[compost_tea] Re: First Time

From: lawnjockeynick <nick_at_lawnjockey.net>
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 02:41:47 -0000

Am curious what this water tank is made of... plastic?... galvanized
metal? Thanks, Nick

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Jeff Lowenfels <jeff@g...> wrote:
>
> < I filled the 100 gallon horse water tank today.I bought 1 cubic
foot
>   of compost with manure,and 1 cubic foot of humus peat.Would
someone
>   tell me how much to put in the water?>
>
> I assume you are going to make AERATED compost tea.  That means
you
> will need a pump system to provide air to your mix.  If you have
great
> compost with lots of microbes, you need between 5 and 7 pounds of
it
> for 100 gallons.
>
> However, you mentioned you had "compost with manure." Manure is a
no-no
> in aerated compost tea. It is fine as an ingredient in compost as
long
> as the finished product is compost, not "compost with  manure." 
As for
> the humus peat, if it has good microbiology, you can surely mix it
with
> your compost. What you are seeking is the best diversity of
microbes
> and the highest numbers. Ideally, you would test both your compost
and
> the humus peat and figure out what might be a good ratio as you
don't
> care about much else beyond the microbiology.
>
> Helpful? Others?
>
> Cheers,
>
> jeff
>
> Plant a Row in your garden to feed the hungry. Join Plant A Row
for the
> Hungry. Ask me how. www.gwaa.org/Par/index.html




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