Re: [compost_tea] Butch, Want to start neophyte thread?

From: butch ragland <wilddog_202_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 00:19:20 -0800 (PST)
--- sosoilfoodweboaolom wrote:
Now back to a tea question. Much talk about
ingredients and length of time brewing vs temp. The
ideal is to add kelp, etc as indicated then brew to
the point where food in the tea is just used up and
apply. Then test the soil for effect. Can the soil use
more than the organic matter in the the soil can
utilize. Of course you add tea, it enhances root
growth which exudes organic matter and the cycle
spspiralsp to the next application. Is this a rough
didescriptionf the process.

> Just don't dump a whole bunch of sugar on all at
> once - you will get bacteria grgrowigo fast that
> they will use up oxygen faster than oxygen can
> diffuse into the soil, and you could go anaerobic.
> When you put on too much sugar, but not enough to
> push into anaerobic conditions, then you MAY tie up
> N, S, P etc in bacteria. possibly fungal biomass.
> This may stress the plants, until the protozoa can
> respond to the imimporvedacterial food resource fro
> them, and then, you get a burst of inorganic N
> released. 
>
> Which may be too late for the plants.......
>
> Lots of things to think about, but it is great to
> see all the thinking going on! 
>

=====
Butch Ragland
Conflict is as addictive as
cocaine, alcohol, cigarettes,etc
I'm sorry to report that
cooperation is not


           
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