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MOFGApedia Editor on December 01, 2006
Using compost to make a foliar spray or soil drench to promote plant growth and suppress plant diseases has gained popularity in the United States during the past 10 years, especially among organic farmers. These “compost teas” are made by adding small amounts of finished, mature compost to unheated water and allowing the mixture to steep or brew.
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MOFGApedia Editor on December 01, 2006
Towns around Maine, and the rest of northern New England, have been taking part in group orders of plastic compost bins for the last couple of years.
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In recent years almost everything about compost tea has become sophisticated: How to make it, how to use it, its benefits, and, recently, its risks. And, of course, now that USDA has control of organic certification, regulations are suggested when compost tea is used on commercial organic farms. Perhaps the most interesting development is the discovery that compost teas can suppress plant diseases.
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Working with compost-based seeding mixes is not a static thing. That was the main message Dr. Will Brinton of Woods End Lab imparted in a MOFGA-sponsored talk at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in January.
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