Re: CULT: Solarization
From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
HIPSource@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 1/19/00 7:26:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> monashee@junction.net writes:
>
> << Actually, weed control is a side result from the main purpose which is
> the eradication of pathogens from the soil >>
>
> I keep wondering if this process roasts anything good out of the soil, too.
> Good little microrganisms or something. Very tiny useful bugs. Why would it
> be selective and affect only pathogens?
An article in the Bulletin several years ago suggested using mushroom
compost to reseed (respore?)beneficial fungi (anyone remember who said,
"Fungi are fun."?). It was supposed to be a small amount--like
fertilizer, not a soil amendment. Just enough to tip the balance against
the baddies.
I read this shortly before the DC-based national (91?) where several
gardens solarized and then had horrible rot. It seemed to justify the
suggestion, until I heard of Rick and Roger's success. They, at least
don't need it.
> And where do the worms go? Down?
That is what I have read.
Is this list great, or what??
Gerry, looking forward to rebloom from Keppel's Lovely Dawn
--
g*@loop.com
Gerry Snyder, AIS Symposium Chair
Region 15 Ass't RVP, JT Chair
Member San Fernando Valley, Southern California Iris Societies
in warm, winterless Los Angeles
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