Fw: Compost Tea

**"Frank Teuton" fteuton@total.net>**

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>The key, it seems, is keeping it bubbly.....:-)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mary Appelhof <mappelho@tds.net>
>
>>Marketing compost tea commercially is not likely to develop as a "put it
in
>a jug and let it sit on the shelf" product. High quality compost tea is
>being produced from good compost (that is, with excellent counts of active
>and total bacteria, active and total fungi, high numbers of protozoa, and
>>beneficial nematodes, in other words, a diverse and dynamic soil foodweb).
>Michael Alms of Growing Solutions Inc. in Eugene, Oregon has developed
>equipment in which an inoculum of good compost is suspended in a vortex of
>oxygenated water with nutrients added to enhance growth of either bacterial
>>populations or fungal populations, depending upon the application desired.
>He is working closely with Dr. Elaine Ingham of Soil Foodweb, Inc. in
>testing and teaching about use of this technology. They conduct 1 to 4 day
>seminars on a regular basis either in house, or on the road.
>>
>>The reason I say that compost tea is not likely to develop as an
>off-the-shelf product is that it must remain aerobic--a difficult situation
>to attain closed up in a jug. Recommendation is that it be applied--through
>a sprayer or in a liquid fertilizing situation--within 8-10 hours of
>production
>>to maintain this aerobicity.
>>
>>This is an exciting and potentially very useful technology. For more
>information contact:
>>    Dr. Elaine Ingham
>>    Soil Foodweb Inc
>>    1128 NE 2nd Street Suite 201
>>    Corvallis, OR 97330
>>    541-752-5066
>>    FAX: 541-752-5146
>>    email: info@soilfoodweb.com
>>    website: http://www.soilfoodweb.com
>>
>>Michael Alms, President
>>Growing Solutions, Inc
>>1150 Darlene Lane, No. 146
>>Eugene, OR 97401
>>    Ph: 541-343-8727
>>    FAX: 541-343-8374
>>    email: info@growingsolutions.com
>>    website: http://www.growingsolutions.com
>>
>>Mary Appelhof
>>Flowerfield Enterprises
>>10332 Shaver Road
>>Kalamazoo, MI 49024
>>616-327-0108  FAX: 616-327-7009
>>email: mappelho@tds.net
>>website: http://www.wormwoman.com
>>
>>
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