Re: [compost_tea] Soaker hose fittings/insert
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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Received on Fri Jul 25 2003 - 15:43:53 EDT
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