Hmmmm. I do love to be educated about compost. After reading about your tea method you have made me curious about the ‘tea’ that runs from my worm compost. I have the worms in a grey storage container (to keep it dark for the worms) which I have poked with hundreds of holes. I put that container on bricks which sit on a another container lid to catch all the liquid (tea) that oozes out. About 4 times a year I mix that brew with water and feed my plants. After reading your article I want to borrow your microscope because I am curious if there is that kind of life in my tea. Btw, you are the only one I know who owns a microscope. 😆
Great timing - I tried my first tea brew about 3 weeks ago and it worked great. That's a great tip about gassing off the chlorine, I just let my bucket sit for a day first - but now it really has me wondering about how much chlorine kills all those lovely microbes in my garden when I'm just doing regular watering..
Hmmmm. I do love to be educated about compost. After reading about your tea method you have made me curious about the ‘tea’ that runs from my worm compost. I have the worms in a grey storage container (to keep it dark for the worms) which I have poked with hundreds of holes. I put that container on bricks which sit on a another container lid to catch all the liquid (tea) that oozes out. About 4 times a year I mix that brew with water and feed my plants. After reading your article I want to borrow your microscope because I am curious if there is that kind of life in my tea. Btw, you are the only one I know who owns a microscope. 😆
Great timing - I tried my first tea brew about 3 weeks ago and it worked great. That's a great tip about gassing off the chlorine, I just let my bucket sit for a day first - but now it really has me wondering about how much chlorine kills all those lovely microbes in my garden when I'm just doing regular watering..
Oh, very cool!!!!
I do think springing for the filter is easy/simple/good, if you've got the cash on hand to do so. <3
For awhile, though, I was just filling watering cans and leaving em for a day before using them. Works just as well!