Does Compost Tea Actually Work? Soil Scientist Explains How Compost Tea Works

Does Compost Tea Actually Work? Soil Scientist Explains How Compost Tea Works | Gardening in Canada

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Compost is a commonly use organic gardening amendment. Compost tea commonly made at home with a DIY format. The screening had a video takes is a little scientist look at the benefits of using compost tea in the garden. We look at what the compost tea does for the soil microbes. As well as how compost tea may benefit the soil overall.
It’s important to remember the compost tea may add a temporary increase in the microbial activity. But that will be short lived once the available sugars run out.
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Ashley is an agronomist who has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan.
At first, her second love, animals, was the career path she chose but while doing her undergrad she realized that her education would take her elsewhere. And with that, four years later she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor’s degree in science and a major in Soil Science.
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@martysgarden 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you thumb this down, guys. This lady put a lot of value into her videos. I am a worm farmer and mostly use the liquid that comes from my farm after I flood it. Always worked for me. Their is an Aussie company that makes it the same way and they supply regen farmers here

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Hahah thanks ❤️

@KevinSmith-dq9tz 2 жыл бұрын

Worm castings tea is the shit. 👍 pun intended. 😎

@johna8973 3 ай бұрын

@@KevinSmith-dq9tz a Real Load of 💩 huh

@JG-uo3fq 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to have found this channel! There’s so much info out there, but this is one I trust!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you found it too! Be sure to share, it’s the only way I can get traction 🤣

@LindaIngle Жыл бұрын

Thank you for saving me the time and energy. Love your science base.

@jenniemauck2124 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation. First year using compost tea applying first thing in the morning. So far so good. My plants look better than ever but that is just one method I implemented this year. Interested in the fermented vid!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!

@krisyallowega5487 3 жыл бұрын

Great content. I made compost tea a few times but have found that it is just extra work for me. So when I think my containergarden is looking a little drab, I make an extract. I just run some day old water through a little strainer of compost. This is strictly for the potting mix not for the foliage. Within a day or so everyone's happy.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea see and in container gardens I think that’s perfect.

@christopherhumphrey 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I've been researching worm casting tea lately to see if it's worth the time and effort to make. It sounds like it would be more beneficial to just add the carbohydrates directly to the soil to feed the microbes that are already in the soil. Then top dress or amend the soil for the nutrients and of course water the plants. 😊

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Who is a compost tea person? What do you find the benefits to be? My hypothesis is that the best results would be see in a container garden.

@thetheoryprincess3050 3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciated this video as there is SO much info out there for gardeners, and no way for novice gardeners to be able to discern what is worth the money & effort. I'm trying like heck to keep this simple, but sometimes I feel like it's anything BUT simple! I've heard about compost tea and the thought of trying it crossed my mind, but now, i can cross that notion off my list as what you said totally made sense. I've also heard about worm casting tea. How is that better or different than using worm castings?

@williamgerry5722 3 жыл бұрын

@@thetheoryprincess3050 e

@mindydiaz9015 3 жыл бұрын

I use old chicken poo in pillow case and steep it for 3 days it stinks so bad but I have seen the results in a matter of hours my flowers grew. So to me that is my proof. But I dont do it often bc the smell will last for a week or more.

@AndYourLittleDog 2 жыл бұрын

Dr Elaine Ingram has so many lectures on compost tea and I’ve always wondered why not just too dress with compost? I don’t use a foliar feed and am a backyard gardener, not a farmer but soil regeneration is fascinating.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

It’s likely because it solubilized nutrients and that combined with water means it’s more bioavailable to the plant

@maggiemanzke7926 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video. I bought a compost tea concentrate last year for my houseplants, and all I can say is I agree with you, it helped me concentrate on actually watering my plants, but otherwise I saw no benefit. I saw more benefits to adding a little compost as a top-dressing. Boy, were those plants happier! I plan to try some worm poops next.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

That’s kind of cool how we see the same results! Science 🤓

@martysgarden 2 жыл бұрын

The worm casts have been proven tho work and has the science behind it

@katrinaphillips5324 2 жыл бұрын

More gardeners should check out your knowledge

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the love

@mindydiaz9015 3 жыл бұрын

Omg yes sis!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for this. The video just started so im sure I'll comment more than once 😂

@VOTE4TAJ 3 жыл бұрын

My first introduction to compost tea was by watching Mr. John Evans’ video in Alaska. Through I never tried making any compost tea but recently I soaked a few weeds and grass in a bin and rain water. After third day it smelled like sewer and I end up throwing everything away. (May be it meant to smell in an anaerobic environment just like our septic system) Yes to a video on fermented solutions.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea so if it stinks it’s definitely anaerobic

@juniorbanks5145 3 жыл бұрын

Oh so lucky I seen this before doing the manure compost tea, thank u for your great knowledge , especially being from Canada I can relate to your vids, you’re the best😃

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Awe thanks! Glad you’re enjoying! Share it with all your Canadian friends I have a hard time getting KZfaq to send my Videos to the right people!

@juniorbanks5145 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I can tell something isn’t right , u have amazing content , and easy on the eyes , your number of viewers should be though the roof , hope u keep it up !

@michaelmarchione3408 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Never used actual compost tea, but many years ago we did use rainwater that was strained through rabbit manure in a double wash tub. We did it for 4 years and didn't really see any difference in our vegetable garden. At that time we had a very large garden. We never used commercial fertilizer then, or even now.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Bet that worked really nicely

@ad8261 3 жыл бұрын

I just used bokashi tea. I only added food scraps to the bokashi. Never used it before. Definitely would like a fermented video. Thanks

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Okay! Will do

@soulshiversasmr 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video thank you

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@valloke9635 3 жыл бұрын

Wow agree very interesting, finally my doubts are answered here.. great information about compost tea and soil microbes, fungi & diseases.. my plants transplanted using home made organic composted soil did not respond too well initially right after transplant had root rot and early blight, but now some manage to survive and stable trying grow again. 😆

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes with compost the issue is a hydrophobic mess when it haven’t been watered properly.

@ODGROW 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation. Thank you! In the Cannabis world compost tea is the in thing right now. I just recently set up with a 50gal drum to feed my plants. Wish you would have made this video a few weeks ago... I could have saved $300 lol. Still going to give it a try and see if I notice any changes. Keep the videos coming!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea absolutely give it a shot I’ve love to know the results.

@shadytreez 3 жыл бұрын

Seaweed compost tea and Starks Brothers tree start liquid (blue crystals like Miracle Grow but better micro nutrients) did wonders for my potted and ground plants.

@shadytreez 3 жыл бұрын

Heck...I made my own fish compost tea when I lost 3 4lb fish... I wanted to try the old ways... fish, molasses, and water. It took 6 months for it to decompose (minus larger head bones) and another 6 months to mature and not stink so bad. I have used it and it works well on my boysenberry. I think I will test it on a squash that grew in woodchips. The woodchips lack nutrients so this could work well.

@kicknadeadcat 2 жыл бұрын

I have been using Jadam for the last three years now with great success. AlMost 40 years of growing vegetables and fruit trees. Last year being the best year ever as far as production and taste. I use a non aerated compost tea in late fall cover with leaves and layer of compost and then cover that with landscaping material. I believe that application is key. Let that sit over the winter. In early spring I use aerated teas and during the growing season. I have eliminated store bought fertilizer almost completely. Grow comfrey for NPK. And the teas to keep the soil healthy. Some of the other inputs are compost, FAA, lactobacillus, Bokashi, worm castings ( this year from my own worms) and IMO collected on my property. I use 4:1 comfrey twice a month. Compost tea at weekly half strength in the soil and as a foliar spray. And my teas are made up of small amounts of everything. The ferments are so active they push the tops off my cans. In summer I use any fallen fruit of my trees and put it in a can of water with a handful of leaves and lactobacillus and let it ferment for over a month. I water that down deep under my trees. This year I will be doing same thing with tomatoes. A perfect cycle, plant to ground back to plant the next year. Even an old Italian can learn old things……

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@justinperreira2560 3 жыл бұрын

This is not the video I wanted but tge video i needed!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha uh oh ❤️

@matthagge4792 Жыл бұрын

I've always found it strange when people talk about or suggest compost tea as some sort of fertilizer. I've always understood it as a way to boost microbial activity. I've also not found a good video with someone properly testing multiple plant/lawn beds with/without compost teas, and a control. You bring up a good point about under-watering, and how people may be witnessing effects of proper watering and attributing it to the tea. I'm going to try it on my lawn as the previous owner got a little happy with the Round Up, and I figured the tea can't hurt what's not there.

@sheriwills5213 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative video! About halfway through, a cat begins meowing. Not sure what it's saying, but my kitty sat up attentively to listen. 😄

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha it was saying pick me up and love me. Talking to your phone is silly

@EdieBabeMonster 3 жыл бұрын

I have so much comfrey in my yard that I routinely smash leaves into a bucket or big water jug then fill with water, wait till it kind of rots and turns brown with slimy leftover leaf matter and then I just water it all over my various garden plants.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Great use of “weeds”

@DragonflyenAmber 3 жыл бұрын

When you are talking about compost are you referring to the standard back yard version of the pile of refuse left to 'ferment'? I've been reading about Bokashi composting lately and curious as to whether that method would make a difference in the results.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I can do a video on bokashi. I haven’t get but off the cuff answer I don’t think it would be a major difference

@SoulFood99 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear your thoughts on fermented solutions!

@chefe2152 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah great idea,I'm interested about this too

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Okay! I’ll work on that for you guys

@chefe2152 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@Raane23 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed! I have been using bokashi in my kitchen and have been trying to mix it with my other compost outside (total compost newbie, plus I live in the high desert with hardly any rain, so...) and would love to know the science behind that in your opinion.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely need to do a video on this

@mindydiaz9015 3 жыл бұрын

Well I have no questions you are always so thorough with your videos and explain everything. I learn so much from you. I use chicken poo tea and it works for me this chicken poo is 5 years old. It's basically dust. We bought my house a year ago and the people before us had chickens in the barn and nvr cleaned it. So I use that. So I will admit I use toooons of other stuff not just teas I use fertilizer organic and non, vitamins, alge water, fish emulsion and more. So to say compost tea works I actually can not say it may be all the other things I do. I do only do the tea very seldom bc it effing stinks and I do not want to smell poo when I walk by my flowers. But I see it as of it doesn't kill them then it must work 😂

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

awe thanks so much!

@lostmanamiga38 3 жыл бұрын

would you say the same about leachate fluids from worm bins too?

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I would try to aerate the leachate for a bit before putting it on the soil. It has been known to contain anerobic bacteria

@kellyesselmont2478 Жыл бұрын

I have a garbage bin of yard waste that just got left out by mistake… would the liquid in it be a fertilizer that I could dilute with water and put on my beds to improve soil health? I’m in Ontario zone 5a

@angelikaszabo1962 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought compost tea was a bunch of plant clippings such as grass or dry leaves or leaves you are trimming from a plant that is soaking in water. This water is what I thought was compost tea. I didn't know anything about the sugar you add, or an aerator. This video is very interesting! Can you just make compost tea from clippings and leaf trimmings that is left in the water for a day or two? Will it still benefit the plants?

@GerryMantha Жыл бұрын

How do you know or quantify "proper biology". Don't fall for snake oil dude, otherwise it will drain your wallet.

@Geopolitic157 2 жыл бұрын

Great information videos. I was wondering if you could comment any further on molasses in compost tea? The reason I ask, is that Doc Elaine Ingham does not use molasses in her compost teas...Something about possibly increasing "bad" bacteria possibilities can happen? She only lightly covered it, and I am trying to find out more.. Also, I was trying to learn more about making a mycorrhizal -worm casting tea......I have some Wallace mycorrhizal inocuant, however, Doc Ingham's method of using something like couple of handfuls of forest bed soil, that you know has not had chemicals , which I have, and running well water through it, letting it steep, will give you a fungi inoculant.. So, I have tried that, with worm castings and some glacial dust, in the tea, and found it positively effective. I am retired now, and have the time to up my "gardening game".... Endlessly now trying to understand the science behind what we do....Going to get a microscope soon......You have a great channel, and glad I am subscribed.

@Paratrooper23 8 ай бұрын

The DR. was saying that with molasses you will get bacterial dominant tea. With Fish Emulsion and seaweed combo ( from Neptunes Harvest ) you will get fungi dominant which is what veggies and such need.

@skatingcanuck9837 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I found your channel based on a recommendation from the channel "LEARN TO GROW". You said you don't want animal by product in a tea. Aren't worm castings animal by product? Do you equate worm tea with compost tea?

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Misilla is a close friend of mine. Worm castings can run some risks but it’s less likely. And work teas would be very similar to compost tea. I can do a video on it though because work casting tea will have more “fats” and can have an almost oily appearance

@majesticgardener5862 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t used Compost tea, but I was wondering if using my koi/ goldfish pond filter clean out would be be beneficial? Or would this be similar to what you discussed- aquatic vs land microbes?

@GardeningInCanada Жыл бұрын

Yea! Give it a shot. That stuff works wonders

@majesticgardener5862 Жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Thank you! I appreciate it!!!

@angelotorto250 Жыл бұрын

I’d love to see a study on positive feedback loops of beneficial microbes and if compost tea can influence population growth in this process from both sterile medium and already flourishing soil with microbes

@chrisnewland8059 9 ай бұрын

I use pond water, molasses, starter is alpaca manure, and warm castings, composted straw

@TMF-8400 3 жыл бұрын

I have a lawn question for you? I have never put any kind of compost on my lawn. Every year I get brown patch and dollar spot, sometimes pythium blight. The experts say that I need to build up my soil too fight these diseases. I currently use synthetic fertilizer in early spring and organic in late spring and nothing till fall. I aerate and re-seed in fall (September). I have 9,000 square feet of tall type fescue. All different varieties. I live in the states, Missouri to be exact. What your expert advice be?

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

So adding organic material will help. I would probably go towards manure in this case. The reason being there is no guarantee that the compost will be decomposed/processed properly to eliminate disease. The other thing to look at would be a fertilizer higher in phosphate/potassium to encourage more root development and less nitrogen to discourage rapid green growth. The soft green growth can be easily infected. How often/how do you water

@TMF-8400 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I water as needed, but usually if we don't have any rain in the near future, I will water 3 days a week, back to back 15 minutes a zone starting at 4 am - 5:30am then I start my 2nd round at 6am and finish 7:45am. That will give me a total of 1 1/4 inches for the week. What kind of manure or does it matter? Can I get it in a granular or do I get it fresh? I live less than a mile from 2 horse farms.

@TMF-8400 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I'm sorry, I only answered 1 of your questions. I have an in - ground irrigation system and performed the output test last year.

@TMF-8400 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Hello, I did some research after work and I can only find locally compost derived from cow manure. Will that work? I will try to find whatever you suggest? Thank you for your time!

@ganbinocanfly 3 жыл бұрын

As being a totally organic gardener, I am 100% reliant on the organic amendments that I've added to my soil mix and the speed that nutrients can be cycled. This is the most important reason that I use aerated compost teas. In setting up a garden bed, there are always going to be shortfalls in microbial activity, especially fungal. I always use an aerated tea when starting a new bed, and whenever I heavily top dress. This will kick start nutrient cycling in a major way, and allow me to get ample microbial activity right in the root zone, where I need it is most needed. I'd agree that in soils that do not rely heavily on the soil food web or that feed heavily with inorganic salts, teas probably won't seem to have much of an effect as their presence isn't really something that you will "see" much benefits from.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

that is smart!

@tomallison7416 Ай бұрын

I would love to know about the fermented stuff. Locally we have comfrey that should be awesome but how?

@dymondwillow2 3 жыл бұрын

nice video.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MultiWingnut 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all of that info. But frankly most of it just went over my head, because I didn't have the attention span. I missed it if you addressed it, but I just wanted to find out if there is experimental evidence for compost teas working.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

nothing to date

@dymondwillow2 3 жыл бұрын

would dumping my compostables into a pail and adding water help along my garden? perhaps letting them ferment?

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Like uncomposted material?

@dymondwillow2 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada yes, uncomposted. if i added that to a bucket of water and let it stew for a bit, would that work? or i have also heard of adding compost right into the soil of the outside plants - in the ground plants.

@leroy2158 4 ай бұрын

How about If you add gia green bloom and worm castings to your compost in the bag to make your tea. Would that increase the nutritional value of the tea for flowering plants ?

@freelivingtennessee 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever done a video about JADAM liquid fertilizer or weed tea fertilizer? Anaerobic decomposition.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t but I definitely need too!

@growpuravida 3 жыл бұрын

is it the dog's tail banging in the background 😂 thank you for the video! heard from a biodynamic farmer that his zebus don't have e.coli in their manure; would be nice to hear from a scientist if there is any base....thank you!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Most likely lol 😂

@scottsmith507 3 жыл бұрын

Ashley, what about a worm casting tea, instead of compost tea?

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah oh no! So many of you are asking this, I’ll have to make a separate video for work casting tea. To be honest my off the cuff answer is that it’s going to have similarities but the big difference is going to be in the number of ammino acids/proteins and fats.

@renatosantana9308 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! Could you make a video about bioponics/ organic ecologic hydroponics? I would like to know how it works and how to make it at home. I really like your videos 😁

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea absolutely! Was there anything in particular you wanted to know? Or just a generalized video.

@renatosantana9308 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I would like a generalized video including nutrients, microorganisms, ph and ways to make it as homemade as posible. Thank you! 😁

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Okay awesome!

@renatosantana9308 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Also, I think it would be interesting to see hoy to apply it to houseplants and renewable medium

@janellemassey7669 2 жыл бұрын

I have hydroponic. It is pond with goldfish, it is pumped into 2 contained beds. Last year it had tomato and cucumber, production was low, it had lava rocks. This year I cleared it out and put grow bags in them with potting mix, awesome for filtering very clear, planted watermelon and cantaloupe which has more vines and make blooms. I need to know how to feed plants, would appreciate your help.

@kaleyjanenigh Ай бұрын

Ashley, has any new science or research come out since posting this video that advocates for this method? My cart has been filled with all of the "stuffs" for this AACT hype, but I'm so glad I checked to see if you had a video for it! I trust YOU more than the other people esposing the benefits, but I guess I was secretly hoping that this would be beneficial.

@emilylawrence5234 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video on the "soil bacteria" people make with rice water and molasses to make lactobacillus? If not, would love to see it!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t but I definitely can make one.

@emilylawrence5234 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I would love that. Many are claiming this mixtures will last a whole season… which from my understanding seems like a stretch because the lab would multiple and eat all the sugars and then there wouldn’t be any food for them. Anyways, would love to hear your thoughts! The Weedy Gardener has made video on this but many others have

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Okay awesome I’ll look into it

@donaldv9 Жыл бұрын

I have making mine own compost tea in a five gallon bucket. I use an aquarium aerator with a large aerator stone and run it for two days to get rid of the chlorine. I also run it outside. Then I use a couple handfuls of worm compost on cheese cloth and tie it up and hang it about one inch from my aerator stone. I also use about two to three tablespoons of all natural unsulphured Molasses and stir it in the water until it dissolves and then hang my worm compost in it and run for 24 hours. I had a tomato plant growing that got full of aphids and was dying. I was ready to yank it out but tried other alternatives which didn’t work so I sprayed it with the compost tea and it got rid of all the aphids and the tomato plant grew to nine feet and gave me 70 tomatoes. I spray it on all my garden plants and you can see a definite growth overnight and all the leaves and fruit are very healthy, strong and productive.

@KoolAide187 Жыл бұрын

I can't prove compost tea works in a soil environment but I can prove that in a hydroponic environment it works. I had pythium and it was killing a plant of mine in my hydroponic grow. A buddy of mine suggested a compost tea. He gave me a recipe to try and I tried it. He said apply it, then apply again in 4 days then in another 7 days and then every 2 weeks. He explained to me that the beneficial microbes are mainly aerobic and they will survive, excel, and pretty much outfeed the pythium on the roots. Basically the beneficial microbes move in and on the roots and push out the pythium. I don't know the exact science behind it but after my day 7 of using microbes I didn't think I needed to even add them anymore because my roots were pearly white and plant was already bouncing back. But I added them again like he recommended and I never had another issue. If the problem ever arises again. I know how to treat it.

@janellemassey7669 2 жыл бұрын

I have 2 compost tea barrels (20 gal.), 1 is with bubbler and other is with out. I put compost, molasses, seaweed, Epsom Salt, and rainwater in it. My question is: when I empty the tea do I feel with water then wait 2 days or add ingredients again, how much do put on base of plant

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

How much epsom do you add per 20 gallons

@janellemassey7669 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada on making compost tea I used 1/2 cup molasses, 1/2cup seaweed, 2T. fish fertilizer, 1/2c. apple cider, 1/4c. Epsom salt to 20gal rainwater. I am very new and learning by video. Appreciate any help.

@lisakukla459 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not doing compost tea currently, but when I did, I used Boogie Brew. I was still a pretty new gardener, so my eye wasn't trained yet to be able to tell if it did any good. I didn't struggle with disease at all that year, but I definitely have every year since; Different locations and methods (as in, container/in-ground/raised beds) each time. No telling if that's causation vs correlation. It was kinda neat to play around with, though, and I'd probably go back to using it again once I'm better setup for it. Another channel I've watched for years, David the Good, is always using the anaerobic stuff. He calls it "Dave's fetid swamp water." Doesn't appeal to me much, mainly bc of how I imagine it would smell, but I guess I would if it's all I had.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s very cool. So you’re thinking it could have helped suppress disease.

@lisakukla459 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I do think it's quite possible.

@jessicamurano9673 2 жыл бұрын

Boogie Brew is a vegan blend of super high quality ingredients, so no animal manures, so this means that you don't have to worry so much about the "bad guys" growing in the tea or going into the soil. I think the content of the materials used is key with compost tea. What do you think Ashley?

@sjewitt22 Ай бұрын

Anyone know about nettle nd comfrey left in water to make fertilzer or just grass clippings. Any good or bullshit? Chers

@rexzietsman Жыл бұрын

What happens if you have a mixed compost of horse manure, urine and wood shavings that have been left outside to decompose over say 3 to 6 years? Will the coliforms still be present enough?

@NupeAtl 2 жыл бұрын

You have to do a side by side grow test. From the tests I've seen, the yeilds are usually better as in nearly double. I'm just not sure why that seems to be the case if compost teas are supposedly snake oil. Not all compost teas are equal. That's for damn sure, but the guy that formulated Boogie Brew seems to have a winner. One of his main points is high quality sourced worm castings. Without it, he basically says you're wasting your time.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

interesting!

@harrellt1405 2 жыл бұрын

I think ive seen a video of theirs or some other companies where they have a truck full of compost tea they brewed and their job is to restore the trees and the land with their tea. And it seems that their method seems to be working. I think compost tea is very effective when it comes to barren soils and fast mineral depleted soils like in pots. As someone who have been growing in pots for many years, i found compost and seaweed to be the main component to sustain my plants. As for the tea, i like to do it time to time but never tested it side to side with a plant to see which one will do better.

@nicoherrerai 2 жыл бұрын

Homemade vermicompost, homemade hot compost (bacterial dominated), a bit (tiny bit because is slow to make) of homemade fungal dominated compost, simple sugars, dechlorinated ambient temp water, air pump, 24hrs brewing time, ph to 6.2-6.5 before adding to my cannabis plants

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Love that!

@cannafarmer Жыл бұрын

Fan leaves, bannanas, black strap mollases, apples, pears. Seems to help the flowers.

@wildedibles819 3 жыл бұрын

I ferment weeds with molassas but i don't make compost tea I mulch with well rotted compost

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Nummy 😏

@wildedibles819 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada yes it smells way better if you add watermelon rinds and yecky parts of strawberries:) really it smells fruity instead of comfrey sludge lmbo

@junidhaniff6360 2 жыл бұрын

Out of the box question..how do u increase the good microbes to eat the bad one in the soil and how to know that it works

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

The only real way to achieve this would be with a cultivated known variety.

@jjames8495 2 жыл бұрын

How can I make compost tea last longer?

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by that? For storage?

@jjames8495 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada yeah for storage to use later on.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Oh! Just keep it is a cool dark place but not an air tight container

@sislertx Жыл бұрын

One guy says never add sugar as it.causes ecoli in soil to multiply like.crazy..IS THIS TRUE??

@ronaldthoms2147 Жыл бұрын

Could you review a KZfaqr YRA / young Red Angus he uses compost tea on corn an other crops an has cut his nitrogen in half an no phosphorus an has grown 200 bushel corn with no nitrogen, his farm is in Kansas

@omathitis8498 Жыл бұрын

I believe it works.

@kendravoracek3636 3 жыл бұрын

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@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

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@danielchapman6032 2 жыл бұрын

I do compost teas but I guess I am doing them for the wrong reasons. I just use a couple of 5 gallon buckets. Put compost in the bottom of one, fill with water, and then poor the compound back and forth a couple of times to keep the water aerated. The idea behind doing this is that plant nutrients are water soluble. So putting the compost in the water draws forth the nutrients the plant wants and makes them readily available. Then after a few days or a week I just dilute it a bit and then poor it around the plants I want to give a shot to. I also do this with what I call green teas. I take dandelion (or nettles if I want to fight the ticks) leaves soak them for a week. Filter out the plant material and then dilute and poor. I have no science for this but my eyeball test tells me the plants like. Course not being scientific it could be as you say I am just watering the plants and that is what they are responding to.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

That’s good! If it works for you continue

@jeffree9015 2 жыл бұрын

can always add additional amendments to the compost.

@damedesmontagnes Жыл бұрын

Dr. Elaine Ingham and her Soil Food Web method have improved farms all over the world using thermophilic aerobic compost tea, and testing the soil to see what is needed and modify the treatment as needed. Their before and after is amazing, and saves farmers money that would have otherwise gone to synthetic fertilizers. The crops and soil are so much healthier and productive. I highly recommend learning from her. She really knows what she's talking about, and has a lot of credible education, experience and success.

@mbailey12341 Жыл бұрын

It’s not about nutrient content it’s about inoculating your soil with the proper BIOLOGY that works with your plants to create a circle of life that inevitably benefits the plant.

@rondavis2791 Ай бұрын

Have you used it? Any luck?

@tic857 2 жыл бұрын

so basically just use compost as compost and not as a solution, right?

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

yea i would say thats the best

@tic857 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada does finished compost also lost nitrogen to the atmosphere as its stored or dried out?

@angeloflores2614 3 жыл бұрын

If you compost are made up of weeds maybe this is an option to avoid those weed seeds

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea! Absolutely, also if you have a lot of weeds try a hot compost option.

@jacobclark89 Жыл бұрын

"Its claim to provide nutes is weak" ? Why are u looking at NPK when its the microboes that feeds the plant ? Watering more is only a good thing whe the plants arent watered enough but it depends on the plant . I concour with youre findings of microbe burn out . I think there is a time and a place but like u say alot can go wrong . you cant argue with youre results and you're tomatos are amazing .

@effieinglish 2 жыл бұрын

So, basically you think Elaine Ingham is FOS. ?

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

No not at all. I just think there are multiple ways to get to similar results that’s all.

@effieinglish 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Definitely not how it was phrased.

@GerryMantha Жыл бұрын

I believe Elaine Ingham is FO$. Pseudo-science sells.

@williamwaters4506 Жыл бұрын

To me compost 'tea' is like juicing. You juice some carrots and thrown way the pulp which has the fiber in it and other nutrients. You make compost 'tea' and what do you do with the compost you used? Put it in the soil? Why not just put the compost in the soil to begin with? Compost tea is just weak fertilizer.

@jordanhuguenard8315 Жыл бұрын

Yall would greatly benefit by using Lactic Acid Bacteria Serum, it's incredible stuff and it's easy to make 🙂 do your research it's definitely worth it

@Norbingel Жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on Dr. Elaine Ingham's promotion of compost tea for soil health? Although, from what I gather, she would agree with you that it would work best on soil with low microbial life but not so much on ones that are good on that front already. As for problems with disease, she does recommend only fully finished thermally composted stuff, iirc.

@Bamamike223 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried using a good home brewed compost tea next to a control to see the result?

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve tried variations mostly aerated though

@doctorharlingston 4 ай бұрын

Too much face time not enough b-roll

@malcolmbronte-stewart2114 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to disagree, but you call yourself a scientist and yet it appears to me that you have not done the required research. First, it is important to distinguish between Compost Tea Extract and Aerated Compost Tea. Extract can be made with a few handfuls of the compost (or better still worm castings) in a big bucket of rain water, or in a bag in the bucket. Either way it is stirred sufficient to release microbes into the water. I would then run the liquid through a 400 micro screen to avoid clogging the sprayer nozzles and then dilute it and use a sprayer to apply it to the ground and foliage. (I typically spray 25 acres with about 360 liters of extract, but we use it on garden plants as well) Aerated Compost tea is bubbled for around 24 hours to allow the life to multiply (double every 20 minutes). This may be ok as long as you have checked the compost (and the tea) under a microscope to ensure you have not boosted the bad microbes as well as the good. It is generally not a good idea to add sugar / molasses but you can add kelp and a few other ingredients. I think you should read more widely (eg Matt Powers, Dr David Johnson, Dr Elaine Ingham) and try it yourself before announcing opinions that other people may take seriously. The this treatment benefits the soil, helps roots to grow, sequesters carbon, produces better crops and vegetables that are more nutrient rich, negates the need for artificial fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and anyone can do it on a small scale as long as they understand the process.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

You realize you can make an argument (and pretty good discussion from what I’ve read) without insulting someone and attacking their designation. If your statement is strong enough it can stand along without “and you call yourself a scientist”

@malcolmbronte-stewart2114 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada hi, well, I am not sure I understand how you regard what I said as insulting. I thought it was a statement of fact - as well as an opinion. Once again I think you betray a lack of appreciation of the scientific mindset and approach. I was criticizing the fact that you tell the world you are a scientist - (a title that brings with it responsibilities and expectations), but have not done the science (on this topic at least). I think you have not read / researched or experimented sufficiently about this subject to make bold comments and judgements, yet you appear to think you can pontificate about it. Some less educated or trusting people may be influenced by your announcements - especially as you are a "scientist". I am not being rude, I am challenging your assertions. What I have said are intended to be an honest, truthful and scientifically based evaluations and comments. I assess Master's degrees and I can assure you I would say the same (probably in a far more forthright way) to any student who made similar claims and (in my opinion) uneducated statements without proper reference to credible and balanced evidence. Of course, this is just my opinion.

@LaurieLezinSchmidt 2 жыл бұрын

Just ignore him.

@canadiangemstones7636 2 жыл бұрын

Malcolm Bronte - Can you cite an article in a peer-reviewed journal that proves a single one of your assertions? I’d love to know more about what the science says, and since you’re an expert, I assume you have some links. And sorry, what you do in your backyard doesn’t count, nor does telling us how many tomatoes your Aunt Millie harvests from her three plants due to the magical powers of compost tea. Ideally what I want to see is a meta-analysis, which is a study of studies.

@malcolmbronte-stewart2114 2 жыл бұрын

@@canadiangemstones7636 Hi, please have a look at Dr. Elaine Ingham's work for this, she has been researching and publishing work on soil regeneration for over 30 years. Dr. David Johnson has also produced a substantial body of peer reviewed evidence and is famous for his method of producing fungal compost. There are many more scientists (with PhDs) who publish and give talks at conferences on this topic - it is well understood by those who have studied it. You betray a bias and cynicism in some of your comments. It is not up to me to prove anything - I suggested that she (the "soil scientist") needs to read more widely and acquaint herself with findings. You are both in danger of appearing to be rather close minded. I did not say I was an expert - I challenged her statement / announcement that she is a scientist because I think she has not done sufficient research or experimentation to earn the right to profess. I do not have an Aunt Millie. It is up to you to do the research - you (and others) are welcome to ignore the evidence if you like. It does not bother me. It strikes me as ignorant. What is her qualification for making these pronouncements? What has she published in peer-reviewed journals? What experiments or consultancies has she carried out?

@ab_ab_c 3 жыл бұрын

You need to normalize your video audio before uploading--it's very difficult to hear what you are saying as it is...

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

What area in particular is messing up for you? My side sounds normal

@ab_ab_c 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Your whole vid volume is too low when I have my headphones on & my computer audio settings set to their max levels. If you use a program like Audacity, you can use an audio setting called "normalize" to boost the output level of your audio. I never have this problem with properly made vids, just so you know...

@apextroll 3 жыл бұрын

@@ab_ab_c In the comment section of your channel someone said you were polite. I'm sure that was sarcastic.

@ab_ab_c 3 жыл бұрын

@@apextroll Everyone is entitled to their opinion....

@apextroll 3 жыл бұрын

@@ab_ab_c Maybe if you learn to write a proper comment you'll get people to care about your opinion.

@sislertx Жыл бұрын

I use to use miracle.grow then switched to tiger blood organic 2 8 4 especially...last year was a total bust because of record heat and drought...but this fall i am using agri grow something..organic..and seaweed...because thats all they had in my tiny town....but so far all i have is the seedlings im pushing with agrigrow hoping they are a little faster....as im late late late..

@AdityaBhargava 3 жыл бұрын

IIRC it's not exactly the same usage you described, but I came across a paper recently while trying to find some information on ratios for amendments. I don't have any background in this field so can't comment on quality, methodology, journal quality, etc., but they did find their preparation of compost tea (from chicken manure) to improve fruit yield (and other measures) in tomatoes compared to control soil. Of course the "chemical" fertilizer did better, though the "organic"-fertilized tomatoes did have higher vitamin C and polyphenol content. They did aerate and ferment the manure tea for 6 days. DOI: 10.24326/asphc.2021.2.7

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll look into it. Do you know if the testing for dangerous bacteria or anything of that nature? Or if they sterilized the chicken manure prior to the tea mixing.

@AdityaBhargava 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I don't recall off the top of my head and didn't put that in my notes either... I wasn't actually looking for the compost tea bit of information so kinda glossed over it

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea that’s fair.

@faizalmohd9536 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Can we naturally sterilize any manure by letting it dry under the sun until it is totally dry?

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

It would become pretty sterile by then yup

@shadytreez 3 жыл бұрын

I have a double tumbler with army 🪰flys that munch through everything quickly and the compost sludge drips out at the bottom. I add leaves, alfalfa, spoiled milk, pumpkins, rabbit droppings, and other fruits to my compost. I have small containers catching that tea. I then add a teaspoon to a bucket of water when I water my garden. It seems to be high in phosphorus...

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good thing! Your roots will be happy