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Re: [compost_tea] organism feeders, was Soil Foods was SFI Soil Test Results-...



Hi Elaine,
 
I remember going around to different ponds and getting water samples and looking at the protozoa that was in the water.  Many were stagnant ponds.  Do protozoa stay attached to organic material?  Are the Soil Soup and Growing Systems brewers somehow filtering out all the protozoa?  What is it about the Soil Soup and Growing Systems brewers that needs to be improved?  Have you advised the two companies of the improvements that are needed?
 
--Thomas Giannou
http://www.tandjenterprises.com
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Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] organism feeders, was Soil Foods was SFI Soil Test Results-...

Tom J is correct on the worm compost - all good worm composts contain GREAT numbers of protoza, easily extracted into tea when using an actively aerated CT machine.

Do not expect any good protozoa when using either Soil Soup or Growing Solutions systems.  Only if the GSI system is improved the way Hendrikus Schraven has shown is possible can you get passable protozo extracted.

Otherwise, the EPM, KIS, AG, Sottilo, Earthwise, WormGold, Bob Norsen, Hronek brewers (all the ones that stay aerobic during brewing), extract protozoa from the compost, and allow them to survive, just fine in the tea.  As long as you have good protozoa numbers in the compost. 

Elaine Ingham

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