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Subject: Compost Teas: 24 hour, EM, IM, BD & fermented plant extracts
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- From: "Jeff Lowenfels" <jeff AT gardener.com>
- To: "Tom Jaszewski" <tomj AT lvcm.com>, "William F. Brinton" <wbrinton AT woodsend.org>, <compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: RE: [Compostteas] Re: Safety and E coli
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:34:47 -0800
A few
points.
First, don't
get me wrong, I think the debate is healthy ( AND I APPRECIATE IT BEING
KEPT ON A HIGH LEVEL) , but in this internet age I bridle at the words "I have a
friend who..." I am sure there was something wrong with the eye and it could
have been e coli in tea, but it could have been lots of other things. The point
is there are a lot of variables it would be nice to check
on.....
Second, no
one should use compost with E.Coli for anything...putting on food crops? In
teas? Ick. In fact, it is not compost if it has E.Coli. Either it didn't heat up
enough or long enough OR it didn't sit long enough after the heat to allow the
beneficial to do their job.
Third, if
any of us are worried, then it is our own fault. HAVE YOUR COMPOST TESTED if you
use manures. If you buy compost, then ask of the test of the material you are
buying. How else will you know what is in it and what you are doing to your soil
and plants? This is the day and age of science. Take advantage of it. Stop being
an organic gardener and become a scientific one.
Fourth, you
can find composts that do not have manures added to them if you don't want to
follow the above.
Cheers,
J
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[Compostteas] Re: Safety and E coli,
William F. Brinton, 06/17/2002
- Re: [Compostteas] Re: Safety and E coli, wpb, 06/17/2002
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Re: [Compostteas] Re: Safety and E coli,
Tom Jaszewski, 06/17/2002
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RE: [Compostteas] Re: Safety and E coli,
Jeff Lowenfels, 06/17/2002
- Re: [Compostteas] Re: Safety and E coli, Frank Teuton, 06/19/2002
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RE: [Compostteas] Re: Safety and E coli,
Jeff Lowenfels, 06/17/2002
- Re: [Compostteas] Re: Safety and E coli, Frank Teuton, 06/18/2002
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