This is the kind of BS that keeps me from any further posting of anything I=
have discovered. Bill, your advice was both practical and economic. This=
has been done for years. One of the biggest wineries in my area does this =
now and they are happy with the results. I have a neighbor who thinks that=
all my experimentation and tests and aeriation are a bunch of baloney. Sh=
e puts commerical compost in a bucket of wather, lets it sit for about two =
hours then pours it through a screen into another bucket. She applies this=
to her plants and her yard looks great with minimal water. I set her up w=
ith a brewer and she thought it was a waste of time and energy and eventual=
ly gave it back. I even showed her results sampling with the microscope and=
she thought that the way she was doing it was adequate. By the way, she h=
as a PhD in a biological science.
Let people discover. None of us has figured out the exact right way. We a=
ll use different compost and that can change from batch to batch which woul=
d change the tea. We all use different methods of aeration, brew times and=
ingredients. So if someone wants to start simply, I laud the effort and I=
laud Bill for pointing out that brewing tea is simple and fun.
Ted Peterson
EW/SOE
www.earth-wise.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Norsen
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] newbie intro and question
Bill, you are misleading Smitty, You are suggesting a process that gener=
ates anarobic conditions, anarobic tea. Continueing supply of air applied =
to give suitble circulation, extraction and aeration are essential to the p=
roduct Dr Elaine's research and this List subect is based on, AEROBIC COMP=
OST TEA is very different. Air is essential. As for comfrey and weed tea =
- it's not COMPOST tea and has different properties, untested value. True C=
OMPOST has important benefits that are extracted by a brewer to Aerated Com=
post TEA. Elaine's many years devoted to scienctific research was for vali=
d reasons. It's not difficult to do it right, Smitty. & George & Guth Bob=
.
Bill George <wbgeorge_at_verizon.net> wrote:
Hello and welcome Smitty - Compost tea is as simple as a 5 gallon bucke=
t
of water with a scoop of compost. Let it rest for the afternoon. Ouila!=
Compost tea. Dip it out on to your plants in good health. All the other=
things are enhancements, optimizations, and refinements of the basic
process of letting water leach nutrients from decomposing material. Sta=
rt
with the basics, work towards the sophistications. Gain an appreciation=
of
how simple it is to feed your garden with what you have on hand. The re=
st
will come with time and money.
And yes, this works with comfrey and weeds though I generally let those=
stand for several days before use.
Enjoy!
Bill
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:37:48 -0000, smittyctz6
wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I always wanted to try making my own compost tea.. Is there a recipe
> one must follow pre-compost? Or would plain every thing compost work?
>
> Also would like to know how to set up a compost tea brewer on a very
> tight budget..
> And would this brewer be able to handle comfrey tea and other weed
> teas.. Smitty
--
* Bill George
*
* TIDR Wilsonville OR
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