Making Compost Tea

Here's one method:




Here's another video on the value of compost tea. Giant freaky awesome veggies!


Last fall, I filled a trashcan with pulled weeds, leaves, some chicken manure, straw and a bit of dirt... filled it the rest of the way up with water, then let it rot for a while. I then dipped into that water and fed my plants in the greenhouse throughout the winter. They did quite well, though the smell... my gosh... it was amazing. (I think I need to market it: Dave's Fetid Swamp Water (TM)).

Incidentally, you're supposed to keep air in the mix in order to encourage the friendly and less dangerous aerobic bacteria - but hey, who can fault a guy for sending a little love over to the anaerobic side once in a while? Watching these videos made me start a new batch... and it stinks already. This time I threw in some yogurt, kefir, sugar, urine, compost, leftover water from cooking beans and mustard greens, ashes and a bit of epsom salts. YUM!