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Indiana

worm castings
soluble seaweed
soluble fish
molassis
is there any benifit from these products bening put into a compost Tea?

4/5/2012 7:40:08 PM

Connecticut

mmmmm yummy.

4/5/2012 7:47:09 PM

Johnston, R.I.

I think the worm castings and a little molasses would do the trick.

4/6/2012 3:52:06 AM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

All the ingredients that you listed are fine, but be careful not to over do it. For a five gallon batch, I only use about a table spoon of molasses, a tea spoon humic acid and 5-10 ml of kelp with a pound or so of worm castings suspended in the middle. Over feeding can do more harm than good.

4/6/2012 7:52:15 AM

Seattle, WA

I would just stick to the molasses and worm castings and use the other products to water/spray in separate applications. You can use the ratios below, keeping in mind that you need .05-.08 cfm/gal of water.

Tim Wilson of Microbe Organics (www.microbeorganics.com) recommends these ratios based on his testing:

2.38% by volume compost or vermicompost (EWC) per gallon = .38 cups or around half a cup max or about 2 cups in 5 gallons max.

0.5 to 0.75% molasses by volume per gallon = 1.28 to 1.92 tablespoons per gallon. 0.75% is the maximum I use. It is a good bacterial and fungal food.

0.063% fish hydrolysate by volume per gallon = 0.16 tablespoon = 0.479 teaspoons or half a teaspoon

0.25% (max) kelpmeal by volume per gallon = 0.64 tablespoon or half a tablespoon

4/6/2012 3:51:03 PM

Goodwood, Ontario, Canada

I've brewed based upon Tim's recipe and the soup smelled earthy with lots of foaming around the 24 hour mark. I don't have a microscope but I can tell you my wife's household plants are liking it.

4/20/2012 8:28:34 AM