Re: [compost_tea] non-aerated teas?

From: <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:47:55 EST

What would be great would be to do a little testing of which way to do the
aeration. Try the low pressure set-up, and see what happens in the brew.
 
Smell? Color? If you make something that smells ok, and has a good dark
color, try putting it on some plants, and note what happens. Does leaf color
change? After a week, is soil easier to dig into? What happens with the
root systems of the plants? If soil structure was improved, then the roots
should grow deeper into the soil.
 
Try your leak system - sounds rather like a venturi approach, but maybe I'm
mis-understanding - and again, check smell, color and if ok, apply to plants
and note happens.
 
I sure would like to know myself, so if you could do a little investigation
when you run different air pressures, it would be great.
 
If both ways work fine, try doubling the foods - for example, add a teaspoon
of fish hydrolysate to the brew. Another time try adding a teaspoon of
humic acid, and look for the differences in plant growth.
 
Thanks!
 
Elaine R. Ingham
Soil Foodweb Inc., Corvallis, Oregon
Soil Foodweb Inc., Port Jefferson, New York
Soil Foodweb Institute, Lismore Australia
Soil Foodweb Institute Cambridge, New Zealand
Laboratorios de Soil Foodweb, Culiacan, Mexico
Soil Foodweb Inc., Jerome, Idaho
Soil Foodweb Inc., South Africa








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