anyone making compost tea? | Food Production and Preservation | Forums

A A A
Avatar
Search

— Forum Scope —






— Match —





— Forum Options —





Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters

Lost password?
sp_Feed F-Food-Production
anyone making compost tea?
Avatar
K
Admin
Forum Posts: 31782
Member Since:
15 Feb ’12
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
1
19 Feb ’13 - 7:30 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

I know DD has been talking about it, if you do do you aerate it? the couple examples posted on here have shown a fish tank air pump inserted for aeration, this one does not

compostteastrain.jpg

http://www.homecompo.....sttea.html

Avatar
groinkick
Rancher
Members
Forum Posts: 1667
Member Since:
3 Nov ’12
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
2
20 Feb ’13 - 7:25 am
sp_Permalink sp_Print

I made it last year by putting compost in an old pillow case and leaving it in a 5gal bucket of water. Every few days I would transfer from one bucket to another to aerate. Last year was my first year with a real garden, so I cant really gauge any improvements because of the tea since I didnt have a control group. Maybe I'll try some plants with and some without this year to measure any differences.

Avatar
K
Admin
Forum Posts: 31782
Member Since:
15 Feb ’12
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
3
20 Feb ’13 - 10:09 am
sp_Permalink sp_Print

that would be a neat test

Avatar
jfmx345
Green Horn
Members
Forum Posts: 74
Member Since:
19 Feb ’12
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
4
20 Feb ’13 - 2:38 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

I've had some success using a 35gal compost tumbler with screening to separate the tea. I've used it on grass to test the efficacy and it def. works well. With grass you can cut it quite a bit with water and still get a lot of benefit.

I'm going to try a few garden plants the same way this year and see how it works.

Avatar
DangerDuke
Rancher
Members
Forum Posts: 2030
Member Since:
21 Feb ’12
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
5
20 Feb ’13 - 7:00 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

This one's pretty cheap, and it's what comes with the tea brewing kit from Peaceful Valley

http://www.groworgan.....rewer.html

Avatar
groinkick
Rancher
Members
Forum Posts: 1667
Member Since:
3 Nov ’12
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
6
20 Feb ’13 - 7:12 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

If youre concerned about aeration, you can usually find a fish tank air pump for a few bucks at a walmart, amazon or a pet store

Avatar
K
Admin
Forum Posts: 31782
Member Since:
15 Feb ’12
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
7
22 Feb ’13 - 8:51 am
sp_Permalink sp_Print

nice, good to know

Forum Timezone: America/New_York

Most Users Ever Online: 698

Currently Online:
91 Guest(s)

Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)

Top Posters:

easytapper: 2149

DangerDuke: 2030

groinkick: 1667

PorkChopsMmm: 1515

Gravel Road: 1455

Newest Members:

Forum Stats:

Groups: 1

Forums: 12

Topics: 11482

Posts: 58640

 

Member Stats:

Guest Posters: 2

Members: 19842

Moderators: 0

Admins: 1

Administrators: K