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How to Make a Compost Tea
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Tags: Compost, Composting, Better Gardening, Tea, Compost Tea
You have worked away at making some perfect compost. Here is a way to make it especially effective to help give plants a special boost or even to give them a quick-fix remedy when they're looking a little nutrient-deficient. Not a tea you want to drink but one that your plants will soak up greedily.
| 1. | Check that your compost is ready for use. |
| 2. | Get a cloth bag and fill it up with your compost. Size of the bag should be small to medium - so that you can easily lift it when filled with compost. |
| 3. | Soak the filled bag in a watering can, tub, barrel or other outdoor container for 1 - 3 days. |
| 4. | The water should turn a dark chocolate colour. Dilute it with new water to achieve a solution that is tea-coloured. |
| 5. | Pour on plants thirsty for a boost. |
| 6. | You can re-use the compost tea-bag a few times. |
| 7. | When the bag is no longer producing dark coloured water, its nutrients are exhausted and you can tip the solids back into the garden. |
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