RE: [compost_tea] Purchase of a tea brewer - need more puddin' in the proof

From: J Peter Young <peter_at_bennettvalleyvineyards.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:57:53 -0700

Here's is a system that is working very well for a winery in Paso
Robles.
 
55 gallon plastic drum.
25 ft of soaker hose
Large air compressor - like from sears
Shade cloth bag on a hoop that sits on top of the drum and allows the
compost to sit more or less in the center of the drum
Fittings to connect the soaker hose to the compressor while the soaker
hose is in the bottom of the drum.
A valve on the air line.
A way to get the tea out of the drum (sump pump?)
 
Place compost in bag and place bag in drum
Fill drum
Open valve to compressor - you should get a rolling boil of air at the
surface.
Add some nutrients (Organic Gem?, Humax?, ???)
Wait 12 to 24 hours
 
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Bosko [mailto:mjbosko_at_jmtsystems.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:09 AM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] Purchase of a tea brewer - need more puddin' in
the proof


Well my grandiose plans to build my own brewer are just not panning out
as I had hoped. And to be frank, reading some of these lists has me
concerned about trying (which, to be honest, bothers me for the life of
CT -ok, I'll quit beating that dead protozoa).
 
I know a lot of this has to do with the numbers from a soil test, but
has anyone done a cost/benefit over time for those folks putting out
$500+ or so toward a brewer? From what I understand, aact doesn't
exactly provide feed for the plants, but more a means for them to better
utilize the feed (non-chem of course). Will I still need to "feed" my
plants? Whats the turn around for growing soils, and what more would
one have to do to, say, rebuild ground that has for many many years been
grown, baled, fertilized, herbicided, tilled, <repeat>.?
 
Ok, I'll be quite honest, my wife is looking at me with stern eyes when
I tell her that I am considering the purchase of a $500+ compost tea
brewer.. I need more folks.
 
The future of my fields (8 or so acres), is to quit cutting and bailing
all the hay, but rotate several head of cattle in an intensive pasture
management approach. Also, to tractor some chickens around as well. I
may keep an acre or so in the rotation for cutting/bailing for my own
use (our horses). My fields are completely weaned of chemical
fertilizers, but having to take our first cutting off this season hurts.
I'm hoping to feed it back to the cattle when we get them on here, but
not sure that will pan out needing to turn a profit to satisfy the dern
tax man.
 
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thx,
 
Mike
Central Washington State
 
JMT SYSTEMS CONSULTING
http://www.jmtsystems.com
info_at_jmtsystems.com / 509 968-9015
 
 

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