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  • From: "D" <madhava AT fidalgo.net>
  • To: "Jeff Lowenfels" <jeff AT gardener.com>, <compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Compostteas] fungi??????
  • Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:38:17 -0700

Jeff,

There is a landscape company in this area that makes CT using the Earth
brewer (100 gallon) the only food they use is molasses and kelp. They use a
local compost that is excellent, one of the best made.

They get excellent fungi counts just with molasses, kelp and that great
compost

Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lowenfels" <jeff AT gardener.com>
To: <compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:15 PM
Subject: [Compostteas] fungi??????


> I am desperately seeking fungi and know that most of you are as well.
>
> You can tell I just got back a report for what was really a humic acid
based
> tea ie that was my food source--2 kinds, and some kelp and some Aloe.
These
> are all fungal foods. O.K. I know my compost is admittedly notoriously low
> in fungi at times. However, I get great bacteria, but low fungi and this
has
> to stop! I want to be able to manipulate the soil foodweb a bit and not be
> limited to bacteria or balanced teas.
>
> Others have expressed fungal frustrations as well. And, I have never heard
> of anyone with a problem producing bacterial teas.
>
> So I ask two questions to the group.
>
> First, what has worked to increase fungi in your teas?
>
> Second, what have people tested? Anyone tried JUST EQUISTUM or JUST BANANA
> PEELS or SHREDDED WHEAT? or just worm castings or just peanut butter? We
> clearly have tested the major fungal components of compost because what
goes
> in is what comes out, but is there something else out there which does for
> fungi what molassas does for bacteria? If there is, let's perfect it
> quickly.
>
> Comments PLEASE!~
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
>
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