Fafard forest products compost - culture and examamination

[mad librettist]

ok, here is is on the slide - looks like every other bagged compost.


I just started the culture, and Ill post pictures at time intervals. I'm running ubuntu now, and the capture program gives me a nicer result.


this pic is just compost smeared on a slide and some distilled water dripped on.

 

[CC_2U]

ok, here is is on the slide - looks like every other bagged compost

Around here that statement means that you got screwed - again.

That's if it's a good compost product.

CC

 

[mad librettist]

oh, I just meant that under the scope they all look the same. kinda inert. until you culture them and they wake up.

compost from your yard or bin is much more wiggly.

 

[schwagg]

wish i had a camera for what i've been looking at MadL. looking forward to seeing what it does. what did you put into it? are you just gonna look at it with distilled water?

 

[mad librettist]

whoa i got too stoned on premature bud yesterday.

well be looking at over 15 hours once i have some coffee.

 

[mad librettist]

16.5 hours:

notice we have hyphae in this brew, but honestly I have seen much more fungal activity in leaf mold compost from a yard. i see no signs of anaerobic conditions, unlike fafard shrimp compost.

 

[quadracer]

Nice pictures!!! What magnification are you using? What microscope are you using?

 

[mad librettist]

I'n not sure of the magnification. The camera messes that up.

Microscope - the large one from microbeorganics.\

Pictures improved markedly after switching to Ubuntu for my OS.