Aerated Compost Tea

 I am harvesting a few cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and lots of greens from the garden, which is good.  we have rain just about every day so I dont have to remember to water!

I made up a few flower posies and bags of greens to share with friends, I so love to share what I have in the garden.


Most of my gardening endeavors start with amending the soil. Even though I have a small garden I compost as much as possible, in as many ways as possible. My tumbling compost bin is my favourite, since everything is contained and vermin cannot get in, and also tumbling keeps everything nicely mixed. Recently I heard about aerated compost tea. http://www.carryoncomposting.com/441149730

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I filled a sand bag with compost and tied the top closed, then placed it into a plastic storage bin. This was the biggest container that I had handy, and it made a fair amount of liquid. I topped the plastic container with water that had been standing for a couple of hours to make sure any chlorine evaporated, since I only have town water. I then added about a half a cup of molasses, as this adds food for the microbes.

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Then I inserted a little aquarium pump, and left it running. It is supposed to run continuously for about 24 hours. but the pump was getting hot, so I turned it off over night.

After two days I picked up the (heavy) bag and dumped that out into the standing compost bin. Then I could scoop out the lovely liquid with the watering can and water my veggies. It didn't smell bad at all - the molasses scent was still quite strong. I am so happy with the way my veggie garden is performing so figured it deserved a reward.

Has anyone else activated their compost tea?

Comments

  1. KathySat Jul 03, 11:07:00 AM

    Your veggies look so great and the pretty flowers. Have a good week. Kathy

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  2. KathySat Jul 03, 12:50:00 PM

    Check out this recipe for cauliflower pizza crust. She also has a youtube channel with amazing videos and recipes. https://downshiftology.com/recipes/cauliflower-pizza-crust/

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  3. SamiSun Jul 04, 04:53:00 PM

    Love the flower posies, so cute :)
    Never aerated the compost tea, just add a bit to a can of water to water the vegetables.

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  4. africanaussieMon Jul 05, 08:16:00 AM

    Oh that is a much simpler idea!

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