From: laura_s@vaxxine.com
Date: Mon Feb 03 2003 - 09:43:05 EST
Steve Scortch uses dog food in his brewers
At 11:40 PM 02/02/2003 -0200, you wrote:
> What happens if you use Dog Food instead ? I mean a good
>Dog Food made without preservatives. Lets say an Organic Dog Food brand. =
I
>don´t see too much of a difference between a dog food and the list you
>gave below. Jose JD asked about feather meal. =
>I assume you are going to try and grow fungi in your compost, something I
>urge you all to try so you don't bang your head against the wall trying to
>grow fungi in a tea using compost that isn't fungally dominated. =
> The point is to grow the fungi right ones and as far as I can tell
>there"perfect" or "better way" I have not noticed much of a difference
>between"blooms" I get using"the meals" and malt individually or in
>combinations. Some grow faster, but once they establish, there is little
>difference So if you can't find feather meal, don't despair and surely
>don't spend lots of money trying to get some. Incidentally,
>there are several organic fertilizers out there that contain feather, bone=
,
>blood and alfalfa meal. Since I believe in promoting our own, meaning folk=
s
>on this list, check out Hendrikus Schraven's site"
>http://gardenshoponline.com/blendfert/hsocomplete.html, this stuff looks
>like a veritable three course meal with all trimmings fungi in compost. I=
f
>it won't grow fungi, nothing wil and you need a different compost. =
> John Evans used vinegar to alter the pH in his AH and got very fast
>growth. I worry that this may have a deleterious effect on some of the
>microbes John really knows what he is doing, so I think this is worth
>looking into I have not done much testing on the pH side of
>things....there is just so much she who is in charge will allow by way of
>experimenting. Hope this is useful. Cheers, =
> Jeff www.alaskahumus.com Ask us about bulk quantity rates, 1
>cubic yard or more.
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