[compost_tea] Re: words / was sustainable farming .... brewing

From: Tim Wilson <thegoodjob_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:18:08 -0000

Very good point. For the first time this Spring I'll have some 'virgin' gar=
den beds to shoot video of before and after ACT applications so will hopefu=
lly have some data in the summer/fall.

Tim

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "B Blake" <bbdallas100_at_...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Tim. Is there a place to see the "counts" in the soil where
> the ACT was applied at different time intervals before and
> after the application?
>
> It sure is a deep, fascinating subject.
> My Dad had me helping him make a primitive form of tea long ago.
> There were 2 lines of buckets. One behind the other.
> My first watch was so I could tell when an hour had passed so I could swi=
tch the socks over to the line of
> empty buckets and pour the brew over to the empties.
> Then back again in an hour.
>
> He was also into a good variety of composts, amino acids, pH,
> minerals, trace elements and what have you though I doubt he knew the pro=
per terminology for some things.
> He was a Master Gardener ahead of his time but kept everything
> very simple. Even though he was past the 20 commonly known amino acids
> by accident when he was teaching me in the mid 50's.
> Of course you can still get fish heads and chicken feathers with the righ=
t connections but back then it was easy getting
> smaller quantities. The price was a favor.
>
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Tim Wilson" <thegoodjob_at_> wrote:
> >
> > It is the microbe counts which provide nutrients. E.G. flagellates, amo=
ebae (mostly naked), ciliates, (& rotifers) in ACT consume bacteria/archaea=
 utilizing 30% to 40% energy and expell 60% to 70% as ionic form nutrient (=
transformation).
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "B Blake" <bbdallas100_at_> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Wonder how much the changes to the various nutrients
> > > during the brew cycle has been studied?
> > > (Transformation is a nice term.)
>




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