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Montana

Is manure in compost tea a good idea? I don't have any compost and wonder if manure can be used as a sort of substitute.

6/19/2009 11:03:47 PM

Gold Hill, Oregon

i think manbure is ok to use in compost tea. i don't know how much to put in. how big of a brewer r u using?

6/20/2009 11:49:01 PM

Seattle, WA

Manure is going to contain a lot of pathogens, compost the material first before putting it into a brewer.

6/22/2009 12:08:13 AM

Western PA

Hello everyone, I am new to this site. Also relatively new to trying to grow AG pumpkins. I started using manure tea about half way through my plants growth this year. It made a huge difference in the size and quality of the plant.A few leaves measure 20x22 inches. Before using the tea my leaves were not even half that size.
It seems that I may be using it too much from reading what other people are doing. I was watering my plants (vines only) about 12 gallons a night per plant.

Tad12, how do you compost manure ? Is it just well aged, black manure ???

8/23/2009 9:43:34 AM