Re: [compost_tea] non-aerated teas?

From: <jallan6977_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 07:18:19 -0500
   I think I know what the fish hydrolysate is and where to get it
but that humic acid gets me.  Is there a brand name you can think of?
Just so I can try to find some.

On 3 Jan 2005 at 19:47, soilfoodweb_at_aol.com wrote:

> What would be great would be to do a little testing of which way to do the 
> aeration.  Try the low pressure set-up, and see what happens in the  brew.

> Smell?  Color?  If you make something that smells ok, and has a  good dark
> color, try putting it on some plants, and note what happens.   Does leaf color
> change?  After a week, is soil easier to dig into?   What  happens with the
> root systems of the plants? If soil structure was  improved, then the roots
> should grow deeper into the soil.

> Try your leak system - sounds rather like a venturi approach, but maybe I'm 
> mis-understanding - and again, check smell, color and if ok, apply to plants
> and  note happens. 

> I sure would like to know myself, so if you could do a little investigation 
> when you run different air pressures, it would be great. 

> If both ways work fine, try doubling the foods - for example, add a  teaspoon
> of fish hydrolysate to the brew.  Another time try adding a  teaspoon of
> humic acid, and look for the differences in plant growth. 

> Thanks!

> Elaine R.  Ingham
> Soil Foodweb Inc., Corvallis, Oregon
> Soil Foodweb Inc., Port  Jefferson, New York
> Soil Foodweb Institute, Lismore Australia
> Soil Foodweb  Institute Cambridge, New Zealand
> Laboratorios de Soil Foodweb, Culiacan,  Mexico
> Soil Foodweb Inc., Jerome, Idaho
> Soil Foodweb Inc., South  Africa
>
>





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