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[compost_tea] newbie recipe questions
I have a vegetable
garden and fruit trees that I grow organically on my 1/3 acre lot in the suburbs
of Seattle. I bought a K.I.S. Tea Brewer, and I plan on brewing my first
batch soon. It comes with some compost packets, and refills can be
ordered. I would prefer becoming self-sufficient in supplying raw
materials for brewing my compost tea. Bob Norsen was kind in recently
advising this simple recipe:
2 or 3 cups of a
forest duff/worm compost mix
2 tablespoon of oat
flour
teaspoon of humic
acid
Except for the humic
acid, that seems like a simple recipe that I could assemble without much
trouble. Would I allow these ingredients to float around the (5
gallon?) bucket loose, or should I contain them in a
sock?
Here is an even
simpler recipe from the Department of Enviromental Protection in
Pennsylvania:
1 gallon of mature compost
1 oz
unsulfured molasses
5 gallon bucket of
degassed water
The webpage shows
the compost just floating in the bucket loose. Sounds too easy. If I
use this recipe and create fresh batches of sweet earthy smelling tea that is
dark brown, it seems like my garden should benefit from the bacteria and fungi
that are growing in it. I could boost the population of beneficial things
by adding humic acid, kelp, fish hydrolyzate, but wouldn't the simple recipe
"get me in the ballpark"?
One ingredient that
I could add to the mix is spent sawdust from production of oyster
mushrooms. Any thoughts on this ingredient?
-Mark
Lee
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