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Lakewood, CO

Can anyone tell me if it's OK to add Actinovate to my compost tea? And will the active ingredient of the Actinovate - Streptomyces lydicus - populate itself?
It's a worm casting, alfalfa meal, humus and humic & fulvic acid based compost tea.

Thank-You for your help.
Betsy O.

8/26/2012 3:10:33 PM

Mass

Ive been using it with mine every week. I make 30 gallons of tea for 24-36 hrs,(my own worm compost, Maple syrup or mollases, Humic acid) add half of it to 150 gallons of water, add in SoilBlast, Actinovate SP., Fish, sometimes Companion. Drench 3 plants. Fill it up again and do another 3 plants. I have added some of them into the tea first also. I'm having a pretty good year disease wise so far, I would say.

8/26/2012 3:56:29 PM

Seattle, WA

I've always used them separately. I would be concerned that the actinovate could potentially be consumed or out-competed by other organisms in your compost tea. No proof of this, but since Actinovate is so expensive I've always stuck with using it separately.

8/26/2012 4:11:06 PM

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Actinovate and Compost tea have been a part of my weekly applications. No disease in my patch.

8/27/2012 9:56:00 AM