Compost Tea FAQ (part 3)
What are some common recipes?
Simple Tea: 1. place aged compost in cloth bag and soak
in tub with 5 parts water. After 2 or more
weeks remove the bag.
2. Mix 2 tbls molasses, 2 tbls seaweed extract,
1 tbls apple cider, 1 gallon of water. Ferment
for awhile.
3. In late spring fill a barrel with comfry or nettles,
or other greens. Place barrel in warm spot and
wait till well aged and stinks. Strain and use
liquid.
4. Fill tub with 5 parts water to one part urine.
let it age for two weeks in warm spot or use
immediately.
Complex tea: 1. Obtain a fish tank bubbler and method to keep
tea container at around 70 degrees. Mix 5 parts
water with 1 part compost, 4 oz of molasses, and
kelp extract. Ferment and bubble for about 2
days. Strain and spray on trees and plants.
Where can more information be found?
http://www.comost.org/ICAW99compostteaPR.html
Compost Council of Canada
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/comptea.html
Good article on state of art compost tea
http://www.life.ca/nl/compost.html
Simple compost tea recipe
http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/compost/Composting_Homepage.html
Cornell compost home page
http://www.icangarden.com/home.htm
garden ideas including compost tea.
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