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Chris - The Active Fungi in my first two teas were3.54 and 2.68ug/ml and Total Fungi was 3.73 and 4.95ug/ml. I added the pretreated Greenways mulch (used a 20oz.disposable clear plastic food container with a half dozen vent holes drilled in the lid, filling it with the slightly moist mulch product which was recommended by SFI as a mulch with good diversity of materials and without toxic components, added 2oz. fish hydrolysate and mixed it together.  It was not wet, just moist).  I pretreat in a styrofoam egg incubator costing $30 set at 85*F.  When I included the pretreated mulch the fungal numbers were quite high, Active 37.5 and Total 56.11.  The Hyphal Diameter went from 2.5 to 3um.  I have not been able to consistantly achieve this high number and only suggest pretreatment as a way to develop a fungal tea.  I'm still looking for better ways to get the fungi in vermicompost growing faster and think Azomite might be part of the solution as it adds growing surfaces and nutrients.
 
Dave Sotillo 50
 
----- Original Message -----
From: chris reid
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:40 AM
Subject: [compost_tea]

Dave,

Thanks for sharing your results with the woody compost.

Could you says some more -- How have your SFI results changed since using
the pretreatment?  Before/After numbers?

I would like to include your findings in the "Ideas and Best Practices"
document.

Knowing the results you got with this method will help others compare their
rate of success using the pretreatment approach.

Do you heat the chips and what kind of container are they in?  Details,
details...

Thanks,

Chris Reid

Message: 10
   Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:56:22 -0700
   From: "David Loring" <dloring3@cox.net>
Subject: Re: Fruit Club Update

Judi - Thanks for sharing your recipe, I was just considering buying some
Azomite and will definitely do it now.  I've had some good SFI analysis
results pretreating 3 cups of woody compost with 2 ounces of fish
hydrolysate.  Give that a try (3 days at 85*F) , I'd love to know what you
think.

Dave Sotillo 50




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