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Re: [compost_tea] What is the ultimate compost tea?



Yes, we are getting this kind of data on compost and on tea. 

What you have to know is what compost materials are exchangeable relative to the bacteria or fungi that they will grow.  You have to know N concentration, and you really monitor that by monitoring temperature.  So, correct set of starting materials, monitor temperature, turn when needed, compost comes out quite similar each time.

Now, add molasses, kelp and humic acid, to that nicely fungal compost, and you will get above-threshold levels of each organism group in the tea.  Bacteria are the most variable, and as long as they are above 300 ug per ml of tea, you will get good coverage of the leaf surfaces.

Elaine Ingham

In a message dated 1/24/2003 1:12:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, elprune@yahoo.com writes:


Has there been any research that has revealed this:

Given one square foot of area, add these materials and compost them.
This will give the the correct compost needed to make the ultimate
compost tea. 

(1) What would those specific materials be?

Take that compost, add other materials and brew it up into compost
tea under these specific conditions to get the correct amount of
microbes, fungi, bacteria etc.   

(2) What would those other materials be that were added under what 
specific conditions?

The resulting brew would contain X amount fungi and X amount of
bacteria etc., that are in the proper proportions for optimum plant
growth.

Has there been any scientific research to find this out?

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