Re: [compost_tea] New to the game

From: Jason Kalka <shortstop42000_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 08:22:16 -0700 (PDT)

Compost starters?  Just throw a handful of dirt in there to get it goi=
ng, or
just let the microbes in the air settle on the compost.  Keep the pile=
 moist and
turn it every week or so (or every two days if you have a tumbler) and=
 you will
get all the microbes you ever wanted.  Mother nature has been composti=
ng a lot
longer than we have, the food will get processed. 


If you still have trouble getting it started go to your local college campu=
s for
innoculants.  I suggest going at the end of the semester when the stud=
ents are
starting to move out.  Ask them for the contents of their mini-fridges=
, plenty
of microbes there. :)




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From: RTS Friction - Carruthers <home_at_zim.co.zw>
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, June 30, 2011 5:29:37 AM
Subject: [compost_tea] New to the game

 
You certainly can use compost tea to inoculate (kick start) your compost he=
ap. I
do it often since I no longer have access to cattle manure. After the hot p=
hase
has passed and am doing the final turn, I add whey (Lacto) tea to boost the=
 
curing phase.
 
Other compost starters/inoculants can include, manure, urine or premad=
e compost,
veg scraps etc - rather use several different types of starter to create a=
 
diversity of MO's
Ian C
 
----- Original Message -----
>From: prestonwhite21 To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 3:09 AM
>I used the fountain for air and circulation and maybe its because I used c=
ompost
>that was still cooking and smelled beautiful that it was so active, so fas=
t. I
>am using the tea on vegetables and herbs and none of it used fermenters th=
at I
>know of. So far the plants are booming because of it after 4 days.
>
>


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