Dr. Elaine,
At present sugar beet producers are having big problems as they are produci=
ng alot of tonnage but with little sugar with the added problems of the pes=
t attacks also due to high Nitrates.
We have some areas here in Portugal with 200 ppm of Nitrate in bore hole wa=
ter, if we apply CT and keep irragating with this water.
Should we add molasses to the irrigation water ? Will the soil organisms ac=
t as a filter for Nitrates reducing the leaching and in turn feeding the pl=
ant as per her needs ? Do we run the risk of lack of oxygen in the soil ?
Regards
Joao Ventura
Vida na Terra, Lda.
----- Original Message -----
From: soilfoodweb_at_aol.com
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 3:51 AM
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] High Nitrate levels in water
Wow, how can any government allow nitrate at that high level in any water=
source?
Or is this a well, or bore, and not subject to regs, because not a drinki=
ng water source?
Joao is correct - add enough food to the tea to tie-up the nitrate by hav=
ing the bacteria and fungi immobilize the N. That means adding extra food =
resources - an with that you will have an increased demand for oxygen. You=
may need to monitor oxygen carefully, and add addition aeration.
Elaine R. Ingham
Soil Foodweb Inc., Corvallis, Oregon
Soil Foodweb Inc., Port Jefferson, New York
Soil Foodweb Institute, Lismore Australia
Soil Foodweb Institue Cambridge, New Zealand
Soil Foodweb Inc., Hilversum, The Netherlands
Laboratorios de Soil Foodweb, Culiacan, Mexico
Soil Foodweb Inc., Jerome, Idaho
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