Comments on: Keyline Plowing with Compost Tea Application http://permaculture.org.au/2009/11/29/keyline-plowing-with-compost-tea-application-2/ Permaculture News, Commentary and Worldwide Projects. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charles Otway http://permaculture.org.au/2009/11/29/keyline-plowing-with-compost-tea-application-2/#comment-178640 Charles Otway Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:23:46 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2057#comment-178640 Just purchasing a 3 tine plough, looking to kit it out for small farms around Perth and further south as a useful service to trade for the Permie association. I was also considering the keyline in deep sand issue, to me it would be ideal if I can mix a compost tea, bentonite slurry and inject that as we go along. Would be a good way of holding moisture and nutrients in otherwise very sandy dry soil. Anyone had any experiences or have any suggestions, obviously bentonite clay slurry would be a lot more prone to blocking than compost tea so a more rough/block proof kit would be required Just purchasing a 3 tine plough, looking to kit it out for small farms around Perth and further south as a useful service to trade for the Permie association. I was also considering the keyline in deep sand issue, to me it would be ideal if I can mix a compost tea, bentonite slurry and inject that as we go along. Would be a good way of holding moisture and nutrients in otherwise very sandy dry soil. Anyone had any experiences or have any suggestions, obviously bentonite clay slurry would be a lot more prone to blocking than compost tea so a more rough/block proof kit would be required

]]> By: rob davidson http://permaculture.org.au/2009/11/29/keyline-plowing-with-compost-tea-application-2/#comment-39427 rob davidson Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:47:10 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2057#comment-39427 Putting compost tea in the soil while keyline plowing is a truly great idea. Hoping the results are much better than expected. ..........One might also use a simple high pressure water sprayer (tractor mounted and run through the keyline plow tines under pressure) if one wanted to enlarge the subsoil air chasm laterally . ( assuming that the disturbace to the subsoil would not be damaging in some way ...) Best of Luck Rob Davidson Putting compost tea in the soil while keyline plowing is a truly great idea. Hoping the results are much better than expected. ……….One might also use a simple high pressure water sprayer (tractor mounted and run through the keyline plow tines under pressure) if one wanted to enlarge the subsoil air chasm laterally . ( assuming that the disturbace to the subsoil would not be damaging in some way …)

Best of Luck
Rob Davidson

]]> By: Matt Luthi http://permaculture.org.au/2009/11/29/keyline-plowing-with-compost-tea-application-2/#comment-38728 Matt Luthi Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:41:02 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2057#comment-38728 What a fantastic setup! I'd love to see a follow up to this post showing the land 3 months after the yeoman/compost treatment. Just finished reading "Teaming with Microbes" - a book that describes in detail what goes on in the soil food web and why/how aerated compost tea is such an important tool in our Permaculture toolbox. Link for the book: http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microbes-Gardeners-Guide-Soil/dp/0881927775 I also recommend an extended visit to the "Taranaki Farm" site to anyone, a valued source of practical information for me. (http://www.taranakifarm.com) Thanks for this post. Matt What a fantastic setup! I’d love to see a follow up to this post showing the land 3 months after the yeoman/compost treatment.

Just finished reading “Teaming with Microbes” – a book that describes in detail what goes on in the soil food web and why/how aerated compost tea is such an important tool in our Permaculture toolbox. Link for the book: http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microbes-Gardeners-Guide-Soil/dp/0881927775

I also recommend an extended visit to the “Taranaki Farm” site to anyone, a valued source of practical information for me. (http://www.taranakifarm.com)

Thanks for this post.

Matt

]]> By: John Waters http://permaculture.org.au/2009/11/29/keyline-plowing-with-compost-tea-application-2/#comment-38702 John Waters Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:34:33 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2057#comment-38702 Keyline Planning and Plowing of all land will benefit all soil types and the compost tea is the Jewel in the Crown for Permaculture everywhere. Just do it. Keyline Planning and Plowing of all land will benefit all soil types and the compost tea is the Jewel in the Crown for Permaculture everywhere. Just do it.

]]> By: Wojciech http://permaculture.org.au/2009/11/29/keyline-plowing-with-compost-tea-application-2/#comment-38694 Wojciech Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:57:25 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2057#comment-38694 I'm just wondering. Will the keyline plowing will be any good for very sandy soil (literaly no clay or silt). I'm wondering will it be appropriate for Poland (USDA zone 6; 20 inches of annual rainfall). Great post I’m just wondering. Will the keyline plowing will be any good for very sandy soil (literaly no clay or silt). I’m wondering will it be appropriate for Poland (USDA zone 6; 20 inches of annual rainfall).

Great post

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