I
believe that pH adjustment of the Compost Tea solution has more to do with making a comfortable medium for the organisms that you are trying to grow rather than trying to influence soil pH ( which is not going to happen as a direct effect – only as an indirect effect of the organisms working on the soil ). Fungi prefers a lower pH. According to Dr Elaine 5.5 if I am not mistaken whereas bacteria lives well in pH 7.0. I’m concerned about
the pH issue. What is the point in getting the pH adjustment in our compost or
tea if we are going to irrigate with water that is exponentially higher. Many
of us have found soil pH adjustment with alkaline soils to be a futile
exercise. Are we giving to much credence to the chemical availability charts? I
think so! We think we have a problem based on flawed fertilization methods. If
I go through the exercise to lower pH and then irrigate what have I gained?
Many systems, source materials and nutrient packs are exceeding Ingham’s fungal standards consistently without all
the balderdash. Tom Jaszewski www.livesoil.com 702-595-7012 -----Original Message----- vinegar to alter the pH in his
AH and got very fast growth. I worry that this
may have a deleterious effect on some of the microbes. John really knows
what he is doing, so I think this is worth looking
into. I have not done much testing on the pH side of
things....there is just so much she who is in charge will allow by way of
experimenting.
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