[compost_tea] Re: Comfrey compost tea recipe
Sorry for mis-naming it.
I'm looking for a recipe for comfrey tea for the garden.
Thank you,
Jolene
--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Douglas G. Larson" <ddhle_at_...> wrote:
>
> I am not clear what you are describing when you talk about making compost
> tea from comfrey.
>
> Are you talking about soaking freshly cut comfrey in water and perhaps
> aerating the water? That, while it may have some nutrient benefit, wouldn=
't
> be compost tea.
>
> It wouldn't be compost tea if you used comfrey alone, even if the comfrey=
is
> dried.
>
> Compost tea comes only from brewing well constructed compost in water wit=
h
> aeration. Of course, if you have well made compost and one of its compone=
nts
> was comfrey, then that's fine. And I suppose one could make compost using
> just comfrey but I doubt such sole-ingredient compost would be very balan=
ced
> and therefore not produce well made compost.
>
> None of this is to say that comfrey doesn't have any value. I have heard,
> though not tried personally yet, that cutting fresh comfrey and laying it
> down as a mulch works well in some applications, particularly around frui=
t
> trees.
>
>
> If this doesn't address your question, please repost with clarification.=
>
>
> Douglas Larson,
>
> _____
>
> Subject: [compost_tea] Comfrey compost tea recipe
>
>
>
>
> Does anyonw have a recipe for comfrey compost tea?
> I'd like to know how much comfrey to soak in a 5 gallon container.
> Do you add molassess?
>
> Thank you,
> Jolene
>
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