Worm Tea as foliar spray to combat diseases, truth/myth? help.

[Gerardo]

@TomatoBeth. Sorry for the late reply Tomato Beth. As I understand it, the kelp we buy is pretty much the kelp on the beach, only it's sourced in Norway or Alaska and has been processed a bit. I've put large leaves into the mix and it really helps with the foam.

When I pick up seaweed I only take the leaves and leave the noodles. It's a little labor intensive, but it makes for a fun day at the beach with my boy. Right off the coast there are very large kelp beds thriving with life, so we get to see dolphins, whales, seals, birds.

The east coast seaweed species profile is slightly different but they contain the same basic ingredients that plants love.


WORM TEA UPDATE: Blight has been near zero levels, except on a few strains that were very susceptible and hence they got yanked. It seemed no matter what I did they were developing the tell-tale yellow spots. Foliar spray with worm tea down to 1 per week, they also get a weekly worm tea drink.

Worm Tea formula tweaked current incarnation: Vegetable compost/WormCastings/kelp/rock salt (all together in one product), molasses, humic acids, dash of alfalfa meal, dash of crab meal.

[Tracydr]

What does the rock salt add?

[Gerardo]

It provides a surplus of trace minerals for the little critters' metabolic needs.