RE: [compost_tea] Re: Water Quality

From: John Cowan <vivax_at_northlink.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 09:43:12 -0700

I don't think there is a definitive answer. Rain what from where? If it did
not have pollution in it, probably yes, it would be good. Dissolved
minerals, though, is not the only issue with water.

John Cowan

-----Original Message-----
From: John Francis [mailto:mrkringles_at_msn.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:34 AM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Water Quality


I wonder if rain water would be the best choice? It's low in total
dissolved solids.

John









--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Ted Peterson"
<ted.peterson_at_t...> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Pleasants
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:29 PM
> Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Water Quality
>
>
> George Hahn advised me that water with total disolved solids more
than 50 ppm
>
> I must have misread one of my books. I thought TDS was Total
Dissolved Salts not solids. I guess I will have to reread some basic
texts and see where I got this wrong. However, can you tell me what
difference Total Dissolved Solids make with the tea? Since we are
dumping compost into the water and even if you use a bag (ugh!) some
of the finer particles will fall through the mesh and collate in the
liquid if fine enough. My systems do not use bags or chambers and so
have a lot of suspended solids in the tea.
>
> It just goes to show how little I really know. I totally mistook
TDS for salts not solids. Wow, does this change things.
>
> Ted Peterson
> Earth-Wise/Spirit of the Earth





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