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Macomb County

Why does sugar rot our teeth? It feeds the decay causing or bad bacteria in our mouths. Therefore, as many benefits as molasses holds, it carries a huge down side. Increased disease rates because it feeds both the good guys and the bad guys equally and makes the bad guys little super men on top of it.

However, what else do our mouths contain? Enzymes that quickly break down carbs and sugars into forms that don’t readily feed bacteria as well.

A grower reports he’s beaten the cycle. He adds an enzyme supplement to his solution just before applying it. His logic is adding it to his compost tea earlier breaks the sugars down too far by the time he applies it, so the beneficials aren’t feed as well. However, by adding the enzymes at the end, they break-down the remaining residue in the soil after the beneficials have a chance to feed.

He claims everything from his strawberries to his watermelons have experienced a big drop in disease problems the last 2 seasons. It might be worth trying, given our rotting stems and foaming stump problems.

2/1/2010 10:35:36 AM

Ohio

I dont use Mollasses or teas, so Im just wondering here,,,,, wondering if I should start spitting on my stumps once or twice a week? maybe that would help with my foamers.

2/1/2010 3:12:51 PM

Nova Scotia

lol

2/1/2010 3:16:11 PM

Rhode Island

brooks i plan on removing my stumps once the main gets on the ground. that way i dont have to be disapoined later on. -lol

2/1/2010 4:41:19 PM

Ohio

lol!!!!!

2/1/2010 4:58:52 PM

Minnesota

I like sea agri for a healthy plant. Sea life does not have any traces of any cancers, heart diseases, degenerative diseases. There are over 90 water soluble elements in sea water. Cheap also, 25 dollars for 10 lbs delivered, 1 tsp in a gallon of water. Seaweed also evolved from the sea, so it can't be that bad. Interesting info on sea water at this site. www.seaagri.com

2/1/2010 9:01:54 PM

Macomb County

Seaweed has a lot of carbs too. It's not just mollasses that can cause a problem. That might be a good idea to spit on your stumps, just not after you eat a jelly donut!

2/1/2010 9:30:41 PM

Minnesota

no no no ... you heard of "spit in the ocean"..o'k,,, dump some sea water on the stump,,,.maybe the foaming stumps are a sign of being grown to close to a Indian Burial ground....do you like cheese, spit on it after you eat cheese.

2/1/2010 9:59:53 PM

British Columbia, Canada

Ah, too funny Pap!

2/1/2010 10:13:54 PM

Eastern Washington State

Pap I like the way you think. Getting all my teeth pulled will allow me to eat all the sugar I want w/o worrying about them rotting out.

2/1/2010 10:16:38 PM

Macomb County

The cheese idea has potential. The sea water not so much, the sodium content would be too high. Since the U.S. is one big Indian Burial Ground, every grower would have foaming stumps if that were true.

2/1/2010 10:19:57 PM

Las Cruces NM

Anything done improperly or to extream can hace disasterous effects 2,4-D is a growth hormone, but some might recognise it as the main ingrediant in some weed killers. Urea nitrogen is used as plant food, but in excess it inhibits root growth and burns vegitation. Phosphorus is a plant food too, but it also inhibits mycro colonization. The same certainly apply to teas. There is science in what Giant Jack is pointing out, saving details (not enough room here), feeding and breeding water molds just isn't good. I'm certainly not knocking tea, just bad brews and applications! PS, all growers need to follow PAP's suggestion (and I'll naturally forget to) :)

2/1/2010 11:52:14 PM

Rhode Island

brooks
i also like to purchase my patch underwear with the holes, stains and skid marks already included --- saving weeks of preperation.
helps keep the bugs and borers at bay while working during early morning or late evening ( when those little critters are most active)
one pair will usually last an entire season so long as your carefull not to get them washed.
when not in use i hang mine on a nail in back of the pumpkin shack.
pap
pap

2/2/2010 9:44:37 AM

norway , maine

lol...pap if you dont wash them scivvies you might get a foaming stump of your own

2/2/2010 2:27:05 PM

Rhode Island

lol thats for darn sure. its good to laugh once in a while. what else is there to do in early feb ?

2/2/2010 4:25:07 PM

Las Cruces NM

pap, my wife wants your address so she can send my old work underwear (vice washing them) :P She already bought me a new batch. Puting the jokes asside, shouldn't this forum be about teaching, mentoring, coaching, learning, experimenting ... vice ridicule? Oww was just a random though.

2/2/2010 11:58:08 PM

Ohio

Baaaaa hahahaha glad I came back to this post or I would have missed this,,HAHAHAH!

2/5/2010 11:36:29 AM

Gold Hill, Oregon

i'm gonna have to watch that video again where pap lost his britches.

2/6/2010 12:01:47 AM