Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[<bob@4agoodauction.com>]

> Septic Tank microbes are not the proper bacteria of  composting as the
bacteria used in septic tank products are water borne  facultative 
anaerobes, which
are the wrong bugs for composting.  Don't  waste your money using septic 
tank
microbes on compost   piles!

Molasses:  The calorie of choice for the proper  bacteria of soils is from
protein not sugar.  While molasses is certainly a  source for trace minerals 
as
is kelp, trace minerals need to be used in a  guarded manner as they are
needed in trace amounts only. It is very  easy to overdose the soil and 
plants with
Trace Minerals using products such as  kelp or Molasses.  Also, putting
molasses into compost tea tanks can cause  an overgrowth of the Facultative
Anaerobes like E. coli and other nasty  beasties.

> Dr. Michael Martin Melendrez

All though you are correct in the microbe bit on septic that is not the 
reason for sprinkling septic starter on the compost heap. Most starters are 
the digestive enzymes from pigs.  The enzymes break down the fats, 
carbohydrates cellulose into smaller and more digestable packages for the 
compost bacteria to work on. Effecient methods that obtain functional 
results for serious gardners based on experience is what was offered. 
Diastatic malt is another ammendment I use directly on the soil and that 
also will give visible results. Kelp works and the trace minerals are not 
all used up at the time of the composting so the minerals remain available 
for the plants that do use them. The feed molasses is a great source of 
concentrated mineral as it is a concentrated grass juice and about 25% 
protein and of course it has a good deal of that readily available 
carbohydrate in simple sugar form.
The composte I make  is humus for my garden plants which are mostly 
vegetable. I want the maximum amount of mineral in the vegetables I eat. My 
body is old and thrives on good vegetables and is sensitve to what methods 
give the best result.
I appreciate your arguments, although for me, I will need to stay with what 
works the best. Please share with me your experience in the field as Mother 
nature judges the validity of argument with detachment. I can not eat and 
get nourisment from words. As far as overdosing with mineral -hey- what are 
we planting in? Could it be dirt? composed of maybe some minerals?Bob C