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Re: [compost_tea] Typical brew



Elaine,
 
So, if there is a high total fungi count but a low active fungi count after 24-30 hours of brewing does that mean not enough fungi food was in the brew?  Or could it be we ran out of  food and the active fungi are dying or going dormant? 
 
--Thomas  Giannou
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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Typical brew

So, low fungi are OFTEN the result of too low oxygen.  The fungi could have been in the compost, but they are no longer in a tea that dropped low in oxygen. They were consumed.

So, low fungi could be the result of several possible conditions:

1.  not in the compost to begin
2.  not extracted from the compost (fabric bag is a usual culprit; poor movement of water through the compost, compaction of the compost in the basket)
3.  no foods to feed the fungi (no soluble fungal foods in the compost, none added in the tea brew)
4.  fungi killed by lack of aeration (anaerobic bacteria had a feast)
5.  fungi sliced and diced by pumps (there are centripetal pumps that don't slice and dice much; don't ask me which they are, that was not my research that figured that out)

What else did I forget? 

Hope this helps -

Elaine Ingh

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