
ith the water, you are going to clog the entire system. This means you are=
 financially responsible for fixing the problem and depending on the system=
 used in the city, could be quite expensive to unclog all the sprinkler hea=
ds and any drip lines on the system.

Tea works fine through these systems without mycorrhiza and I have been doi=
ng it for three years now without a problem.

Ted Peterson
EW/SOE
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rees?


  Hello,

  We will be running a replicated experiment with the City this fall. The
  objective is to increase mycorrhizal colonization on boulevard trees.

  1)Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this? Methods? Products?
  Application procedures? etc.



  2)I have heard that mycorrhizea can be added during the brewing cycle.
  What is/are the reason(s) for doing this?
  When should they be added?
  What recipe would be used to make the tea?



  Thank you for your input.

  Sonja Peters
  CropHealth Advising & Research
  Kelowna, BC





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