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Benny Thompson replied to the discussion Dissolved nutrients vs Total nutrients in compost teas in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Reply to Dissolved nutrients vs Total nutrients in compost teas
Ok, more thoughts coming to me on this…
We give our worms food waste. At the farm that this sample came from, all the food waste came from a food bank. 90% is unprepared food (whole fruits and vegetables) none of it is organic. Food banks get huge donations of food that is about to expire, they don’t use it all and then they unload the…
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Benny Thompson started the discussion Dissolved nutrients vs Total nutrients in compost teas in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Dissolved nutrients vs Total nutrients in compost teas
I recently, sent out a sample of our worm compost tea formula to two different labs. I’m not going to name the labs. I got two very different results: #1 had a total dissolved nutrient level (TDS) of about 1000ppm (which is our target, so no surprise), #2 had a a total nutrient level of about 100,000ppm! I was perplexed, asked why, and was…
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Jaclyn Mommen replied to the discussion Liming effects on soil microbiology in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Reply to Liming effects on soil microbiology
Hi Benny,
Thanks for your knowledge and experience. My questions do not stem from a “fear of overapplication comes from a desire to keep things “natural” and/or “native” and/or preserve the sacred microbiome”. I am simply trying to get people experience on increasing pH given the potential to impact microbial populations. I do think that the…
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John Kempf replied to the discussion How to boost Silicon In Plants in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
Reply to How to boost Silicon In Plants
I don’t have experience. I don’t know. I would have reservations about potential impact on earthworms digestive tracts. It would be worth trying in a fermentation process.
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John Kempf replied to the discussion Water works lime in the forum Broad Acre Crops 3 years ago
We have always observed a reduced crop response from the byproduct lime. I would recommend avoiding.
In our local area waterworks line is free to haul away, and quarry lime costs 23.00 a ton. Wonder why they have to keep the price at 0?
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