Comments on: Tea and fungi http://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:41:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathi Knoleshttp://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-109331 Kathi Knoles Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:46:54 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-109331 Thanks on your marvelous posting! I quite enjoyed reading it, you will be a great author.I will always bookmark your blog and will come back later in life. I want to encourage you to definitely continue your great posts, have a nice afternoon! Thanks on your marvelous posting! I quite enjoyed reading it, you will be a great author.I will always bookmark your blog and will come back later in life. I want to encourage you to definitely continue your great posts, have a nice afternoon!

]]> By: arrow storage buildingshttp://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-95003 arrow storage buildings Thu, 27 May 2010 01:56:13 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-95003 HeyThis post is really good. Can you email me more information? HeyThis post is really good. Can you email me more information?

]]> By: oolong teahttp://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-94941 oolong tea Sun, 09 May 2010 21:32:33 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-94941 lol, i love the pic, haha... lol, i love the pic, haha…

]]> By: telling the truthhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-90780 telling the truth Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:19:14 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-90780 Hi, I have for years been interested in the way our food is grown.  I know that NPK fertilizer is not the way to go and I know that grown organically does not get you the nutrients that our soils are missing.  I have found a product EXCELERITE that if you apply with half of the NPK that you would normally use or if you add it to your tea you will see things that you cannot believe.  Type on a google search EXCELERITE and see what others are saying.  It is now more than ever to help get this product out to the people  to put back the nutrients into our soils.  Or go to <a href="http://www.usnnm.com" rel="nofollow">www.usnnm.com</a>  and find out what you really need to know. Hi, I have for years been interested in the way our food is grown.  I know that NPK fertilizer is not the way to go and I know that grown organically does not get you the nutrients that our soils are missing.  I have found a product EXCELERITE that if you apply with half of the NPK that you would normally use or if you add it to your tea you will see things that you cannot believe.  Type on a google search EXCELERITE and see what others are saying.  It is now more than ever to help get this product out to the people  to put back the nutrients into our soils.  Or go to http://www.usnnm.com  and find out what you really need to know.

]]> By: Melliferahttp://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-85831 Mellifera Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:30:56 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-85831 That's really interesting!  I'll have to try that out some time. That’s really interesting!  I’ll have to try that out some time.

]]> By: Susan MacPeekhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-47987 Susan MacPeek Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:07:32 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-47987 Thanks for the info on chamomile and damping off.  I heard something about this last year but it was too late for my poor little seedlings which had the exact symptoms you described...and they had been doing so well until!  One question:  Do you wait until your seeds have sprouted to use the solution or is it wise to apply some to the soil (maybe with an eyedropper?) before they sprout?  I just put in my indoor seeds today so I'd love to know. Thanks much! Thanks for the info on chamomile and damping off.  I heard something about this last year but it was too late for my poor little seedlings which had the exact symptoms you described…and they had been doing so well until!  One question:  Do you wait until your seeds have sprouted to use the solution or is it wise to apply some to the soil (maybe with an eyedropper?) before they sprout?  I just put in my indoor seeds today so I’d love to know. 

Thanks much!

]]> By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-45449 Mike (tfb) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:50:26 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-45449 <strong>Rino:</strong> That'll be a fun experiment! I'm not exactly "preaching" the merits of the chamomile treatment. I found out about it as you did, by reading, so I gave it a try, and I haven't had the problem since, so I assume it's part of the solution. Still, learning a bit about damping-off diseases, I also paid more attention to air circulation and soil dampness in particular. So maybe it was those things that fixed the problem, or maybe chamomile helped. Or maybe it was chamomile on its own. Or maybe the fungi never came back! I find with alternatives to the usual buy-some-chemicals approach, I'm usually not 100% certain that "that" fixed it, the way we tend to feel with modern tech solutions. What happens is, I get more familiar with the apparent causes, and do a few things together, and things generally work out. Damping-off is a perfect example of that. I'm still getting used to this new outlook, where things aren't so clear-cut, and solutions overlap. For example, I improve air circulation with a fan, and that's also part of <a href="http://tinyfarmblog.com/seedling-treatment/" rel="nofollow">stimulating seedlings to toughen 'em up</a>, another thing I learned about and started doing. It all sounds more complicated, but it's really cool, more fun! Rino: That’ll be a fun experiment! I’m not exactly “preaching” the merits of the chamomile treatment. I found out about it as you did, by reading, so I gave it a try, and I haven’t had the problem since, so I assume it’s part of the solution. Still, learning a bit about damping-off diseases, I also paid more attention to air circulation and soil dampness in particular. So maybe it was those things that fixed the problem, or maybe chamomile helped. Or maybe it was chamomile on its own. Or maybe the fungi never came back! I find with alternatives to the usual buy-some-chemicals approach, I’m usually not 100% certain that “that” fixed it, the way we tend to feel with modern tech solutions. What happens is, I get more familiar with the apparent causes, and do a few things together, and things generally work out. Damping-off is a perfect example of that. I’m still getting used to this new outlook, where things aren’t so clear-cut, and solutions overlap. For example, I improve air circulation with a fan, and that’s also part of stimulating seedlings to toughen ‘em up, another thing I learned about and started doing. It all sounds more complicated, but it’s really cool, more fun!

]]> By: Rinohttp://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-45443 Rino Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:58:25 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-45443 I am making some chamomile right now! I am loosing some flower seedlings (Helenium, Columbine, and Painted Daisy) and this morning I was thinking of buying some "No-Damp" at the Home Depot, but then I read this and other websites preaching this "chamomile treatment" and since I have two boxes of chamomile bags in the kitchen, I am absolutely gonna try this.I hate the damping off disease! I am making some chamomile right now! I am loosing some flower seedlings (Helenium, Columbine, and Painted Daisy) and this morning I was thinking of buying some “No-Damp” at the Home Depot, but then I read this and other websites preaching this “chamomile treatment” and since I have two boxes of chamomile bags in the kitchen, I am absolutely gonna try this.

I hate the damping off disease!

]]> By: Sie Whangehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-31902 Sie Whange Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:53:58 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-31902 Thanks for your comments.I am having this problem in flower and herb seeds.lawn chamomile should work fine, but the *flowers* are the best bit. http://www.yishanteashop.com/ Thanks for your comments.I am having this problem in flower and herb seeds.lawn chamomile should work fine, but the *flowers* are the best bit.
http://www.yishanteashop.com/

]]> By: Savor Culture » Blog Archive » Try, Try Again (The Growing Challenge)http://tinyfarmblog.com/tea-and-fungi/#comment-26498 Savor Culture » Blog Archive » Try, Try Again (The Growing Challenge) Thu, 22 May 2008 20:40:51 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/27/tea-and-fungi/#comment-26498 [...]  Apparently, chamomile discourages the growth of fungi that cause seedlings to fall over.  Mike recommends a solution of one bag of chamomile tea brewed in one quart of boiling [...] [...]  Apparently, chamomile discourages the growth of fungi that cause seedlings to fall over.  Mike recommends a solution of one bag of chamomile tea brewed in one quart of boiling [...]

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