Compost Teas: 24 hour, EM, IM, BD & fermented plant extracts

["Scott Alexander" <daylily AT bigpond.com>]

I found the Biodynamic notes that refer to equisetum. it is high in silica and when made into a tea, can be used as a fungicide against black spot in roses and botrytis in strawberries. The writer says Australians can use a sheoak (Casaurina stricta) if you can't find horsetail so the next time I make a CT I'll prepare the other tea in another container and add it to the spray tank just before application.

Scott

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From: Lmvine1 AT cs.com

To: daylily AT bigpond.com ; compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:41 AM

Subject: Re: [Compostteas] Equisetum

In a message dated 5/21/02 8:03:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, daylily AT bigpond.com writes:

do we have any tests that show that equisetum
tea actually promotes beneficial fungal growth in a tea or is this
still speculation at this point?

Elaine mentioned it in Chattanooga and stated the following in an e-mail:

"Horsetail is high in K, and N, so supplies those nutrients.  When green, horsetail is a bacterial food more than fungal, but when dried and stalky, it is more fungal.

OK?  Elaine"

I haven't had any CT w/horsetail tested but have made some with dried version and smell  is different, even more pleasant.
Plan to get some tested in future.

Dan Lynch
Long Mountain Vineyard