More howeowners and even farmers are going organic. This is a good thing. But compost tea is one product I often hear people using.
Compost tea makers and formulas are popular and compost tea use has a big following. But how good are they?
While some people swear by them, others and even researches have mixed results.
Compost teas deliver an abundance of microorganisms to the soil. The idea is these microbes multiply first in a bucket and then in the soil. This addition benefits plants and stimulates growth. But the teas contain live bacteria and usually have no shelf life, they must be made using specific equipment and must be used immediately or the microbes will die and it will have little effect.
Important Bedrock Microbiology Truth.
The Environment Selects – This is something that is learned by first year biology students, but is not well-known by most people outside of that.
Microbes that are in the compost tea will only survive if the soil chemistry is precisely what the bacteria need to survive, feed, multiply and grow.
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