Re: Soil Pathogen Testing
Thanks Bill.....
----- Original Message -----
From: BILL J. SADOWSKI <BSADOWSKI@CompuServe.COM>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: Soil Pathogen Testing
> Wayne,
> Might be "an off the wall" answer, but I just recently found out from of
> local sewer district department, that all the 'sludge' / 'left over
> compost' from the sewage department goes through an extensive test of
> Pathogens before being released to the residents. Although the pathogens
> that they are testing for may be of human nature, they have the high-tech
> equipment to many other tests. I generally add some of this sludge to my
> patch every year and it does help a great deal.
> Bill Sadowski, in Ohio and prepping soil for next year.
>
>
>
> Message text written by INTERNET:pumpkins@hort.net
> >Ok how many growers are checking for this in their patches....after
> reading
> about Geneva last year doing a patogen test and treating her patch, I
> started
> wondering about my own...trying to find someone here in Ontario that will
> test
> my soil.....any feed-back about this subject would be great...pythium and
> fusarium maybe holding us from getting all out of our
> soil....................wayne<
>
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