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From: James Hedley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: vortex pump
Dear James
Thanks for an excellent post. I guess we needed a dose
of common sense (homeopathically diluted of course). And I have to admit
after re-reading this stuff I have probably added to the confusion!
Apologies for that!
I have preferred to leave the term "compost tea " for
the specialists who can afford to buy an expensive brewing machine complete
with diaphragm pump and do things by the book - I call my stuff "Brew" -
that will cover just about anything. It happens that I have a stainless milk
vat that I use for other things as well so I make my brew in that. drums
are fine too they work well. It seems that the 100% aerobic high speed tea
is the most difficult to make and requires the expensive gear. I am also
still unconvinced on the benefits of diaphragm pumps over rotary ones in the
southern hemisphere - I'm sure there is an energetic issue involved but no
body came in on that last time - the main point of all this is learn to use
what we already have around us
You have called attention to other things too
Energy in old teas - I have had good field results
with old brew up to several weeks after making it - on a SFI test this would
have had to be almost clinically dead yet gave a good nutritional response
(brix increase)
Cheers again
Lloyd Charles
> Dear Lloyd and fellow list members,
> I have been following the discussion on the pro's and cons of compost tea
> manufacturing what sort of pump to use to circulate the water, or whether
> air is better than recirculation.............snip..........
> The complexity which is being brought into this discussion would deter
most
> people from even attempting to make compost teas.
.............snip...............
> We become beguiled by the intricacies of our technology that we dream up
more
> complex ways of doing a simple job. A bank of 44 gallon drums full of
compost teas
> brewing and stirred for 5 minutes once a day can keep you so busy
harvesting
> produce and spraying out your compost teas.............snip...............
> in the quest to build up the microbial activity in the soil just get out
there and
> use them and then we can get into a real discussion on the teas based on
> their use, not on their manufacture
> Kind best wishes
> James
