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[compost_tea] two Ct RECIPES FOR 5 GALLON TES BREWS.



Little Moon et al.
 
First, Compost tea is never described as killing. It provides good guy/gal micro-organisms that can compete for food resources and limited space and out number the bad guys/gals. It PREVENTS pathogens from getting in or taking over or surviving.Yes there are organisms that eat bad guys in some composts, but CT is not considered, nor should it be, an "icide."
 
As for a recipe, five gallons of good tea can be diluted at least 5 times and will surely take care of 25 rose plants.
 
One (of many) recipes for a 5 gallon brewer and which I have specificallytested in the KIS: 
 
1.  One cup compost
2.  One ounce Soluable Kelp (Maxicrop? or?)
3.  One teaspoon of powder Humic Acid (Humisolve which makes about a pint of suggested root soak) or liquid equivilant
 
This should make a killer tea with fantastic fungal numbers. Want bacterial tea, then substitute 2 ounce Black strap molasses for the humic acid
 
I don't use a bag  when I use the KIS and I use Alaska Humus, obviously. However, your compost will do for sure! If you want, you can re-use the KIS bag (after carefully cleaning it) using duct tape to close it up or make your own.  Add a few wood chips(better agitation) and perhaps a ping-pong ball (for a bit of floation to keep it off the bottom.
 
It is important to test the first tea or two you make after you have the system down. If you have a KIS machine, I tested this recipe and it is a killer fungal and the results have been posted. If you are trying it out on your own machine, you really should have SFI test it.(www.soilfoodweb.com)
 
Cheers,
 
Jeff L
www.ALASKAHUMUS.COM
 
p.s.
As for the slugs, use  coffee as a spray or coffee grinds. The USDA announced last summer that this will kill slugs in two days...
 
 

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