Compost Tea Brewing Equipment
Compost Tea Brewing Equipment can be bought as a kit or made with some house hold items around the house. The description posted here are for the DIYers. Compost Teas are used for disease suppressions on leaves on trees or plants. Once the compost tea is made, it is placed on tree leaves to prevent bacterial [...]
Dissolved Oxygen Meter RS232 Connection Cable and Data Collection (EXTECH 407510A) for use with Compost Tea Brewing
When brewing Compost teas, it is very important the whole brew does not go anaerobic. That means the dissolved Oxygen in the water/brew can not go below 5.5 mg/L of dissolved oxygen. This can be measured using a Dissolved Oxygen meter. If you are very serious about making good compost teas, you may want to [...]
Electric Compost Tea Pump(s) Retail Location(s)
The High Flo pump Gold Series is a good choice for using with applications of compost teas. In the study I have done, the pump had a 93% success rate of micro-organism survival through the pump. The last link show a number of stores where the pump can be purchased or ordered. Filmco Industries product [...]
Using Compost Tea for Pest and Disease Suppression Control
Compost Tea is the easiest and safest way to control blight, leave curl and most fungi problems in trees. The process is very simple. Spray compost tea on the leaves and tree branches. Yes, this does not go into the ground, but on the upper canopy of the tree. About 4 weeks before buds open [...]
Making Compost Teas – Video
Here are some simple How To Vidoes to Make Compost Teas. For more information on Compost Tea Application schedules for preventing diseases see, For more Information on applications schedules for Tea Applications, Click Here For more Information on Disease and Pest Suppression using Compost Teas, Click Here Compost Teas/Extracts Foods, Click Here Making Compost Teas [...]
Composting for Growing Soil, Compost Teas and Compost Extracts – Videos
Gardening Rhythms: Advanced Composting Part 2 (2010) (YouTube Part 1) Gardening Rhythms: Advanced Composting Part 2 (2010) (YouTube Part 2) Gardening Rhythms: Advanced Composting Part 2 (2010) (YouTube Part 3)
Pump Batteries
The battery is the last thing people think about. In this case, I have used an 11 amp-hour 12 volt sealed lead-acid battery. It is strapped to the bottom of the applicator using Velcro bought from the local fabric store. It is recharged once a month. I used a cheap motorcycle battery charger. Any 12 [...]
Preparing Tea Samples
Preparing compost tea samples is the easiest sample to make. You do not need to ratio water with the tea. The down side is you really can’t tell how much of each animal is in the tea. When testing for compost teas, you are really looking for life diversity and the general inventory of animals [...]