Re: [compost_tea] bat guano

From: Lois Yoshida <loisyoshida_at_yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 15:40:26 -0400 (EDT)

Okay, into the compost pile it goes...
 
Thanks!
 
Lois

soilfoodweb_at_aol.com wrote:
I'm with terence on the bat guano.
 
Add it to the compost, and let the organisms chew up the salts and excess nitrate. About a three days to a week in a mature compost pile would be needed to remove the load you would be putting on the system.
 
If you put bat guano into tea, you need to have an E. coli assessment of the guano. If E. coli- free, then ok. If no assessment, don't use it in tea. If you have really good organism growth, and maintain aerobic conditions, then it should be ok, BUT YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT good aeration, and good organism numbers. If in doubt, add to the compost.
 
OK?
 
Elaine R. Ingham
Soil Foodweb Inc., Corvallis, Oregon
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Soil Foodweb Institute, Lismore Australia
Soil Foodweb Institue Cambridge, New Zealand
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