Simple Compost tea help?

Hipposcottamus1

Hipposcottamus1

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I want to make a simple compost tea, I am thinking of using worm castings, compost and molasses.
I have read of so many things you can add to benifit the tea but would this 3 part tea work well.

For a 5 gallon mix would this work.

2-3 cups compost
2-3 cups worm castings
1-2 tbls molasses no sulphur

With proper airation.
 
JavaCo

JavaCo

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Hipposcottamus1 said:
I want to make a simple compost tea, I am thinking of using worm castings, compost and molasses.
I have read of so many things you can add to benifit the tea but would this 3 part tea work well.

For a 5 gallon mix would this work.

2-3 cups compost
2-3 cups worm castings
1-2 tbls molasses no sulphur

With proper airation.
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Going to be on the hot side, I would do 1 cup compost 1 cup casings and 5 tablespoons of molasses. Aerate for at least 24 hours , 36 hours would be better. If the plants are small might even go 1/2 cup compost.
 
Hipposcottamus1

Hipposcottamus1

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JavaCo said:
Going to be on the hot side, I would do 1 cup compost 1 cup casings and 5 tablespoons of molasses. Aerate for at least 24 hours , 36 hours would be better. If the plants are small might even go 1/2 cup compost.
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Thanks, they ate fairly small so I will start with 1/2 cup of each and just increase as they grow
 
IIReignManII

IIReignManII

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JavaCo said:
Going to be on the hot side, I would do 1 cup compost 1 cup casings and 5 tablespoons of molasses. Aerate for at least 24 hours , 36 hours would be better. If the plants are small might even go 1/2 cup compost.
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That sounds like way too much molasses...I prefer to use agave nectar since its already fructose and is a cleaner sugar
 
Hipposcottamus1

Hipposcottamus1

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IIReignManII said:
That sounds like way too much molasses...I prefer to use agave nectar since its already fructose and is a cleaner sugar
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I thought so too, but when looking it up the general recommendations are 1 tbsp per gallon of water so I may just cut that in half for the first time and go from there.
 
61falcon

61falcon

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This is what I use. 10ltr's (2.64gal) water, 3 cups Humus rich & fulvic acid Bioactive compost which I aerate overnight then strain, then add 1/8th cup worm extract, a scoop of kelp powder, seaweed extract, some mycorrhizal fungi, and I add some mammoth p for good measure. Apply within 10 minutes as foliage or soil drench. Application can be made every 3 days through fruiting/flowering,every 5-7 days otherwise, depending on pot size.Foliage spray in times of disease (mildew as well) or times of stress.
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Hipposcottamus1

Hipposcottamus1

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61falcon said:
This is what I use. 10ltr's (2.64gal) water, 3 cups Humus rich & fulvic acid Bioactive compost which I aerate overnight then strain, then add 1/8th cup worm extract, a scoop of kelp powder, seaweed extract, some mycorrhizal fungi, and I add some mammoth p for good measure. Apply within 10 minutes as foliage or soil drench. Application can be made every 3 days through fruiting/flowering,every 5-7 days otherwise, depending on pot size.Foliage spray in times of disease (mildew as well) or times of stress.
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I have had a hard time finding some beneficial ingredients locally such as kelp meal, fish hydrolysate etc. Do you get this from a garden nursery, grow shop or online?
 
JavaCo

JavaCo

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IIReignManII said:
That sounds like way too much molasses...I prefer to use agave nectar since its already fructose and is a cleaner sugar
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Tablespoon a gallon is pretty standard and after a 36 hour brew it should be mostly gone, consumed by the bacteria. But yeah it would be bad if you didn't let the bacteria eat most of it first before applying to the soil. It should also be unsulfured black-strap molasses lots of minerals in it which also helps microbes and the brew cycle.
 
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toomp

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JavaCo said:
Tablespoon a gallon is pretty standard and after a 36 hour brew it should be mostly gone, consumed by the bacteria. But yeah it would be bad if you didn't let the bacteria eat most of it first before applying to the soil. It should also be unsulfured black-strap molasses lots of minerals in it which also helps microbes and the brew cycle.
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No. You where right the 1st time. It will not be bad 5 TBL spoons of molasses is just right for 5 gallons of water. It will not be bad if put in the soil because it will be consumed in the container by the bacteria and they will proceed to multiply. Many people do not brew and this is the ratio that is applied directly to soil.
 
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