Re: [compost_tea] Soaker hose fittings/insert

From: Paul Sachs <pdsachs_at_localnet.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:19:02 -0400

Chad,

You might find that more than trace amounts of copper are being released es=
pecially if organic acids are present and copper is a fungicide.

Paul Sachs
North Country Organics
P.O. Box 372
203 Depot St
Bradford, VT 05033
802.222.4277
fax 802.222.9661
pds_at_norganics.com
www.norganics.com

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Chad
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 3:06 PM
  Subject: [compost_tea] Soaker hose fittings/insert


  I've had the need to do something similar for a slightly different
  application. Go to the electrical supply/wire section of your local
  hardware store and get a length of bare copper grounding wire (heavy
  stuff about 3/16" in diameter). Run this through your soaker hose
  and you can then bend it around to conform to any shape you want.
  Think Gumby!

  I would guess that the microbes would also benefit from the trace
  amounts of copper that such a setup would make available. In my five
  gallon setup, I have a copper elbow fitting tied to a piece of string
  that I toss in the CT as it's brewing.


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