Compost Tea is the easiest and safest way to control blight, leave curl and most fungi problems in trees. The process is very simple. Spray compost tea on the leaves and tree branches. Yes, this does not go into the ground, but on the upper canopy of the tree. About 4 weeks before buds open [...]
Jun 21, 2011 | Categories: Bacterium Control, Beginning Composting, Creating Compost Teas, Pest Control | Tags: Bacillus, bacteria, bacteria/protists, blight, CA Native Plants, Compost, Compost Extrations, control, disease, extracted organisms, Foliar, Fungi to Bacteria, gardening, Grape Compost Extractions, hydroponic, leave, leave curl, leaves, micro-organisms, monthly applications, mostly bacteria, nitrogen, pathogens, perennial, pest, photos, Plant, soil, spray, spraying, supplements, Suppression, tea, technique, using, Using Compost Tea for Pest and Disease Suppression, video | 5 Comments »
How disease suppression on leaves works is no secret. On the leave surface, each leave cell has many ports where fungi and bacteria can connect to. This is a normal process for plants. Good and bad fungi can connect. Good and bad bacteria can connect. Each micro organism takes up a connecting ”portal” on the leave [...]
May 30, 2011 | Categories: Ecology, Foiloir Layer Biology, Gardening Biology, Hydroponics/Aquaponics, Pest Control, Soil Building, Using Bacterial & Mycorrhiza Inoculants | Tags: Applications, bacteria/protists, CA Native Plants, chemical, Compost Extrations, Extraction, fungicides, fungus, growth, lawns, leave curl, micro-organisms, Microbiology, microscope, monthly applications, mostly bacteria, organisms, peaches, pest control, pesticide, pesticides, Plant, plants, pump, supplements, technique, tomatos, trees, video | 1 Comment »