How to Make Compost Tea Like a PRO
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- An excellent microbial fertilizer, in today's video Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea takes us through his process of making compost tea commercially.
In this video we discuss: What you need to make compost tea, how to make compost tea properly, how to make a good compost tea, what to feed your compost tea, why we don't use molasses, and more.
Shoutout to Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea for his help (livingrootscomposttea.com/)
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People think I’m crazy when I show them pictures of my 9’ tomato plants ! They are loaded with tomatoes from bottom to the top ! I had to prune the tops because I couldn’t find the support for them past my 8’ of bamboo stakes. All grown with 100% natural fertilizer & compost tea ! I made my own urea from urine which is nitrogen the phosphorus was from self made bone meal and the potassium was from wood ash ! I use compost tea to water and spray every other week from planting to current ! I highly suggest for people to work outside the box and get away from synthetics. It’s amazing how much better the taste of my vegetables are.
Concerned about the bold usage of urine and bone meal 😳 blink if your not ok
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I would love to learn more about your process
Could you please make a video and post it on utube. Thanks
Same for me last year this year just let them grow back down to the ground. That’s what I did it worked perfect.
Thank you Jess and Troy for sharing your knowledge and information.
Thank you so much for this. Best video on compost tea I've seen. Also, Thx for Living Soil Handbook, Jesse. It answers so many questions and gives me a whole new outlook. I am going to try to find Troy's What's Brewing podcast next
One of the most detailed videos on compost tea. Thank you.
Thanks for the genuine, well stepped out video, lots of good tips and explanations. Legend!
So much knowledge here! And clearly acquired over the years from a sum of sources. Therefore I can’t thank you guys enough for this video and your will to simply better peoples gardens and lives. Thats selfless!
Compost tea made from goat manure has made a huge difference to my garden. The crops are doing so much better. I guess the soil in my plot is very nutrient poor. The trees now grow faster, the vegetables are greener and have bigger leaves. They are also more resistant to aphids. I water them once a week with the compost tea - 1 litre compost tea added to 4 litres water. Then I water with just water another day in the week. Even the cactus plant has started growing lots of shoots after being dormant for nearly a year.
Next, I want to try chicken manure compost tea.
Goats are always good, especially if they have a nice range to forage. and good diet
Nothing to do with the amount of nutrients, as most of these are in almost any subsoil (rock, gravel, sand clay etc). This is usually not the missing link. It's the plant availability of these nutrients, which mainly fungi and bacteria will harvest and bring to the plants in return of starches from the plant roots as exudates. By adding compost tea, you add soil microorganisms that will do this. Poor soil quality is usually the cause of lack of soil life. Increased organic matter will provide habitat.
If you read this, please tell me how you made goat compost tea. I've got a bunch of goat manure in the barn I was gonna be cleaning out and adding to woodchip piles, but would love some tea to water with
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Only one thing to comment on, explaining humic acid would make understanding what it is in relation to the compost tea. Most people tend to ignore doing research, "too much trouble", so a quick explanation is better.
I have a container garden, so I keep adding water, the extract all summer, and adding in mushroom scraps, bits of rotting twigs, sometimes coffee grounds (used) and have the air flow 24/7. I have to use it to keep the plants viable given the soil depletion every 2-3 days because of watering, rain, or plants using up nutrients.
This week I have to again use it for the compost tea using worm compost. The change in temperature, season, and humidity will change the microbial life, and the soil biome. (All the bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and other organisms).
I used a fairly strong tea on an apple tree with canker, hoping to reduce the damage. It does seem to be working, the one bad scar is being grown over by the tree, the canker areas are smaller, some gone.
Compost tea won't "burn" which is extremely handy when using it to start seeds or cuttings.
Seeds and cutting need completly different mediums to grow.
Seeds like rich soils.
Cuttings, until they develop roots, must be in very poor soil, with excelent drainage, the more sterile the better. There is no sterile mediums, all have some bacteria and fungus, but, the less the better. Otherwise they will...rot, compost...usually sand is optimal (not counting fabrics and plastics and other sintetics). Non nutritional organic mater, like peetmoss, or even barks, can be used if they drain well. Althou compostea is basicly just water with sugars and bacteria in it, is a no no for cutting. Only water, pure water is all it takes.
Very handy scenario. Thanks for pointing that out.
I am so grateful for your video!!! It cannot be anymore useful. It changed my whole garden here in the desert of Dubai. ❤ thank you
You’re the best kitty cat! So cute she follows you around.
Great start to my Sunday before head to my garden ❤️
This is an awesome tutorial and the explanations really help it all make sense!
I'm from Kentucky I'm just now getting hip to the organic side farming and I am absolutely in love with the idea I'm about to get the rest of the setup to start brewing today I've wanting to do the IMO but have to learn a little more about that though
You can also used a organic potato, just bake it like you would normally do (NO MICROWAVE) and mush the potato flesh into the water, it's a more complex food that fungal foods thrive on, bacterial foods are foods that break down easily, so fungi absolutely love it 👍
Thank you, my friend is Vietnamese, I am applying this technology to make manure thanks to your friend's videos, I have learned more
Over the years I've heard it but, this presentation melds everything together nicely...
This is so awesome! I want it make it to help my compacted soil. I love the podcast
Love using different types of teas. Thank you for this.
AWESOME tutorial with so many useful tips. Thank you both for sharing
i took notes lol
Greatly appreciated! I went overboard? Did a bubbler from a 32 gal Rubbermaid pail. (Another TH-cam video) Bought the fish hydrolysate, humic acid, (still have the kelp and molasses). I will just spray every damn inch of my house. 1 acre, very little grass, mostly shrubs, ornamental grasses , lavender, sage, mint, helebores and generally plants deer won’t eat :) - yeah, at 30 gal a batch, my compost or even my vermicompost “juice” will be shared with my neighbors and friends. The “final” farm is only one year out now.
The best way to describe what is taking place with compost tea is that it acts like a nutrient converter. It will facilitate the conversion of insoluble nutrients into soluble nutrients faster so the plant can actually use them within its lifespan. Worm casting if fed with a high carbon diet will increase the amount of fungi plus add a natural growth hormone. And also it works best in depleted soils or poor soils. If your soil is already good it can be used as maintenance instead of a fertilizer boost.
What a timely video. Im just feeding my peppers and tomatoes now
Amazing content Jesse! Thanks!
Your videos are always so helpful even though I don’t do market gardening - just trying to grow enough for my family. :) I just bought your book and am excited to start reading it. :) My cousin (in-law) is Steve Groff - I think you’ve done a podcast or something with him? I have his book and I am looking forward to learning even more from yours and thank you for your great videos! 😊
Good vid:] I have been making compost tea for 4 years and it is now part of my garden for life! I like a more bacteria dominate tea for my veggies and try catering to the season if in veg or fruiting. Rain water has really made my teas better as well and one bucket if strong can be diluted to your rain reservoir for max supply:]
Really useful video! Thanks so much for this!
Awesome Information. Thank you for your time and knowledge
Thanks! This is very helpful!
This was a fantastic video. Thank you.
Thank you for informing on compost Tea.
Awesome Video as Always!!!
LOOOVED IT! Great tips :)
THANKS!
very cool. I went and bought a tube for my compressor, cleaned out a 5 gallon bucket, and put in some compost to get it started.
Beautifully done😊
Thanks
Thank you so much for this video! More like this! ❤
Well said. Thank you.
This was soooo helpful! I have been making the compost tea and needed the nitty gritty of exact reasons of why to feed certain things ie not molasses but fish stuff ( didn’t know spelling 😁) and soluble kelp. Great video as always!
Ps bought your book Jesse and only on page 34 and have underlined and starred a lot! Best gardening book ever and I have a lot on my shelf! Thank you a million trillion times for sharing your learning experiences in gardening!
Keep up the good work!
fish hydrolysate
lol he didnt even explain why not to use molasses just said there would be more then enough bacteria for the brew u want sugars for bigger yield in most plants coconut is really good as well and aloe
@@growztreez1545they say to never exceed over 2.5 tbsp of unsulfured molasses per 5 gallon bucket to keep the bad microbes in check. I don't go over 2 just to be safe.
Love this idea
I have a bucket of water off gassing as I watch...great info on feeding the tea. Thanks to Jesse, Troy & No Till for all the geek level soil science...why I started brewing! Did not know this key to getting the most out of whatever soil you have!
You can dunk the air stones in baking soda and hydrogen peroxide solution and they’re just fine.
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Great info! Thanks! 🌿
I use water from my indoor pond for all my greenhouse and indoor plants and fruits it work’s incredibly since it’s got so many good qualities in it
Well done!
Thanks for this wonderful vid Jessy. Troy really knows his shit! I make about 35 yards of compost every season and late, this past summer I made 33-gallon jugs of fish hydrolysate. I get my fish scrap from a commercial fish house on Lake Superior . Can't wait till spring to combine these for making veggie tea. Thanks again.
where do you get 100 yards of raw materials to make 35 yards... that's a nice pile for one guy
Man, one of the best video on making compost tea yet. My only question, how long do we put the air pump on and how do we know when it's ready? Thank you!!
did anyone answer this? i also missed it in the video... or it wasnt mentioned...
Right away. if using a bubbler, right away, 12hr, 24hr, kind of like the tea people drink. I think I've heard longer than 24hr is not Necessary and may do more bad than good.
Awesome Video! Prolific Nature Nurturing Vibes!
Very good vid! Thanks.
For those of you who are confused, Humic acids do in fact feed soil fungi.
Via a simple web search-
>>>Rich in carbon, Humic acids are excellent food resources of beneficial soil fungi which are critical for mineralization of nutrients otherwise unavailable to plants. The Humic and Fulvic acids contained in humates act as natural chelating agents binding to nutrients in the soil. Plant roots absorb these humic acid/nutrient compounds and effectively increase the efficiency of plant uptake of nutrients and decreasing nutrient losses through leaching.
In combination with fertilization, it allows you to get the most out of your nutrient management program and may even reduce the amount of fertilizers applied. It will contribute to improving soil quality, texture, water holding and capacity while breaking down clay lattices and reducing sodium build up in soils. By using a dry granular humic acid, you are applying humic materials which benefit the soil for extended periods of time.
Good job
Great info! Thx!
Kool vid. When would one use compost tea versus compost extract?
Thank you
Hi, one of your french viewers here :)
Here is what I don't get, Elaine Ingham is saying you can make your own humic acid from your compost just by running water through it with a filter. That means humic acid is already present in compost right, so why should we buy and add in the mix something that's already existing in the compost we use for compost tea ? What am I missing ?
Huge thank's for your videos by the way
I agree I think it’s a waste of money. Just trust the process. By getting your own humic acid within your own compost you know what is in every input into your garden.
Great video😊
Can someone tell me why we need the bag?why not just put the compost straight into the barrel?
Great job as olways!!!
Thank you. Everyone says the timing depends on temps. Is there visual or odor indicators to help verify? How about a timing temp chart? Example: Todays bacterial tea brewed only 12hrs at 100f and yet it looks like it does when is ready. All foamy and light brown with a reduced sent.
Aww love the kitty cat!
Hey Jesse
Nice video ..I was preaching this compost teas a few years back in a conversation !
Bacterial , fungal and nutrient teas
Been studying and practicing for the past 15 years ..your temps and brew time are critical!
So many trucks to share with trial and error !
Teaming with microbes is a good starter book for people out there !
Keep up the great work 😃
Be well
Bk from Pa
"Teaming with microbes" Great book!
so since you have 15 years of experience.. would you mind sharing some of that experience? is it even necessary to use this practice? what about people who grow food without this that decide it isn't necessary because their food is growing nonetheless??
@@Haqqali The idea is to increase the biology in our soil , due to highly depleted soils lacking the correct balance of minerals..
You can top dress or do a combination of both topdressing and teas , root drench and foliar .
This practiced correctly will create nutrient dense foods using no chemicals.
If the soil is rich in biology the soil web will occur where organic matter in the soil will be eaten and converted into energy for the plant .
( Simple explanation) this is how nature grows with no assistance!
Having a living soil you also need to keep something planted at all times.
Let the plants feed from the soil , don't force feed your plants .
Be well !
@@gmaster716 sorry let me be more clear. there are so many methods that are way simpler than making compost tea to feed your soil without using industrial fertilizers. my personal favorite is using fetid swamp because of its simplicity. while its not used for applying bacteria or fungi (it only has anaerobic microbes), it gives the nutrients for the microbes and the plants in the soil already. the same goes for almost all fertilizers that i can think of. as long as you don't use anything that harms soil life and instead add dead material that is considered organic matter, the soil will be fed. i can think of compost tea as a fertilizer but why would i use it when i have other simpler methods? ok it has good microbes but why is it not enough to feed the microbes already in the soil? thus why i'm asking someone with 15 years of experience with this, what difference has it made, using this method. or should i say, in my situation, where i assume my soil is healthy and alive even when not using compost tea, what would i improve by using compost tea. because i can think of one year i was actually practicing this method but i simply stopped when i didnt notice any difference.
Great video! I am going to use compost tea this year instead of fertilizer.
Hi Bruvas Just a quick question from NZ would you use FAA and FPJ for microbe food or is that not the go .Is there any point cecking the pH? Thanks for the great video once again
Can I use this in my gardens/property spring, summer and fall as an opportunity to generally feed the soil not necessarily feed specific plants?
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My formula is much easier- pull 5 gallons of weeds, fill the bucket with water and steep for two to three weeks- Then strain the water out of the bucket and into a 55 gallon barrel (of well water)with a hose at the bottom of the barrel for watering.
Water as normal a few times during the season-the plants in my test plot grew 4times as large as the untreated and roughly four times as productive - easy peasy!!
I think that would be fermented plant juice, not compost tea
@@zephyrr1522 True - in compost tea the beneficial microbes are aerobic and can only live if there is oxygen in the water.
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So you had what, a 6 foot tall Cherokee purple tomato plant and you sprayed it with magic potion and it got 4 times bigger? That's amazing that it grew 24 feet. That's as tall as a two story house.
I also make organic compost using Swift droppings. The result is very good..my vegetable growth is very fast😊👍
I have a date farm in climate similar to low desert of Arizona , how often do You recommend to apply , and what other cares in such extreme heat
This was a great save worthy share worthy quick how to and reference! I watched several of his lectures but then I realized it was spilling out into a 10 session video stream - and I didn't have the time in life right now with two new children, moving out of country etc to dig into that the way I used to have. So I really appreciate the concise this is what you need to know Troy! One question: Do you sanitize your 5 or 50 gallons in between uses to prevent anything crossing over, or is just solarizing it fine?
I rinse well and clean with water and possibly environmentally friendly soap.
@@troyhinke3355 Oh that's it! Thank you
Nice video!
We’re trying to rehab our soil where thick underbrush was removed by a bulldozer for a necessary fire barrier next to our home. We’ve plotted off a veg garden and flower bed in the blank slate using a cardboard base and bags of organic compost and manure blends. Would a tea help to add different microorganisms back into the mounds? Or is there enough there from the bagged compost/manure? We used organic Moonure in the food bed, and a generic compost/manure blend (not organic) for the flower beds. Thanks!
How long do you prefer to oxygenate? And is it possible to swap the fish product with something else that achieves the same results?
interesting video. i'm gonna try it. but one part i didn't understand. what for acids can i ad in my compost tea?
Compost tea is the best you can feed the soil with!! 👍
Great video! thanks! :D
Thanks
I may have missed this but how long do you let the tea "brew" for? do you aerate it the whole time?..
Amazing
Would a micronized char be a nice addition to the brew or extract?
I live in a slum in East Africa, and work on demonstration farming projects for productive, sustainable agriculture. The challenge I face is, I can not run to the store and buy humic acid or suluble kelp. Is there any garden plants that could serve as fungal foods? Pounded Comfrey? Pounded Alfalfa? What could I grow to serve as a fungal food?
@17:16 Replay. Compost extract is easier to make and will increase the fungal nature of the soils applied to. For further validation, play youtube videos of a young farmer in Kansas(USA) Young Red Angus. He raises corn(maize), wheat, as well as having a cow herd!
It is my 4 years with homemade compost tea IT WORK
A lot of vegetables the plant is strong everything grow fast and it’s Free compost
Did you put compost tea anytime in the soil like when we sow I now its all right but when the plant have fruit like tomatoes or peppers etc did you put compost tea on them to ?
Some one put a mashed potatoes for starch in the bag with the compost…it work to
That time of the day
If i were short in compost, could i take a part of the already brewed tea, to start a new brew? Or would that also not work like feeding more after 12hours of brewing?
I keep waiting for more video's. Is this site always down in the late fall and winter or is something wrong? Maybe I missed something. Concerned in Washington.
Would be interesting to see a before and after... 😉
Can we take leaf mold in place of compost for fungal tea ??
I just soak the stones and run them in some soap water and so far so good? Thoughts
That cat was just an under the belt punch. I HAD to click like :)
Love the video but one thing that I went the extract style instead of air stones is due to the bad organisms inside of that air stone unless you use a new one every time there will be organisms we do not want in the end product. What's your opinion about this theory
do you leave the strainer bag with the compost staying in the bucket or out of the bucket when aerating the tea
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How long do you brew compost tea?
While searching on the chemistry of the boiled potato added to compost tea your video came up, (as a recommended source of information. Lol, you are on ai. P.S. I had already watched this video earlier today. Love you book Jesse!
This is exactly how I've always done it. Just wanted to see someone else's message.
Content in this video is primo for beginners for sure.
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I spoke with a friend today who learned of compost tea in Venezuela 33years ago.
Maybe it was an extract. I didn't know this science had a history.
I would like to know if time of day, temps etc. determine the ideal time to spray or water in?
just a question. i've watched other videos on compost tea application. some of them say not to use a "pressurized" sprayer, whether is a backpack or a pump up sprayer as it will crush the microbes (bacteria) in the tea and kill them. is this true ? they said to use an inline hose sprayer or a watering can. can you advise ?
Can we use the same brewing process on mustard cake liquid fertiliser
As a herbal and veggy grower. Molasses works wonders w flavors and potency
Did you end up checking the microbial action after spraying through the Petra/Pressurized sprayer?
Thanks for a great video. So, I have about 18 cu. yds. of leaves coming later in the month. My garden is 1760 sq. ft., currently I have cover crop planted on it. What do you think of this plan: In the spring, I'm going to cut the cover crop, then spread 3" of leaves over it and cover that with 5.3 ounce weed fabric. I'll plant through holes in the weed fabric and let the leaves along with the cut cover crop decompose over the spring/summer. I already have some pretty good soil which started as hard clay. I want to continue to feed it and I have no place to store the leaves except on my garden. Am I crazy or might this work?
No weed fabric! Use cardboard or newspaper or similar and lay your leaves on top.