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

["Tom Jaszewski" <tomj AT lvcm.com>]

BTW (by the way) I'm enamored by your gardens as well as your cats! :>)

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[mailto:compostteas-admin AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Tom Jaszewski
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:14 PM
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I can hardly make judgments on the basis of competitors "feelings".  This is
the kind of anecdotal information we need to combat. Fact is there is a
significant difference in percentage of saponin. What defines "acceptable"
for organic use? A simple statement hardly qualifies a product. This is the
scary part of this burgeoning industry....claims of differences MUST be
backed up with verifiable data! I will post Helena data as soon as I can
access it.

Organic molasses is not a problem in our market.

Regards,
Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: <laura_s AT vaxxine.com>
To: <compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:55 AM
Subject: [Compostteas] saponin - acceptable for organic use ?


> I did order the Suregrow from Yu-cann in Altberta Canada. As Dan suspected
> it is 5.1% saponin compared to 20% from Helena CHEMICALS. The caps are on
> purpose. The person at Yu-cann feels Helena's is likely chemical extracted
> - his is acceptable for organic use.
>
> I am Demeter certified organic and my certifier has already mentioned that
> I had better source organic molasses for this tea. Are others facing this
> issue ? have you sourced organic ?


"When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work"

Carl Huffaker




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