Re: [compost_tea] Re: EM additions

From: Mike Harvey <mharvey_at_westnet.com.au>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:33:29 +0800
Titel,
Thanks for that, however I am looking for a source in Australia I will do a
search.
Looks like yoghurt would not do any harm then? and would be beneficial.
regards Mike H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Titel Ryzhomer" <thegoodjob_at_hotmail.com>
To: <compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:19 PM
Subject: [compost_tea] Re: EM additions


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> Mike,
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> EM is easy to get. Check out www.emrousa.com or www.scdworld.com
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> Some yogurt shares some bacteria with EM but it may not do the job
> you want.
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> Cheers,
> Titel
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> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mike Harvey" <mharvey@w...>
> wrote:
> > Elaine,
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> > You said in your ezine........."...........One thing we've been
> doing is adding certain facultative anaerobes into the compost and
> tea. The specific ones are in the inoculum called EM, and are lactic
> acid-producing bacteria and proprionic acid-producing bacteria.
> Rather like a protection just in case the tea has too much food, or
> gets too warm, and oxygen becomes limiting - these facultative
> anaerobes out-compete human pathogens even in limited oxygen
> conditions............"
> >
> > I am not sure where I can get an EM inoculum however would using
> yoghurt have the same sort of organisms??
> >
> >  regards Mike Harvey.
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