[permaculture-oceania] Re: aerated vs standing liquid manure

[Douglas Barnes]

Hi Matthew,

I suppose there is the potential to lose some elements to oxidation (mostly carbon, I would guess). However, the aerated type hosts aerobic bacteria which tend on the whole to be beneficial bacteria whereas the anaerobic type tend to have more pathogenic bacteria.

It is reported that the bacteria in actively-aerated *compost* tea remain active for up to 5 months on the surface of the plants that are sprayed. The same might apply to liquid manure.  Having just had my squash die off from a fungi attack (a widespread in pumpkins in Eastern Canada now), I'm eager to test actively-aerated compost tea next year to see if it can't afford some protection for cucurbits.

I hope that helped some.

Douglas Barnes
http://www.ecoedge.ca
http://permaculturetokyo.blogspot.com
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   1. aerated vs standing liquid manure (Matthew Bond)
   2. The Ethical Omnivore // Thursday 26 October    2006 /// 
      (Catriona Macmillan)

Hello,

 

Could someone please tell me the effect and whether there is any big difference in the end product of a) aerating manure in a solution of water including (but limited to) an air pump that constantly pumps air through the solution or daily hosing into the tub (or other holding device) which produces bubbles; and b) leaving the solution to stand minus aeration.  


 

Does the non-aeration store certain things that aeration dispels?  I'm interested in liquid manure techniques.  Guna, guna!  Kuna, kuna!

 

Regards,

 

Matthew.

 

 






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