Re: [compost_tea] Farming Nematodes

From: Chuck Lund <north32nd_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:44:35 -0700 (PDT)

I was taught to get native protozoa in quantity by taking the crowns of fie=
ld grasses (weeds) from a nearby location and placing them in a bucket of r=
ain water over night and then looking at/using the results.  I simply =
pulled the crowns out by hand and left on some of the dirt.  Most of t=
he time I also captured enough nematodes to get a reasonably good count - b=
ut no idea here if they were the specific fungal consuming nematodes you ar=
e looking for? 

The technique works well but can go anaerobic rapidly.  Some food and =
oxygen may keep it aerobic and provide enough reproduction time to produce =
the quantities you are looking for - if of course you find the kinds of nem=
atodes you want to begin with?

If you have a pile of wood chips that is growing good quantities of fungi m=
aybe the weeds growing on top of that pile would be a good place to look fo=
r fungi eating nematodes?

Interesting stuff, for sure...
Chuck Lund   

--- On Mon, 7/25/11, cpp_rj <cpp_rj_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

From: cpp_rj <cpp_rj_at_yahoo.com>
Subject: [compost_tea] Farming Nematodes
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 25, 2011, 10:11 PM















 
 



  


    
      
      
      What's a great way to farm nematodes? Shall I say harvest? I know t=
hat compost can provide nematodes. I'm looking for ways to increase the am=
ount of fungal consuming nematodes in my compost/ tea. Does anyone have a =
trick or site that can cultivate the little ones? Any search on nematodes o=
n the internet only provides parasitic nematodes. I know we're all for thi=
s, but we're also all for the nutrient cycling... fungal nematodes. We can=
 get into protozoa later... or now



Manik





    
     

    
    


 



  










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