Re: Compost for Brewers
She already did this for us on Long Island...sstorch
RE: Compost for Brewers
>> >Allan writes: <> >> >Well, yes...FWIW. But let's never forget that it's FORCES we're workingwith here, >not just substances. Brer Lovel's "The Nature of Forces" >bears re-reading. I would support testing the preps and will contribute $ if you go ahead. How would you get a "scientific" measurement of life forces anyways, one that would be accepted by the status quo academic/ag community? If tests indicate a higher level of beneficial organisms, it would be proof to me that the preps are adding something to the growing environment. To just depend on believing that there are life forces at work based on one's own experience won't get BD out of the woo-woo realm - which seems to be needed if BD is going to gain wider acceptance. Personally, I'm a believer, but I also am curious to see what the tests would produce. Nancy G. -- __ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
Re: Compost for Brewers
>I saw a SFI analysis of compost from Freedom Organic and it sure >contains a lot of organisms. For example, total fungal biomass of >1120 which SFI rated as excellent. > >I've had tea analyzed by SFI but not compost. Anybody had BD >compost or BC analyzed by SFI?? > >Dan Earlier this week I spoke to Elaine about analyzing some BD preps. She, of course, will not do the analysis for free, but if we can raise the funds for the study, she would be very happy to conduct it. I didn't get pricing, but here are the tests she suggests: "The tests I'd want to see are total and active bacteria, total and active fungi, protozoa, and nematodes. If the material was added in fields with plants, running mycorrhizal colonization would be good too!" This, of course, tells us little about etheric matters, but I think it would be very good information to have about BC and Field Spray, if not 500 also. Anyone interested in kicking in a few bucks to see what's going on in these preps on the microbial level? -Allan
