[Digestion] Digestion Digest, Vol 2, Issue 31

Sat Oct 23 23:58:18 CDT 2010

Dear Mr. Oliviera,
there is a positive correlation between the population density of microbes
in the soil and soil fertility. Therefore, application of any biodegradable
organic material to the soil causes the microbes in the soil to multiply. In
the process of multiplication, they absorb minerals from the soil. The
textbooks say that they cannot absorb minerals from the soil, because the
soil minerals are insoluble, but that is not true. Water is a universal
solvent, and the capillary water in the soil always contains all the soil
minerals dissolved in it, albeit in a very small concentration, which can be
measured only in P.P.M. or P.P.B. If you applied pure sugar to the soil, the
soil microbes increase their numbers 500 to 1000 times within 24 hours.This
shows that the microbes can take up minerals from the capillary water in the
soil.  The minerals sequestered in their cells are now in the form of
proteins, co-enzymes etc,.which are highly water soluble. When the organic
matter has been exhausted, the microbes die of starvation, and when their
cells lyse, the minerals released in the soil are taken up by plants. Thus,
even a relatively small quantity of high calorie organic matter applied to
the soil can lead to an increase in the soil fertility. Literally thousands
of farmers in Maharashtra state in India are nowadays following this tactic.
They apply to their field just 25 kg sugar per acre, once every three
months, and no other chemical fertilizer or organic manure. And yet they get
very high yield from their crops, equivalent to the yield that they used to
obtain by applying costly chemical fertilizers.
Yours
A.D.Karve
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 6:18 AM, Ivo Oliveira <ivomdb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've been reading a couple of documents about vermicompost and digester
> effluent aplication to different crops. For exemple: Vegetables (carrot,
> spinach, onions etc), Fruits and maize. For instance when applying digester
> effluent to vegetables 100 l per hectare (of a total 300 l mixed with water
> on a 1:3 ratio) should be added every 10 days. It seems quite small....
> However I found in other articles that you can apply raw digester effluent
> without dilution but doesn't say the amounts that should be added.
>
> Using Vermicompost the information seems more available but still not sure.
> For example I found that you can apply 120 g of vermicompost/ plant (crop)
> or 60 g or 10 g to vegetables.....
>
> So... the information available is some what diverse. I wonder if someone
> could share his knowledge when using digester effluent or vermicompost as an
> organic fertilizer.
>
> Thanks,
> Ivo Oliveira
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <
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>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:21:31 +0100
>> From: David Fulford <davidf at kingdombio.com>
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>>  Listers, Hi
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>> The Ashden Awards <http://www.ashdenawards.org/int_awards> are looking
>> for projects on renewable energy to be submitted for a possible award.
>> Biogas projects have done well in past years (see the videos listed
>> under Ashden Awards on the Biogas Wikispaces
>> <http://biogas.wikispaces.com/Videos> page). I have added the two that
>> won awards in 2010.
>>
>> If you think you have, or know of, a project that could be classed as an
>> "Energy Champion", that relates to any form of renewable energy do
>> consider applying. The deadline for International Awards is fairly tight
>> - 19 October, so you need to download the information
>> <
>> http://www.ashdenawards.org/files/docs/2011/International_EOI_briefing.pdf
>> >
>> and the forms
>> <
>> http://www.ashdenawards.org/files/application_form_2010/Ashden_Awards_2011_International_EOI_form.xls
>> >
>> and fill them in quickly. As well as projects involving biogas, they are
>> also looking for projects on the wider subject of biomass, as well as
>> solar, hydro and wind, or any system that provides or encourages the use
>> of sustainable energy.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> David Fulford
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