RE: [compost_tea] Aeration experiment

From: John Cowan <vivax_at_northlink.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 18:21:59 -0700

Ted,

Have you considered not draining your tank but maybe leaving as much as
half? Your brew cycle might be very fast and there would be more individual
fungi per batch since they aren't reproducing, only growing. Perhaps this
would not work with routine you need to function efficiently.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Ted Peterson [mailto:ted.peterson_at_tcsn.net]
  Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 3:01 PM
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [compost_tea] Aeration experiment


  So, It looks like, I could easily get two very good batches -- with the
first being the best -- of tea from one batch of compost without adding
anything but additional water after draining. Now condsidering that tea can
be diluted up to 4 times, it appears safe to state that I can probably brew
twice with one batch of compost and lessen the dilution rate and still get
good results. If I add nutrients, I may be able to get more (After all, I
did brew 6 batches with dropping DO pretty consistent from batch to batch.)
brews but with more nutrients comes other problems. I would rather be
conservative at this point and until I get each and every batch tested
against some type of standard, will be unwilling to make any absolute
statements.




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