RE: [compost_tea] Re: can a brew continue by simply adding nutrients?

From: Jason Kalka <shortstop42000_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:17:22 -0500


Good luck getting the funding for researching organics.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: evanfolds <evan_at_progressearth.com>
Sent: June 28, 2011 8:15 AM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] Re: can a brew continue by simply adding nutrients?

 
Tad, I agree with you. IN NO WAY am I trying to undermine the importance an=
d relevance of working with a microscope. It is vital. I'm simply trying to=
 point out exactly what you stated: "...frankly I don't know what all the d=
ifferent species and sub-species do in the rhizosphere anyway."

 That's it. We don't know. It is my opinion that we need to couple what we =
are seeing under a scope directly with how it works with growing plants. No=
body to my knowledge is doing this.

 I also think we need to entertain a seperate metric of "microbial strength=
" into our analysis here. Without accounting for the reletaive strength of =
the same microbe from different sources, we are acting as if they are all t=
he same. This may make testing easier, but it does no justice to the end re=
sult we all seek --> healthy biologically active soil that grows nutrient d=
ense plants without pest & disease.

 I too am appreciateive of being part of this group...peace & light

 evan
 www.VortexBrewer.com

 --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Tad" <tadhussey_at_...> wrote:
>
> Evan and Tim,
>
> This discussion jumps around quite a bit, but I wanted to chime in on a =
few things.
>
> First of all, I think the importance of testing is largely understated a=
nd many commercial manufacturers of brewers don't do proper testing before =
selling their brewers or making claims as to efficacy. One SFI test is not =
sufficient in my opinio

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