Make Your Own Biological Inputs
This group shares knowledge, experience and the ’how to’ of making your on biological inputs for farms.
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Deborah Orr posted an update in the group
Make Your Own Biological Inputs 2 months agoIf anyone wants to make a bio brew using paunch we will have some available tomorrow morning, early. You will have to be self sufficient as we will be busy doing the rest. Post code 6286. Please let me know and we may be able to work something out.
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
Make Your Own Biological Inputs 2 months agoComing up later this month for anyone interested..should be a good one! https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/myo-spring-foliars-bioferments-biofertilisers/
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MYO Spring Foliars: Bioferments & Biofertilisers - Lower Blackwood LCDC
This hands-on 1/2 day workshop presented by Mark Tupman from Productive Ecology, will discuss different types of bio fertilisers, including inoculants,
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Mark Tupman replied to the discussion Biochar – Black Gold? in the forum Make Your Own Biological Inputs 4 months ago
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The addition of biochar to compost can improve the holding capacity, stability, biological status etc… of the finished product. Applying biochar enriched compost to the soil somewhat emulates the process used in the Amazon rainforests to create the rich terra preta soils that persist to this day. This could be a good practice to try in the poor…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC started the discussion Biochar – Black Gold? in the forum Make Your Own Biological Inputs 4 months ago
At a recent workshop hosted by Geocatch, Biochar expert Dr Stephen Joseph presented on all things biochar including a walk through his co authored ‘Farmer’s Guide to the production, use & application of biochar’.
This comprehensive book is readily available to download from the Australia New Zealand Biochar Association.
Biochar is a super…
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Stephen Barrow posted an update in the group
Make Your Own Biological Inputs 6 months ago6 months ago (edited)
Another cross post from FaceBook’s Farm-made Bioferts group. Subject is using a
paint strainer bag to soak seed in an inoculant before sowing.
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Pretty cool, we’ve been spraying it on in a concrete mixer which helps it dry.
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Stephen Barrow posted an update in the group
Make Your Own Biological Inputs 6 months agoI’m cross posting this from the FaceBook Farm-made Biofertz group. It’s an interesting follow-on from Dr James White’s interviews in which he talks about adding endophytes to corn. There is a link to free courses offered by Gowing to Seed (compiled and facilitated by Dr White and colleagues) which I am sure will be worthwhile to many.
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Deborah Orr posted an update in the group
Make Your Own Biological Inputs 6 months agoHi all, I have some Nutri-Tech (20/litre) BAM and cannot find the recipe to increase volume. Also the ongoing maintenance in a 200/l drum. Does anyone know where I can find it please?
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Hi Deborah, when Graeme did his workshop here we made up an IBC (1000l) with the following:
50 litres of Molasses is required
100 litres of BAM (Beneficial Anaerobic Microbes) is needed.
Water to fill the tank (but leave some room at the top for expansion
So for a 200L version just 20l BAM & 10l of molasses
Also important to install a release valve:…
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Deborah Orr replied to the discussion Sourcing fishmeal for hydrolysate production in the forum Make Your Own Biological Inputs 7 months ago
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Frames with heads can be purchased from fresh fish shop in Augusta for about $2.00/k bulk. The supplier Brett suggested has a truck visiting Busselton regularly on a Wednesday.
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Brett Hazelden replied to the discussion Sourcing fishmeal for hydrolysate production in the forum Make Your Own Biological Inputs 7 months ago
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Hello
WA Bait in O’Connor do a seconds mullies trap bait. They are a whole soft fish so better than heads in terms of quality. They are mullies that have gone on the floor and may have metal in the mix so not good to go through a mincer. That said they break down well in a barrel of hydrolysate. They are between $2-3 /kg for 20kg boxes. 08 9314…
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Laura Stocker replied to the discussion Sourcing fishmeal for hydrolysate production in the forum Make Your Own Biological Inputs 7 months ago
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Hi Daniel
There is a Facebook page ‘Free Fish Frames and Heads’ in Perth where fishos can donate their frames for people who can make better use of them.
Or you can buy a 20 kg box for $100 sold as cray bait from https://www.dogfoodperth.com.au/product-page/bait-fish-frames-crayfishing
Locally, you could try the Augusta Seafoods 615 Brindley…
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10kg Box WA Fish Head & Frames for Crayfishing
West Australian Fish Head & Frames10kg Box for Bait perfect for Crayfishing
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