Here’s a list of Simple Organic Compost Tea Recipes, to brew your won organic Compost Tea at home.
Simple Compost Tea Recipe #1
*One small shovel of compost (3 big handfulls)
*2 tbls of molasses, molasses contains several different kinds of sugars,
*2 tbls of seaweed emulsion or fish emulsion for the micro-nutrients (they’ll each give slightly different results)
*1 tsp of citric acid for the bacteria (you can toss in a couple of 500 mg. Vitamin C tablets instead or several tablespoons of lemon juice)
Let the mix bubble for 12-24 hours and then apply immediately. Do not let it sit around or the microorganisms die off and you wind up with anaerobic compost tea(bad stuff).
Simple Compost Tea Recipe #2
* 1 Pound worm castings (or a suitable compost)
* 1 Tablespoon molasses
* 1 Tablespoon humic acid (for example, Turf and Garden Pro)
* 1 Tablespoon fish hydrolysis (for example, Neptune’s Harvest Fish Fertilizer)
* 5 Gallons of water
Let the tea aerate for 3 to 12 hours and use within 8 hours. This makes a concentrated tea that can be used in a variety of ways
Compost Tea Uses
One of the uses of compost tea is a fertilizer like Howard Garrett’s Garrett juice that can be sprayed onto your plants:
* 1 cup concentrated compost tea
* 1 ounce molasses
* 1 ounce natural apple cider vinegar
* 1 ounce liquid seaweed
* 1 gallon water