Re: [compost_tea] Re: First Time

From: Jack Hickman <jackhickman_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:14:03 -0600

It is made of hard rubber,.It is made by rubber made.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: lawnjockeynick
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:41 PM
  Subject: [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_at_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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