I just came across the following at a web site selling humic acid: "Molasses favors fungi over bacteria to speed up process Fungi produce enzymes that can break down lignin and cellulose. Bacteria then take over and finish the job forming humus. What takes so long is that most composting is not done with fungus initially. The key is to favor fung= i right from the very start, as fungi can break down ligno-cellulosic waste without high temperatures. It has been demonstrated that the addition of molasses to the pile will favor fungi over bacteria and can speed up the whole process dramatically. 500 ml per 4 kg (2 pints per 10 pounds dry waste) waste works good and probably adds trace minerals. Molasses is cheap in many areas and may be available from feed stores or sugar factories. Either cane or beet can be used" This seems contra to what we do with teas visa vis fungi. Any ideas or is the author of the bit simply "wrong>" Seems it is time to do a test in compost. Incidently, the use of soy bean meal seems more effective than malt at growing fungis in compost......all that stuff with BRAGGS which is just liquid soy for the most part....why didn't we think of soy bean meal earlier? Cheers, Jeff L ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> ˇFREE Health Insurance Quotes-eHealthInsurance.com http://us.click.yahoo.com/1.voSB/RnFFAA/46VHAA/0PSxlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: compost_tea-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ .