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Which is better for the lawn over the winter?
On Nov 3, 11:21*am, wrote:
On Nov 3, 10:26*am, "Dioclese" NONE wrote: Never indicated in any shape, fashion or form that I subscribe to making of "teas" for application to the lawn. *Just that its there to try. *A respondent wanted more information, I said want I knew off the top of my head. *Then, you jump in and make all these negatives, of which you want demanding evidence of their actual workability. *See my first sentence here... This is exactly what you posted: "After you mulch the leaves, aid the decompostion with a wetting agent and something that aids bacteria in breaking down those leaves. *There are a few "teas" in combination out there in recipes to put in your hose sprayer bottle. " Now excuse me, but that doesn't sound like "I heard somewhere that tea, beer, whatever MIGHT work. * Any reasonable reader here would take that statement as recommending teas as a lawn procedure known by you to work. *It's sort of like a guy asking what underlayment he needs for a new tile floor and you responding with "You can use straw because that's the extent of your limited familiarity and direct knowledge of the subject. * How useful is that? I did rent a 2 DVDs from netflix regarding gardening. *Its whole and entirety was about such "teas". *Did not know that from title of the DVD prior to renting same. *I did watch both in boredom. *I don't remember the amounts for dilution. *I do remember this self proclaimed "master gardener" stating amounts of said product, then in the video showing said "master gardener" measuring the product in an obviously another amount of said product. *Sometimes, twice as much as orally stated. I Googled for "lawn", "beer", and "tea" in same search. *Try it. Here is the "master gardener" noted above:http://www.dptvmedia.org/home..php?cat=50 In fairness, here's an opposing opinon about the beer thing:http://www.homeabc.net/Garden-Landsc...Landscape.html Seems to me it would be more prudent economically to incorporate some yeast prediluted in warm water via hose sprayer, than beer. *That is, if their premise of the yeast in the beer aiding leaf eating bacteria is real. -- Dave You do realize that most yeast in beer dies as the carbs are converted to alcohol and depleted and the alcohol level rises? * And that most beer is pasteurized? * Certainly all the common brands that a person would likely grab when the recipe just says "beer". * So, goodbye yeast. *And you'd have to question the basic knowledge of these geniuses recommending crap like this, when they obviously don't even know what beer is.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - i think the assumption would be that the nutrients left by the yeast, dead or alive, would be helpful to the bacteria, mold, etc. i'm not entirely sure, though, that that's helpful; after all, the goal is to get the compost digested by the bacteria, not to raise healthy bacteria because they don't have to eat the compost. |
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Which is better for the lawn over the winter?
On Nov 4, 11:43*am, z wrote:
On Nov 3, 11:21*am, wrote: On Nov 3, 10:26*am, "Dioclese" NONE wrote: Never indicated in any shape, fashion or form that I subscribe to making of "teas" for application to the lawn. *Just that its there to try. *A respondent wanted more information, I said want I knew off the top of my head. *Then, you jump in and make all these negatives, of which you want demanding evidence of their actual workability. *See my first sentence here... This is exactly what you posted: "After you mulch the leaves, aid the decompostion with a wetting agent and something that aids bacteria in breaking down those leaves. *There are a few "teas" in combination out there in recipes to put in your hose sprayer bottle. " Now excuse me, but that doesn't sound like "I heard somewhere that tea, beer, whatever MIGHT work. * Any reasonable reader here would take that statement as recommending teas as a lawn procedure known by you to work. *It's sort of like a guy asking what underlayment he needs for a new tile floor and you responding with "You can use straw because that's the extent of your limited familiarity and direct knowledge of the subject. * How useful is that? I did rent a 2 DVDs from netflix regarding gardening. *Its whole and entirety was about such "teas". *Did not know that from title of the DVD prior to renting same. *I did watch both in boredom. *I don't remember the amounts for dilution. *I do remember this self proclaimed "master gardener" stating amounts of said product, then in the video showing said "master gardener" measuring the product in an obviously another amount of said product. *Sometimes, twice as much as orally stated. I Googled for "lawn", "beer", and "tea" in same search. *Try it. Here is the "master gardener" noted above:http://www.dptvmedia.org/home.php?cat=50 In fairness, here's an opposing opinon about the beer thing:http://www.homeabc.net/Garden-Landsc...Landscape.html Seems to me it would be more prudent economically to incorporate some yeast prediluted in warm water via hose sprayer, than beer. *That is, if their premise of the yeast in the beer aiding leaf eating bacteria is real. -- Dave You do realize that most yeast in beer dies as the carbs are converted to alcohol and depleted and the alcohol level rises? * And that most beer is pasteurized? * Certainly all the common brands that a person would likely grab when the recipe just says "beer". * So, goodbye yeast. *And you'd have to question the basic knowledge of these geniuses recommending crap like this, when they obviously don't even know what beer is.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - i think the assumption would be that the nutrients left *by the yeast, dead or alive, would be helpful to the bacteria, mold, etc. i'm not entirely sure, though, that that's helpful; after all, the goal is to get the compost digested by the bacteria, not to raise healthy bacteria because they don't have to eat the compost.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - And after you take a 6 pack and distribute it across half an acre, how much of those nutrients are available per square foot? And what impact does that negligible amount of beer have compared to everything else that is there? How about the fact that alcohol kills bacteria? Get a grip. |
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Which is better for the lawn over the winter?
On Nov 4, 1:10*pm, wrote:
On Nov 4, 11:43*am, z wrote: On Nov 3, 11:21*am, wrote: On Nov 3, 10:26*am, "Dioclese" NONE wrote: Never indicated in any shape, fashion or form that I subscribe to making of "teas" for application to the lawn. *Just that its there to try. *A respondent wanted more information, I said want I knew off the top of my head. *Then, you jump in and make all these negatives, of which you want demanding evidence of their actual workability. *See my first sentence here... This is exactly what you posted: "After you mulch the leaves, aid the decompostion with a wetting agent and something that aids bacteria in breaking down those leaves. *There are a few "teas" in combination out there in recipes to put in your hose sprayer bottle. " Now excuse me, but that doesn't sound like "I heard somewhere that tea, beer, whatever MIGHT work. * Any reasonable reader here would take that statement as recommending teas as a lawn procedure known by you to work. *It's sort of like a guy asking what underlayment he needs for a new tile floor and you responding with "You can use straw because that's the extent of your limited familiarity and direct knowledge of the subject. * How useful is that? I did rent a 2 DVDs from netflix regarding gardening. *Its whole and entirety was about such "teas". *Did not know that from title of the DVD prior to renting same. *I did watch both in boredom. *I don't remember the amounts for dilution. *I do remember this self proclaimed "master gardener" stating amounts of said product, then in the video showing said "master gardener" measuring the product in an obviously another amount of said product. *Sometimes, twice as much as orally stated. I Googled for "lawn", "beer", and "tea" in same search. *Try it. Here is the "master gardener" noted above:http://www.dptvmedia.org/home.php?cat=50 In fairness, here's an opposing opinon about the beer thing:http://www.homeabc.net/Garden-Landsc...Landscape.html Seems to me it would be more prudent economically to incorporate some yeast prediluted in warm water via hose sprayer, than beer. *That is, if their premise of the yeast in the beer aiding leaf eating bacteria is real. -- Dave You do realize that most yeast in beer dies as the carbs are converted to alcohol and depleted and the alcohol level rises? * And that most beer is pasteurized? * Certainly all the common brands that a person would likely grab when the recipe just says "beer". * So, goodbye yeast. *And you'd have to question the basic knowledge of these geniuses recommending crap like this, when they obviously don't even know what beer is.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - i think the assumption would be that the nutrients left *by the yeast, dead or alive, would be helpful to the bacteria, mold, etc. i'm not entirely sure, though, that that's helpful; after all, the goal is to get the compost digested by the bacteria, not to raise healthy bacteria because they don't have to eat the compost.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - And after you take a 6 pack and distribute it across half an acre, how much of those nutrients are available per square foot? *And what impact does that negligible amount of beer have compared to everything else that is there? * *How about the fact that alcohol kills bacteria? * *Get a grip.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - you're probably better off drinking the beer and peeing into the compost. lots of urea to feed the little beasts. |
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