RE: [compost_tea] Flow forms

From: Tom Jaszewski <tom_at_livesoil.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:30:45 -0800

Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:51:42 -0700
From: Jim Fullmer <jfullmer_at_peak.org>
To: compostteas_at_lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Compostteas] Re: Compostteas digest, Vol 1 #94 - 3 msgs
 
Graeme,
I have been using a tower of 7 forms to aerate compost tea for my own
caneberry operation as well as 3 vineyard consulting clients. The same
tower is also being used to stir preparation 500 and 501.
 
The forms in the tower [10 ft high, one on top of the other] are my own
renditions created out of side by side castings of my wife's pregnant
belly. Such a form lends itself quite well to the creation of a vortex.
The castings are fused togehter in such a way that the unit generates
well formed opposing vortices w/ vigrous flow.
 
I've been really pleased with it's ability to aerate compost tea.
Looking at nature, a creek for instance, it becomes apparent that the
vortex plays a paramount role in the aeration of water [ good reading on
this is T. Schwank, Sensative Chaos]. I feel it works well. After some
testing I discovered that the compost I built this year [ cow manure ,
grape pommace] is very "bacterial". It has worked quitre well for the
control of powdery mildew [ grapes] and leaf spot [ caneberries].
 
j
Jim Fullmer
Hoskins Berry Farm / Philomath, Or.
 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Livingstone [mailto:tlivingstone_at_jollyfarmer.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 9:09 AM
To: Compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] Flow forms

 

The recent discussion about flow forms has gotten my interest up.
As we all know from hiking in the wilderness, truly there is
something special about water from a good clean stream that is
unlike well water or treated water. Is there anyone that would know
more about flow forms used to brew tea and care to respond either
to me personally or to the group? Here are a few questions:

Q: Does anyone use water after it has flowed through a flow form
as the water source for brewing tea?

Q: Has anyone compared this type of water with regular water or a
normal brewer type design to see if it increases the microbial activity
or biomass?

Q: Does anyone actually "brew" tea by running it over a flow form
and is this better than a normal aeration system?

Thank you kindly to anyone who wishes to respond.

Tim Livingstone







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