Re: [compost_tea] Root Zone Injection

From: <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 06:58:41 EDT

The visible hyphae in compost get extracted into the tea. If you have
visible hyphae in the compost, and then don't get hyphae in the tea, something
happened to kill them during the brewing cycle. You need to figure out what.

Spores can germinate in tea, and often do, IF the conditions are correct for
the spores to germinate and grow. Typically, you have to have foods for the
fungi to grow, and the right surface area for them to grow on. Not all spores
germinate in the 24 hour brewing period.

We can quantify spores in tea, but it doesn't mean a great deal. It is
better to measure hyphae. If you want to know increases in hyphae with time, do a
sample at a certain time and then a second sample the next day, for example.

SFI can quantify the spores that germinate.

Elaine
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
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