Re: [compost_tea] very disapointing soil test
If coir has natural compounds that prevent it from
decomposing by fungal activity would it work as a
ground powder to prevent powdery mildew? If not coir,
is there another natural plant derivative? Just a
question, because I don't have a plant that has ever
been attacked by powdery mildew that I know of.
--- soilfoodweb_at_aol.com wrote:
> -------
> Coconut coir needs to be aged to get rid of the
> terpenes and phenols in the
> material. Terpenes and phenols are made by the
> plant to prevent most
> microorganisms from being able to decompose the
> plant material. That's why it is
> around the coconut - so help preserve the seed.
>
> So, when not properly aged, or aerated, coir is
> anti-microbial. once aged,
> and the terpenes and phenols volatilized, then the
> plant material is a great
> fungal food. So to quickly process coir into
> something useable by bacteria,
> AND FUNGI, it is not really a decomposition process
> that you are looking at,
> but rather a physical factor of allowing these
> compounds to blow off.
Butch Ragland
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