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

[Jill Robinson <jillrob AT carolina.net>]

Sorry if I missed this in previous messages, but I couldn't find it in
the archives.  Is APC available in the US??

Also, I'm wondering what this means: "When APC is used
to make a water-extract, the resultant compost tea combined with the
soil
product applied as a mulch has suppressed and prevented disease
completely."  Does that refer to making aerated compost tea from the APC
alone?  And does it mean first you make and apply the tea and then you
use the APC you made the tea from as a mulch??

Thanks for your thoughts.


Frank Teuton wrote:

> The Internet is a marvelous tool, a www.google.com search for ' APC
> Alaska humus' yielded the following
> hit: http://www.newswire.ca/releases/April2002/16/c4985.html "Studies
> conducted by Soil Foodweb Inc. ("SFI") confirm, "When APC is used
> to make a water-extract, the resultant compost tea combined with the
> soil
> product applied as a mulch has suppressed and prevented disease
> completely."
> SFI additionally noted that severe root-rot disease problems were
> significantly reduced through the application of APC product. This
> same study
> stated that, "APC material can replace the use of sphagnum moss,
> sterile
> potting soil, Vermiculite, Perlite and coconut fibers." In another
> study
> completed by BBC Laboratories, Inc. in July 2001, the APC product was
> also
> found to significantly inhibit the growth of a variety of
> pathogens." So the gods are all smiling together.... :-) Frank Teuton
>
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>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Tom Jaszewski
>      To: Lmvine1 AT cs.com ; compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org
>      Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 8:45 PM
>      Subject: Re: [Compostteas] Re: Compostteas pump
>       It's not made from, it's a humus from Alaska. Perhaps Jeff
>      will intercede with a better description..Jeff?
>
>           ----- Original Message -----
>           From: Lmvine1 AT cs.com
>           To: tomj AT lvcm.com ; compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org
>           Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:25 PM
>           Subject: Re: [Compostteas] Re: Compostteas pump
>            In a message dated 6/3/02 10:14:24 PM Eastern
>           Daylight Time, tomj AT lvcm.com writes:
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>          > APC is an Alaskan humus.
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>           Yes, but what is it made from?  Dan
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