Comments on: How To Make Organic Compost Tea http://www.gardenmandy.com/how-to-make-compost-tea/ Organic Living, Gardening, Health and Environmental Issues Daily Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tim sherman http://www.gardenmandy.com/how-to-make-compost-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-3951 tim sherman Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:50:12 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/how-to-make-compost-tea/#comment-3951 just wondering best why keep bugs off of tomatoes just wondering best why keep bugs off of tomatoes

]]> By: Berkana http://www.gardenmandy.com/how-to-make-compost-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Berkana Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:35:30 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/how-to-make-compost-tea/#comment-349 Accademic studies have been done on the topic of compost tea; it is not enough to brew it with water; it needs to be aerated with some food for the aerobic bacteria for several days. Compost tea fights plant diseases by propagating beneficial bacteria that repel disease bacteria, but all of the beneficial bacteria are aerobic. Any old compost won't make a good tea if it has a significant anaerobic component. Fine Gardening magazine's DIY technique was to make the compost and water brew (5 gallons), add an ounce of molasses to fuel the bacteria, and to use a couple of aquarium air stones and an air pump to aerate the brew for a couple of days before straining out the liquid for immediate use. All other compost tea brewing kits and machines do likewise. Spraying non-aerated compost tea can harm a plant by infecting it with disease rather than defending it with aerobic bacteria. See this: http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/how-to/articles/brewing-compost-tea.aspx Accademic studies have been done on the topic of compost tea; it is not enough to brew it with water; it needs to be aerated with some food for the aerobic bacteria for several days. Compost tea fights plant diseases by propagating beneficial bacteria that repel disease bacteria, but all of the beneficial bacteria are aerobic. Any old compost won’t make a good tea if it has a significant anaerobic component.

Fine Gardening magazine’s DIY technique was to make the compost and water brew (5 gallons), add an ounce of molasses to fuel the bacteria, and to use a couple of aquarium air stones and an air pump to aerate the brew for a couple of days before straining out the liquid for immediate use. All other compost tea brewing kits and machines do likewise. Spraying non-aerated compost tea can harm a plant by infecting it with disease rather than defending it with aerobic bacteria. See this:
http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/how-to/articles/brewing-compost-tea.aspx

]]> By: Small Area Compost Pile-Online Garden Center http://www.gardenmandy.com/how-to-make-compost-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Small Area Compost Pile-Online Garden Center Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:04:15 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/how-to-make-compost-tea/#comment-25 [...] of space to make good organic compost.  So what are you waiting for?  Once its ready you can try compost tea to spray your garden. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers [...] [...] of space to make good organic compost.  So what are you waiting for?  Once its ready you can try compost tea to spray your garden. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers [...]

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