RE: [compost_tea] Re: Active Bacteria Biomass

From: Judi Stewart <js_at_olympus.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 07:08:14 -0700

Russell,

Please tell me which humic acid you are using.

Thank you,

Judi

-----Original Message-----
From: russell_snodgrass [mailto:jaxanrus_at_xtra.co.nz]
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:22 AM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Active Bacteria Biomass

Mike,
I just got back the final SFI report in the mail on sample 2 and it
had Hyphal diameter of 4, honestly I dont know how I acheived that
but when I do I will let you know, here are some xtra facts that
might help.
Fungal compost was innoculated with humic acid-mollasses 7 days befor
brew.
50% compost 50% vermicast.
My brewer has a air diffuser with the compost suspended in a big tea
bag in the top of the tank, the bubbles do all the work.
One thing I did different with this brew is use weat germ oil to
control the froth, it worked.
All so I inocculated the compost with soil(full of fungi)from our old
growth native forest.
I will keep experimenting.

Russell.












--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mike Harvey" <mharvey_at_w...>
wrote:
> Russell,
> Sorry I can not explain the lowish active bacterial component.
However I am
> interested in the excellent fungal diameter reading you got on the
second
> brew 3.3 fungal hyphae diameter this is interesting could you give
some
> info on how you achieved this result??
> Regards Mike Harvey.
> New Life Soils
> www.composttea.com.au
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "russell_snodgrass" <jaxanrus_at_x...>
> To: <compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 5:57 PM
> Subject: [compost_tea] Active Bacteria Biomass
>
>
> > I have just started brewing my own AACT here in New Zealand, we
had
> > the last two brews tested at SFI(New Zealand), the total bacterial
> > biomass came back very high, but the active bacteria biomass came
> > back low, if anyone can help me better understand why the active
is
> > low while the total is high, it will be much appreciated!
> > Here are the figures.
> >
> > Sample 1
> > Bacteria
> > Active-27.6
> > Total-1041
> > Fungi
> > Active-5.05
> > Total-19.83
> > Diameter-2.5
> >
> > Food- 0.17% blackstrap mollases
> > 300ml humic acid
> > 1 pound of seaweed powder
> > 24 hour brew cycle 1300 litre brew
> > lowest temp 16.5 celcius
> >
> >
> >
> > Sample 2
> > Bacteria
> > Active-0.3
> > Total-1009
> > Fungi
> > Active-2.38
> > Total-8.13
> > Diameter-3.3
> >
> > Food- 1.35% blackstrap mollases
> > 750ml humic acid
> > 5 pounds of seaweed powder
> > 24 hour brew cycle 1300 litre brew
> > lowest temp 18 celcius, out side temp 5 celcius
> > Sample two would go into the minus on the oxygen meter within
minutes
> > of taking a sample out of the brewer, so there had to be a lot of
> > activity happening i would of thought, (sample 1 took 20 minutes),
> > both samples were tested 7 to 8 hours after the brewing had
stopped.
> > Are the bacteria going to sleep befor we test them?
> > If there is a high total bacteria biomass were they all once
active
> > in the tea at some stage through the brew cycle?
> >
> > Thanks Russell
> >
> >
> >
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