Hi Mike -Those ae GREAT NUMBERS and great aspiratioons! Good CT work!!. Bob
Michael Harvey <mharvey@westnet.com.au> wrote:
As it is sunday my time I thought I would post the latest SFI report on the CT that I am producing for sale in the Southwest of Western Australia. File is attached and includes a graph showing DO and temp over most of the brew time for a typical CT.I will be manufacturing compost tea machines (for sale in Australia) in the new year that will incorporate a unique extraction system that is able to extract loads of fungi (and other organisms) from the compost as is reflected in the SFI results that I have been getting.In the initial report it was noted that there were Basidiomycetes present, this will be an area that I will improve on in the new year. I expect to have Basidiomycete dominated compost available soon that I will be able to use to improve the CT.November 2002These results were obtained from a typical batch. The sample took 2 days to get to the lab where it was tested, it was shipped in a bottle with a portable aerator running to provide aeration during transit, (if anyone needs details on this email me).
All measurements in Micrograms per ml.
Total Fungal Biomass 39.9 EXCELLENT
Active Fungal Biomass 13.9 EXCELLENT
Total Bacterial Biomass 233 IN Desired Range
Active Bacterial Biomass 38.7 EXCELLENT
These results show that the tea produced has 2 times the max required fungal biomass, more than the max active fungal biomass and bacteria within the range required.
Many thanks to the people who have gone to the trouble of contributing to this list serve, especially Elaine, the information has been critical to moving growers away from toxic chemicals and towards sustainability.
Regards Mike Harvey.
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