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RE: [compost_tea] Re: Simple CT maker and CT recipe
Folks,
Just a quick
question, how do we know that the ingredients we add will not have a detrimental
effect on the microorganisms in the compost tea.
Elaine suggested
using honey, but I've heard that honey has some antimicrobial properties.
This also relates to my query regarding peanut oil. I've heard that
some oils such as olive oil, canola, lavender oil, ect are actually
antibacterial.
Is it safe to say
that due to the minute concentration of these substances in the tea, any
negative effects would be negligible?
Thanks,
Matt
Elaine, I
don't think you meant this
For a 5 gal brew, make a mix of a
small amount of simple sugar (a teaspoon of
molasses or other complex
sugar like honey), about a third of the weight or
volume of the mix then
should be kelp and micronutrients, about a third
should be a strong
fungal food (humic acid) and the last third should be a
protein mix like
soybean meal, fish hydrolysate, or fulvic acid.
5 gallons is about 40 lbs, so that would mean to add
13 lbs each of kelp, humic and soy meal. Wouldn't you want more like a
spoonful size?
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David Robison
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