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Hi All,
Well all of the Topper shallots which I seed saved from last years poor harvest have survived in remarkably good shape. They are still in a dormant state with no sign of rotting, these I hope to plant out in the next two or three weeks weather permitting.

I have been checking the progress of my inoculated charcoal, it is still bubbling away but instead of the aroma of the comfrey, it is the aroma of coffee that I detect. As the weather hopefully warms up the EM's will become more lively and continue the breakdown of all the ingredients in my liquid recipe. This is what I am attempting to do, when the ingredients are broken down they will be in a state whereby they are easily absorbed by the VAM's via the inoculated charcoal.

During the winter I have been spraying my compost bins once a week with neat EM's to speed the breakdown of the vegetation added to them. Even in this cold winter the results have been quite good, but it is still cold composting!!!

Most compost bins in the UK are cold composting as there is insufficient mass to build up a lasting heat source, this is why I never allow any seeding weed material near my compost bins!!!

The forecast(UK) is its to be cold for the next fortnight at least up here and possibly more snow!!!!

No sign yet of true growth of my now emerging leek seedlings, it does not bode well for the coming season!!!

The links added below will give a better understanding of how symbiosis works within the soil.


http://www.aseanbiotechnology.info/A...t/21030984.pdf
http://www.effectivemicro-organisms.co.uk/pdf's/IPPSLecture%202007.pdf

An interesting file on the usage of human urine and stools, this was a major part of the original TP soil. However in today's world I think that it would only be possible for those who use herbal, and or, homoeopathic medication. My reasoning being that we live in a world where antibiotics and drugs are seemingly the norm in modern society!!!

http://wesnetindia.org/fileadmin/att...Harvesting.pdf


I have put these links up whereby you can assess how to proceed with your own TP experiments. At the end of the day we are attempting to grow a better soil which produces greater amounts good and wholesome crops free from chemical fertilisers and other chemical products.