Re: [compost_tea] Re: back pack sprayers to use for compost teas?

From: Robert Norsen <bnbrew_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:39:50 -0800 (PST)

Yeah Hi yield, how many bacteria and fungi are in YOUR dinking water? What is the condition of the water as to the chemical affinity for copper ions as compared to the action of ACT. Two quite different liquids. Two very different chemical activity rates. Maybe a little less off the top 'reality' and a little carefull bio-chemical examination??

hi_yield1 <hi_yield1_at_yahoo.com> wrote:HELLO-REALITY CHECK!! MILLONS OF HOMES ARE PLUMBED WITH COPPER PIPING.
AGAIN LET'S BE REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT WILL SURFICE AT HOME OPPOSED TO
THE LAB. LET'S USE A LITTLE COMMON SENSE HERE. TAKE CARE HI_YIELD.

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, soilfoodweb_at_a... wrote:
> Please, not a sprayer made of copper. It only takes 3 ppm, or 3
micrograms of copper per ml of tea to kill a bunch of the beneficial
bacteria.
>
> Or if copper is used, it must be carefully lined and you must be
careful to not scratch or damage that lining. You wouldn't drink from
a cup made of copper, don't make your beneficials do it either.
>
> Elaine Ingham
> President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
> SFI Corvallis, OR
> SFI Port Jefferson, NY
> SFI Lismore, NSW, Australia
> SFI Hilversum, The Netherlands
> SFI Cambridge, New Zealand
> www.soilfoodweb.com



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