dirtWeevil
Well-Known Member
i don't buy that chlorine in tap water kills the beneficial stuff, i can smell them and see other evidence of life such as build up on stones, the smell is a dead giveaway, mine smells like dust, or dirt or musty if you will, just like dirt is my best way to describe it. Bacteria and fungi both thrive in the most extreme climates on earth, it's not that far of a stretch to think they can survive a res tub. I wish i had a microscope, then id just look and see. I remember the first time i got on forums people were touting the benefits of adding bennies to a conventional row crop to decrease use of ferts and mop up over fertilization or nitrogen the plants don't eat.
In addition, my own experience with hay bale gardening doesn't support the notion that chemical ferts kill beneficial organisms, as how you prep a bale is to quite simply add fertilizer, the microbial growth explodes and the bale "cooks" as if it were compost, the microbes in the bale feast on the nitrogen etc. and the straw in the bale is broken down in a month instead of three.
these are only my own observations so i don't claim the above as anything but food for thought without a scope to find out for sure
In addition, my own experience with hay bale gardening doesn't support the notion that chemical ferts kill beneficial organisms, as how you prep a bale is to quite simply add fertilizer, the microbial growth explodes and the bale "cooks" as if it were compost, the microbes in the bale feast on the nitrogen etc. and the straw in the bale is broken down in a month instead of three.
these are only my own observations so i don't claim the above as anything but food for thought without a scope to find out for sure