Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-30 Thread Rambler
Allan Balliett wrote: > > Are there some tests that ag univeristies can or would do on compost > teas that would give a farmer some feed back on how well his brewing > is going? > > How expensive is equipment like the Oxygen sensors that Cheryl has mentioned. > > I, for one, really crave immedi

RES: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-29 Thread Jose Luiz M Garcia
This is what they want you to believe. Jose On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 03:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > By the time you pay for all the tests you can purchase your own > microscope > and immediately see results. That is what I reccomend. The microscope cost $25,000. BonnieYork

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2002-04-29 Thread Jose Luiz M Garcia
That is what I have said that I would like to see those results in terms on numbers/ml. That can be obtained very easily with a microscope and a direct reading after some dilution of the a known liquid quantity. By the way my Compost Tea machine does not favours Fungi which is very bad but it is

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-29 Thread Bonnie York
On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 03:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > By the time you pay for all the tests you can purchase your own > microscope > and immediately see results. That is what I reccomend. The microscope cost $25,000. BonnieYork

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-29 Thread SBruno75
In a message dated 4/28/02 8:13:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I realize that none of these suggestions are a replacement for regular testing at SFI. >> By the time you pay for all the tests you can purchase your own microscope and immediately see results. That is what I reccomend. Lea

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-28 Thread Deborah Byron
Its also pretty obvious that if fruit unwashed during processing is picked by farm laborers living without decent sanitation, the contamination could very well have come from their hands. Another "invisible" issue that the large producers do not want to discuss. Deborah

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-28 Thread Bonnie York
Hello friends, On Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 05:41 PM, Gil Robertson wrote: > We have had two serious cases of bacterial poisoning that has been > traced back to > Organic growers. Have they identified exactly what bacteria it was? > In some parts of Oz, as good as no rain may fall durin

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-28 Thread D
oxygen levels. Does anyone have expierence cleaning bio-film from a flow form after making compost tea or preps? Thanks Daniel - Original Message - From: "Gil Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Test

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-28 Thread Gil Robertson
Hi! Allan, I have a question on the use of compost tea as a folia spray. We have had two serious cases of bacterial poisoning that has been traced back to Organic growers. The first concerned orange juice made from a mixture of organic and conventional fruit. Many people were poisoned and a maj

Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-28 Thread Allan Balliett
Are there some tests that ag univeristies can or would do on compost teas that would give a farmer some feed back on how well his brewing is going? How expensive is equipment like the Oxygen sensors that Cheryl has mentioned. I, for one, really crave immediate feedback on how tea is progressin