CharlieLittle
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Re:Worms - 2008/05/11 18:31
Mordante69 wrote:
1.) I've read people talk about using pond water for the worm tea. Would there be a greater risk of developing nasty, punk oriented bacteria/creatures by doing this...you know, like some pumped up amoeba angry at the world for his height and lack of moves with the ladies, lookin' for some payback on the man?
2.) In the brewing process of said tea, what is the significance of the 24 hour period? If say, you had five to six times the recommended air going into half the recommended water would you still need the time for the floaty thingies (<---Public Education Lingo) to develop?...What is the science behind the process?
Hey Mord,
Did you ever get these questions answered? I'm certainly no scientist but have some experience with punk oriented bacteria being a waste water operator if that's what you mean. I think the use of pond water is to provide nitrifying bacteria to the mixture that converts nutrients into plant-usable forms and to keep away from using chlorinated water.
I've currently got an experimental tomato plant growing in a hydroponic bubbler bucket. They say you can't grow organically in hydroponics, well some do but in my wastewater job I've witnessed huge tomato plants growing right on bare rusty metal while being splashed with nothing but straight concentrated poop water, thus my experiment...I added a cup of worm castings and compost to a five gallon bubbler bucket and five ounces of a liquid vitamin supplement called VIBE that's meant for people. At first, the plant looked like it would just turn yellow and die but all of a sudden like it exploded with lush growth and now has to be supported to keep from falling over. The theory I had was that nitrifying bacteria in the worm poop and compost would change the vitamins and other ingredients in the VIBE Nutraceutical to plant-usable forms just like in the sewer plant. Guess it worked!
The hydroponic bubbler bucket is a simple airlift PVC pipe fastened to the inside and powered by air from a compressor and keeps the organic solution constantly stirred and aerated. Will try and post a picture...Hope that was correct and maybe partially answered you question correctly...
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