[compost_tea] Re: practical experience v/s lab testing

From: pccrozat <pccrozat_at_fastmail.fm>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 06:50:02 -0000

Titel,
it seems that your approach of act is mostly empirical than purely
scientific. probably because you are in an environement that is more
condusive to practical tests than lab experiment.
we are in the same situation as you.
i seem to recall that you are in the okanagan (cold winters!), what
i would like to know is how you continue testing things through the
winter. we are in france and we are only starting to experiment w
act. we would like to start some "real time" experiments in
vineyards in the spring but we would like to have a better idea
about the quality of our tea before we approach farmers.
thx
pierre
--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Titel Ryzhomer"
<thegoodjob_at_h...> wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> Could you please tell us ignoramuses what AH is.
>
> I agree with you that vermicompost is the superior choice for
making
> ACT but I do not believe you are qualified to make the statement
> that "compost tea will not get rid of any diease load". Our
> observations, though as yet unsubstantiated through independent
> trials, do show that 'our' compost tea actually has caused the
> remission of active powdery mildew. This is not to say that this
> happens 100% of the time and it may be a result of the clay
powders
> which we provide as a microbial food source. The jury is still out.
>
> We also have second handedly observed compost tea to put a
> severe 'erwinia' (sp?) infection into remission. This was with
> compost tea made with regular compost with molasses in a homemade
> venturi based brewer.
>
> I think caution should be used in statements about what CT can and
> cannot do until we know more.
>
> Titel
>
> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Tom Jaszewski" <tom@l...>
wrote:
> >
> > --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "robhunt2" <robhunt2@y...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Will compost tea get rid of Asian Rust?
> >
> > Compost tea will not "get rid" of any diseaese load. What we
have
> > learned is that some "recipes" will outcompete many pathogens.
> Some
> > of us have done "inhibition assays" with BBC labs and have
> replicated
> > the lab results in the field.
> >
> > As always the MOST inportant parts of the process are, quality
> > compost (to date tersts have shown vermicompost and AH are most
> > effective when combined, but this is only in our testing, and
more
> > needs to be done), quality nutrient packs (ours come from the
> > manufacturer of the system we use, EPM)and a well supported and
> > constructed brewer.
> >
> > BTW Compost Science and Utilization did and excellent article
> > comparing the biological makeup of compost and vermicompost,
lots
> to
> > learn here too but none the less an enlightening article. Worms
> rule!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tom Jaszewski




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