[compost_tea] Re: Rotary Pumps For Brewing
--- Hi Grant: It's amazing after you get all that work done and nature
(sunshine) is still such a major player. I bet things WILL take off
when the sun comes out. Regards, Dennis
In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Grant - Environmental Fertilisers"
<grant_at_e...> wrote:
> Hi Dennis,
> We are apply the CT/Microbes at 100-200lts/ha along with 20-
30ltrs/ha of food and accomodation along with the missing minerals[as
per leaf analysis,brixs and sap pH] every 2nd to 3rd month.
> We use one spray contractor[takes 2000ltrs at a time and a 1hr turn
around]We have 2 flood jets delivering a width of 9mtrs.I think the
spray pressure is 20-30psi.
> 12000ltrs will do approx 60-70ha.
> Are really giving these conventional dairy farming folk some thing
to think about.One of the farmers weve had going the longest ,has got
half his dairy herd calved and the vet hasnt been called ,and one cow
has been treated for calcium deficiency.The weather is real shit,so
look out when we get some sunshine.
> Regards
> Grant
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dkemnitz2000
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 6:13 PM
> Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Rotary Pumps For Brewing
>
>
> --- Hello Grant, I'm spraying approx. 50 gal per acre in 5-6 acre
> increments. I enjoyed the info you posted. could I ask how many
> sprayers you use to spray 12000 ltrs daily and how many acres you
> spray the 12000 ltrs on? I'm using an 8 roller pto driven pump
w/o
> tach (ground speed unknown)so some quess work here. I have been
using
> 1/16th inch holes in a bucket containing the compost with
aeration
> and cleaning nozzles approx 1/16th inch in dia as necessary at
> application. My ACT is untested in the lab at this point however
I'm
> getting some good things to happen in the field, it seems.Dennis
> Kemnitz in Kansas,USA
>
>
> In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Grant - Environmental
Fertilisers"
> <grant_at_e...> wrote:
> > Hi Guys,
> > Is there antone else compost/microbe brewing with a low
pressure
> high volume rotary pump set up.
> > Just reading all the problems with filters and screens,sounds
like
> alot of trauma.We use a presreened inoculi[27 depending on what
we
> want as far as ratios and diversity]This is then added to the pre
> aerated and warmed water with the apprpriate food.
> > Brewed for 12-24hrs and then pumped into the sprayer and off we
go
> [no filtering or screening]
> > We are doing 12000ltrs/day and are predominately apply to Dairy
> Farms or Kiwifruit Orchard.
> > The SFI results are more than adequate with Fungi counts of 60
[if
> required]
> > The criticism we initially got was the brewing system was too
> vigorous but the lab results and more importantly the on farm
results
> speak for themselves.
> > Our key dairy farm operation has not used nitrogen for 3yrs now
and
> the farm gross margin was raised $85000 last year
[or$1000/ha].During
> the Autumn dry spell the farmer had people stopping off the road
and
> asking what they were doing so different,as all the farms were
drying
> out around them and this placed just stayed green!!
> > As we brew in 4000ltr tanks[need to,to cover the farms were
> treating and economics]the idea of filters and screens is not
> practical[and a pain],due to the fact that when we deal with
> commercial spray contractors we need to cover 40-60ha/day to be
> economic.
> > Does anyone else brew this way?
> > Grant Paton-New Zealand
>
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