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I should probably stand by and let the experts run this
one, but fools rush in.... Who said that the heat kills only the bad things? Truth be told, I suspect that some of both survive and most of both are cooked. But that misses the bigger point. Dealing with root rot is a matter of prevention. Keeping a healthy tree in coarse, well draining soil with good aeration and nutrition are the way to go. A really healthy tree is not going to have a problem with these nasties in the first place. It's only when we ignore or neglect what we know about good horticulture that we have to deal with root rot in the first place. I should know. I've been guilty often enough myself more times than I'm comfortable acknowledging. Alan Walker http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org -----Original Message----- From: Jim Trahan "Compost tea uses a good deal of heat (in addition to the heat generated in the making of good garden-type compost) in the process of making it. It should be free of pathogens as a result." Jim, so how is it that heat kills the varmints but keeps the critters? That is, if both good and bad algae/fungi are exposed to heat, why is it that only the pathogenic forms are killed by this heat? Well, I replied privately to the effect that in the process of normal composting, it seems that the "baddies" are more susceptible to heat than the "good guys." Of course, this won't be 100%, but that's essentially why composting works and you don't kill (via root rot or other disease) whatever you plant in that "black gold" after you've made it. I don't KNOW, but assume, that the additional heat required to make useful compost tea -- and the stuff is barely useful at that! -- has a similar effect. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect - Aldo Leopold - A Sand County Almanac ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Edmund Castillo++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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