[Terrapreta] The Humphrey Pump Connection?

[rukurt at westnet.com.au]

Jeff Davis wrote:
> Dear Charcoal Makers,
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> I write this e-mail as a question but it’s more food for thought.
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> Is it possible that some tar and or condensates could be helpful to plants?
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There WAS that message and website somewhere about wood vinegar being 
collected from a charcoal making device. This, after lots of dilution 
was supposed to be a tonic for the plants and something of a cure-all 
against fungi and insects. It's something I want to mess around with, 
though I'm suspicious of the possible snake oil aspects of it. It might 
even work with my little charcoal maker.
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> If we knew how vibrant the irrigated plants were when the Humphrey Pump
> was in use, as compared with when it was decommissioned, this MIGHT give
> us a clue to how the tar/condensates affect plant growth.
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I think that might be a little difficult to discover, though it's not 
that long ago since the pump went out of service. I know that they did 
have a small lake of wood tar to clean up afterwards.
> I know, even if we had records of the plant growth at this site, there are
> still too many other variables.
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> Just some food for thought BEFORE everybody evacuates this fine list,
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Nah, most of the useful ones will stay.


Kurt
who thinks that suck it and see will show us over the next year or so.