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floridagirl Joined: 7/28/2008 Location: Port Richey, FL. Posts: 201	Posted: Aug/13/2008 8:39 AM PST HI GUYS, I SAW A MAN ON A GARDEN SHOW WHO GREW HUGE PRIZE WINNING VEGTALBLES WITH COMPOST TEA.HAS ANYONE OUT THERE TRIED THIS AND DOES IT REALLY WORK? I HAVE SOME BREWING I THOUGHT I'D GIVE IT A TRY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME THOUGH, SOMEBODY LET ME KNOW SOMETHING Quote \| Reply \| Report

Aurora Joined: 4/24/2008 Location: Chesapeake VA Posts: 1954	Posted: Aug/14/2008 6:57 PM PST I've heard it's fabulous. Haven't tried it yet- not sure why... I think it works best if you water with it every time you water. Correct me if I'm wrong Quote \| Reply \| Report

stereoman Joined: 3/17/2008 Location: beautiful southern appalachians Posts: 2168	Posted: Aug/15/2008 8:06 AM PST I used this method to bring my eggplants back to life this summer. They went dormant around the middle of July. I applied compost tea about every three days, then flushed it into the soil with a few gallons of water. By the beginning of August I had new flowers, and now there are a few fruit growing as well as more flowers. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Aurora Joined: 4/24/2008 Location: Chesapeake VA Posts: 1954	Posted: Aug/15/2008 5:20 PM PST I'll have to try thast with my peppers stereo Quote \| Reply \| Report

KCKfour20 Joined: 8/08/2008 Location: Petaluma, California Posts: 8	Posted: Aug/16/2008 12:44 AM PST Does anyone know a good method for brewing compost tea? Quote \| Reply \| Report

stereoman Joined: 3/17/2008 Location: beautiful southern appalachians Posts: 2168	Posted: Aug/16/2008 6:44 AM PST I just fill a bucket about half full of finished compost, then fill the rest of the way with water, give it a good stir, and then leave it alone til the next day. Then I pour off the liquid right onto the ground. Usually I get a fair amount of sediment poured off as well, but hey, that's okay! Quote \| Reply \| Report

Northeast Joined: 8/30/2008 Location: NY Posts: 107	Posted: Aug/31/2008 6:08 AM PST Quote: Originally posted by KCKfour20 Does anyone know a good method for brewing compost tea? I just put one in the worm castings thread...I hadn't seen this thread yet. S.Man...I found some stuff in the dollar store, and did some research before I went back and bought all of it. It's just molasses, from beets. Evidently, it has a similar use as the worm tea. If feeds the microorganisms in the soil. I believe the worm tea is better, as you are actually growing these organisms, and you can't possibly use too much. Here's the link again for the homemade brewer...evidently, aeration is the key to making lots of benny organisms. http://wormtec.com.au/diy%20tea%20brewer.htm Quote \| Reply \| Report

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