Dear Jeff, Is there a problem with your computer ? Everytime I get a message from
you it comes in big near capital letters. A
psychologist would have a good theory about that but this is
not the issue here. You don´t need to
write in big black letters to make your point. The fact that you have spend
lots of money in analysis of compost and compost tea does not
gives you the right to say what is right and what is
wrong. I know Alaska Humus is a good amendment as
it has been tested in lab but you make it
sound like it is the only good stuff on hearth which is not right to say
the least. Also, I have challenged you to present
scientific evidence that a single food source is better than
several sources and you did not present any evidence. You have circumvented the subject talking
about the money you spend on analysis, about the
classes of fungi or organisms that are beneficial and expelling your bile
( do you have a liver problem ?) but did not answer the main
question that is why do you believe that a single source is better than
several fungal sources ? Why ? Can you please explain that
? OK. Folks,
calm down. This list is not getting out of control and it is not abandoning science. I repeat what I said Re Mold: Don't use compost that grows lots of mold
when you put in an additive
to grow fungi. What you are trying to grow in your tea
are benefical fungi, primarily in the Basidiomycete group....although we also grow
ascomycete and actinomycete fungi. You want Hyphal
diameters of 3 if possible. Sure molds are fungi, but they
are not the same type and they
do not provide the benefits of the Basidiomycete type fungi. Molds are usually red, green, black or blue. When you are growing
fungi in your compost because of the addition of nutrients you do not want
molds. You can get some really
nasty things going with mold.
The type
of fungi you want to see are long(up
to several inches in some cases) fuzzy,
bright white, hairy mycelium. The mass on top
of your container will look like SANTA's
Beard...white, fuzzy, threads all over the place. If you don't like
the reference to Santa's beard, sorry. It is a universal sight and is a useful type description. As for using
all of the foods Jose suggests for additives ALL AT
ONCE, you must be emulating the plate growth arguement...so you figure you
have to put in more food to
wake up diverse
fungi ? O.K. You think that is scientific? Not me. Too many variables
and too much
work for results that are obviously growing things you don't want
in the tea. I've tested it. Have you? So who
is the scientist? And then you attack
me for not being scientific. Please, if you only knew
how much money I have spent testing
teas (and passing on the information for free.......), with controls and more controls and repe So,
no I am not a fungal spokesperson. However, I am damn good at making
great fungal teas and I spend
a lot of money testing what I am doing. If you
want to use all the additives Jose suggests, fine. I say it is overkill. If you want to grow
mold, fine. I say they are bad for your teas. But don't tell
me that I am not being scientific or that this
is the wild west. Not in my case it isn't. If you want great fungal
teas with Basidiomycete type benefical fungi, I can help you.
If you don't, that is fine. However, don't attack this
list or members
on it without thinking about what you are saying.
In this instance, you were way
off base. Now I feel better and
I repeat: DO NOT USE COMPOST WITH ADDITIVE NUTRIENTS
IF THEY GROW MOLDS.
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