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Compost tea is a wonderful thing. We could get real technical here, but lets keep it simple. In essence, the idea is that you have sugar and inoculated compost and we fed it to the tomato plants on the new bed that has brand new soil and hardly any organics in it [May 12]. Compost tea is very versatile. Well you know how bad bacteria multiply on the counter top the way you leave chicken out, well good bacteria does the same thing; ‘exponential growth’ it goes crazy, so in a matter of 48-72 hours you have maximum bacterial populations. If you leave it around, it gets kinda smelly and the good bacteria starts to die off, and the bad bacteria starts to move in. There are designer versions, you can buy compost starter that have mycorrhizal (and stuff) and special bacteria. A lot of places like DTE have big monster machines that make it bubble all the time… [paraphrased from Harper].
Who doesn’t love watching their garden transform into an edible landscape? Let’s check out some of the oh-snap pea’s that have grown wonderfully since the spring term started!
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Just another view of the garden:
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Where can I buy compost tea to try on my garden. I live near Molalla, OR
In Eugene there is a business called the Backyard Farmer. They used to sell compost tea, but I’m not sure that they still do. Because it’s really easy to make, you don’t see it sold that often. You can get compost tea ‘starter’ at the cooler grow places.