Re: [compost_tea] basic questions

From: Robert Norsen <bnbrew_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:42:57 -0800 (PST)

Hi Butch - for a peacemaker you have a misleading name, but thanks for your peacemaking!. About your question - "If I spread good compost, then it rains - is that as good as ACT? Hmmmm sorta. It will be very hard to achieve much of an effect on the foliage. So ACT is better there. As a soil drench compost is excellent and if it rains the microbes of the compost will get to the soil. Das is goot. Now if you used enough compost it would be as good as ACT. On a small garden you can shovel on a 1/2 deep or more compost and get results. Even on a small garden that is going to be a lot of compost. On a farm area that is many tons per acre. The idea of brewing ACT is to use the microbes of a small quanity of compost, multiply them MANY times, then apply in liquids that put the microbes where needed in enough quantity to be effective, with machinery and labor that can be afforded. ACT helps make the organic concept of gadening and farming economically possible.
 
I think Elaine has proven that there is more than an economic advantage. Butch, Compost is great stuff. It adds mulch as well as microbes. Feed it, enrich it and wash it into the soil with ACT and it will be even better. Bob

butch ragland <wilddog_202_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

I make a compost pile.
Then I take some of this compost and add things like
molasses.
Make tea, assume its good tea for these questions.
I apply it to some growing situation.

Most of things I've heard talk about the wonderful
things it does for the soil or surface of the leaves.

If I had applied either compost or organic material to
the growing area would the tea enhance these organic
applications.

Example; with the addition of rain or irrigation, am I
creating compost tea with the surface applied compost?

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Butch Ragland
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cocaine, alcohol, cigarettes,etc
I'm sorry to report that
cooperation is not



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