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Old November 4, 2009   #57
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Originally Posted by Blueaussi View Post
. The conditions described would also be favorable for staph, e coli, and listeria bacteria to proliferate, which I don't particularly want to spray on plants I will be eating.
There is a saying that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. That's what we have here.
E coli comes from feces (manure), both human and animal. So unless you're stupid enough to put raw manure in your garden, complete with e coli and the anti-biotics, de-wormers etc, then the chance of getting e coli in ACT is very, very remote.
If you insist on using manure it should be Thermally Composted and 'finished', or passed through a worm bin to remove any possibility of pathogens being passed on.

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