Compost Teas: 24 hour, EM, IM, BD & fermented plant extracts

[Lmvine1 AT cs.com]

In a message dated 5/31/02 12:44:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, fteuton AT sympatico.ca writes:


> Similar filter bags with lots of surface area are available from Aquatic
> Ecosystems, www.aquaticeco.com , in sizes from 1 to 800 microns, 7" in
> diameter x 32 " long, order numbers BAG1 through BAG800.
>
> The paint bags seem to be the right size for us, but someone more into fine
> tuning could look for the 'perfect' Goldilocks 'just right' filtration size.
>
> Frank


Nylon 75 mesh, 5 gallon paint strainers are available below for cheap BUT are they too restrictive, especially for fungi?  The package is labeled medium.  Don't know if a more porous version exists.
http://doityourself.com/store/6770689.htm

In my most recent tea batch I used mosquito netting (not impregnated w/ insecticide!). Not as convenient as the paint strainer bag but probably about 20 mesh in effort to make sure I wasn't restricting the organisms. 

Dan