Allan-- Do you mean compost tea made with fish and yucca > used as microbial foods?
For starters recall that I am quoting Elaine here from something she wrote last spring. I believe it's accurate, but.... My impression was that adding fish and yucca to your mix AFTER the tea is brewed will move up the process of breaking up hard pan. As we know, adding too much (if any) fish during the compost tea brewing can cause your tea to go anaerobic. For grapes in foliar feeding, I add a little fish after brewing to provide an extra N and calcium kick. For a soil drench, extra fish added after tea brewing should be even better. The calcium in the fish helps that aspect. > > It's my understanding that compost teas like this > can be applied > weekly through the winter season, as long as the > ground is NOT > frozen. Yes, this is my understanding as well. As I understand it, it is kosher to deep > mulch the soil you > are remdiating, so, regardless of the ambient > temperatures, the > microbes can work through the winter. Yes, that's a good point--that you can brew the compost tea and apply during winter so long as the mulch keeps the ground from freezing. > > I like to use barrel compost in my compost teas, > also, so the effect > of the compost preps is also felt in the soil. Yes, I just purchased some BC from JPI and will give it a try. Regarding the preps and their effectiveness, there are lots more knowledgable people on this list. I am just getting started. Dorothy __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
