[compost_tea] Re: First Time
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
>
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