We had really nice fall broccoli in our garden with the use of compost tea made from our BD compost, both in 5 gallon buckets for a couple of weeks without aeration with an aquarium aerator for 24 hours and a tsp. of molasses added. It's especially valuable to us because since we only get 1/2 gal/minute water from our deep well and the water table goes down so much in August-September.
Also, in our neighborhood IPM weed control project on the county road as we get the common tansy, spotted knapweed, hawkweed and thistle gone, we hoped to use mycorrhizae-rich compost tea in our 40-gallon buckets with our spray rig to encourage the growth of native grasses and broadleaf plants and discourage the the weeds. I am curious to try the addition of humus and kelp to our compost tea, as well as BC and 500 and am contemplating the purchase of a compost tea making unit with a compost well, and a stronger aerating unit to go in our barrels. Just now, I called the Environmental Specialist at our Health District to ask him about e.coli 0157. I told him that the people who make the organic rule are concerned about this and where could I have my compost tested? I also asked him how many cases of icily 0157 he sees and in what. He said they are sporadic and mostly in meat. I've been certified organic ever since the state started having a certification program. Can I sell veggies and herbs under my organic certification on the Market in 2003 if I spray compost tea in August and September to keep my plants alive?
