got some liquid gold brewing right now
had some really hard rain last few days in North Carolina so I collected a lot of rain water in a 5 gallon bucket that I had put under one of my potted plants so pretty much the potted plant has been draining into a 5 gallon bucket for past few days added a lil bit of compost and molasses and I'm letting it aerate for another day.
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I just used up my latest batch of it today and put a new bucket of water out to de-chlorinate itself. I have been brewing new compost tea on a three day cycle (one day to dechlorinate, two days to brew) pretty continuously this season. I didn't do so much of it in the past, but I'm here gardening new ground that has never been gardened before. My raised beds are full of composted manure, and premium planting mix with mushroom compost, leaf compost, etc. But it has to break down to be available. My theory is that the compost tea really helps in that process, because a couple days after each "dose" of it, things perk up visibly!
I love and hate hard rains..... love them cause plants really seem to thrive after a good hard rain and and its free water....... I hate them cause if it's to hard the plant just snaps in half from all the water and wind............ had a cucumber plant snap at the base today it was flowering and everything and pooof gone.
also was wondering I didn't add kelp extract to my tea will that be bad? added the molasses but not the kelp.
also was wondering I didn't add kelp extract to my tea will that be bad? added the molasses but not the kelp.
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Hey was wondering I am using a https://www.amazon.com/Elemental-Commerc ... B00I84NKA2 ...... I have two 4" stones in a 5 gallon bucket and one 4" disc that doesnt do much also in the bucket. Is this to much air getting to my compost tea or is more air better?
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Are you using it for maybe three 5 gal buckets? Or just one? It looks like it has a gang connector for SIX tubes.drainey0 wrote:Hey was wondering I am using a https://www.amazon.com/Elemental-Commerc ... B00I84NKA2 ...... I have two 4" stones in a 5 gallon bucket and one 4" disc that doesnt do much also in the bucket. Is this to much air getting to my compost tea or is more air better?
I vaguely remember there IS a point when too much force or movement can be harmful for the delicate microbial comfort.
What does it look like when aerating -- could you post a picture ?
It made quite the messs from last night foamed over this morning now I'm getting lots of foam all the time added more molasses this morning ............here are pics................... thought it was odd that over night it just started making lots of foam cause befor I went to bed it didn't have too much foam.
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