CT should be brewed ONLY with finished quality thermochemical compost
or vermicompost. Air or DO must start and finish at 6 or better mg/L.
Using poor methods, or ill designed brewers can make an extract but
could be a very poor or even a dangerous product.

Organic or chemical, each have difficulties. A wise combination, in
transitioning a garden, actually yields more sustainable results. Soil
testing is really the best investment, towards a healthy garden, we
can make.



On Wed, 14 May 2003 00:05:47 GMT, animaux wrote:

On Tue, 13 May 2003 16:42:23 -0700, Tom Jaszewski wrote:


In a 75 gallon drum you would need a very good air source AND a pump
to extract and grow the biota. Why not build a 5 gallon brewer and
produce high quality CT? At a rate of 25 gallons/ acre (a high rate) 5
gallons goes a long way. I have a 500, 100, 22 and 5 gallon. In a 5
gallon a cup of good vermicompost and some simple ingredients will
make aerobic tea in 24 hours. If you email me I'll provide
instructions for a 5 gallon like the one sold by www.alaskagiant.com

Cheese cloth is not a good idea. The fungi and bacteria will get hung
up on the fibers.

I will email you. Actually, I did think the cheese cloth would do that, which
is why I asked. The pump and air stone I have doesn't look like it will be any
good for a 75 gallon.

Five gallons is definitely better. I have as much bat guano as I want from
under their bridge. Does it matter if it's relatively fresh? I also have
finished compost.

I'll email.

V



"Nature, left alone, is in perfect balance.
Harmful insects and plant diseases are always present,
but do not occur in nature to an extent which requires the use of poisonous chemicals.
The sensible approach to disease and insect control is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment."

Masanobu Fukuoka, One Straw Revolution--1978