Compost tea made easy !
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- Buy Organic Seeds here! www.seedsnow.c... Very effective method for compost tea making. Whenever I show other organic gardeners about making this great fertilizer, they always feel it is to much work. Little do they realize how great a stuff it really is. So I have been using the way shown in this video for around a year now. I just connected two ways of making fertilizers and came up with this simple method. This then was to make it much more simple but yet still effective
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How long and how often do you need to stir it?
We did some tests on stirred vs bubbled compost tea. We found that even once per hour and then for as long as you can do it is fine. The longer you stir the more the microbes multiply. there is a video on the channel about it with video footage using a microscope.
And then how many times is recommended?@@workwithnature
@@balazstivadar8631 Between one hour to 8 hours is fine, because you don't dilute the tea. If you think about it one bacteria can multiply 5 million times in 24 hours. But because you have the factor of exponential growth, the extreme multiplication happens further towards the end than at the beginning. The longer the better, but again you are getting some growth at the start and you would use this kind of tea undiluted.
@@workwithnature Thank you!!
Nice to see this done without the air pump. Thank you.
You are very welcome!
Composting is something that every gardener should be doing. Making compost tea can really boost your gardening efforts.
Well said and done young man, that is the way forward for healthy food and planet.
This is the most simple and easy to follow method of making compost tea, and no gadgets needed. I cannot wait for spring to make one. Share more about healthy gardening. Thank you.
this is my first year growing on a grand scale. have always had smaller gardens but now I'm growing one that's 3 acres, this tip is greatly appreciated. thanks for posting.
John Cline
I like how you come out of no where!!! good video!,it did answer everything!
Like how he magically appears in the beginning like it’s nothing.
Haha yea nice effect. I should try that
Amazing, is all I can say. As a little girl my family lived in Ottawa. Our backyard was a dirt patch 20X30 '. At six we moved to a small village south of the city where we had a garden that was about 1/2 an acre. It was wonderful. I learned so much. What an inspirational young man you are. Thanks so much for making these video's.I love that I'm not even a real gardener but I have this incredible urge to run outside and dig something!! I never have enough room to blab on this thing.Later. Cath
Thanks David, I had been making rabbit/chicken manuer tea for my garden. I will be adopting your method for my spring garden. Hope you will do some videos on seed gathering as well.
Well the molasses is really great because of all the good stuff taken of the white sugar. Bacteria love this. You could try some agar. But have not used it. I have experimented with blended up comfrey leafs. That made the tea smell real sweet. Any ideas anyone else?
David.
Great no prob :) Glad you wanted to clarify the process.
Thanks a lot for sharing.Now i can make organic fertilizer.God bless you.
Just found out about compost tea...stumbled upon this site, and I'm in awe, just amazed! Now it is time to go worm poop hunting!! I have the ideal compost pile, and lawn 'n leaf pile just adjacent. All of the potential I have been wasting is unbelievable! thank you Thank you!
Good luck with the hunting Sarah :)
Well it is gas and coal really, but the farming industry does of course use a lot of diesel. I still dream of the day where we all just grow food for our self's. All organic no prob ;)
NPK in organic fertilizers, never heard it before :) That got to be the best one so far. Thanks for sharing ;)
David.
Thanks so much for the video. I had a problem with a white fungus on my squash last year and did not know how contagious it was, so this year it came back and was also on the kale. Now I know what to do for it next time. We started 2 years ago with organic gardening and I don't want to use any chemicals on my garden. Thanks again.
look up the baking soda method or hydrogen peroxide method.
Ok,
thank you.
This is a great video. One thing I do when making compost tea is blow into a 1" pvc tube to inject air right into the deep layer of the compost tea, where all the solid matter settles and where putrefaction is likely to occur. This method isn't for everyone, but it's actually a pretty good lung exercise for me. I just make sure not to inhale from that tube!
Great idea about the worm casts. i put a little amount of llama poop (llama beans!) in my compost tea,with the comfrey and nettles. Good video thanks.
Bubblers are my favorite too. But I like the way I can just through it all together and of we go.
But I get what you mean.
David.
Are you at all concerned with the possibility of anaerobic pathogens growing in the system due to a lack of oxygen?
Very interesting Video, do you have any vegetables you have grown to show the results?
Thanks buddy ; your inputs seem amazing and reflect solution to my current questions n problems ;Thanks again
Another great demonstration David! Thumps up for you! I do have a question tough: I see you pour the compost tea in the garden beds you want, but I've heard you can also pour the compost tea on your plants using a sprinkler head on your watering can. In that way the compost tea will form a protective layer on the plants/leaves, making them less vulnerable for pests such as slugs. What is your experience on that?
Ha thanks Cath,
Don't drink it right :)
Well anyways, learned a lot from my Dad and also Mum. Mainly gardening herbs and hunting. Also worked on an organic farm and researched a lot of methods on growing natural food. Permaculture, Soil food web, Biodynamics. All worth checking out and a great bunch of great people to be found. Just think it is the future, so worth investing lots of our time in it.
Anyways have a nice day hey.
David.
Ah got you,
9 times minimum, over three hours. But to tell you the truth you could use it even right away as it would still have the nutrients from the compost + molasses. But you would not have a large amount of bacteria. I have done 6h before, but any more than that I just put on a pump for over night. So to answer your question. Between 9-18 times for either 3h or 6h 2 stirs every 20 min. The tea smells very sweet after some time. You should always use it fresh and don't stop stirring though
What size of pump would you recommend for the larger volume? I plan to start small but could see myself scaling up quickly.
Thanks Heidi,
Glad you liked it :)
David.
Thankyou, this was very informative and interesting. I will recommend you in my videos!
Great job..very clear video on my iPad..thanks for sharing your knowledge freely!!
Here too ;)
Autumn has arrived and plenty of leafs for the compost. Garden mulched and bees are probably starting to go to sleep.
But keep coming back hey, got like 25 more videos to share till spring.
David.
Very interesting thanks so much. Couple of questions . . . . How long do you need to stir it for every 20 mins - 3 hours or more ? How long do you have to keep it before putting on the plants and how often do you need to apply the fertisliser to the plants ?
Sorry - just read the comments and found the answers to the Qs.
wow this just gave me a huge idea or memory seeing that compost pile reminded me of the huge hill i use to throw Christmas trees,leaves stick grass anything i didnt want in my yard for like 10 years is that nutrient rich? or did the years of pine trees suck up those nutes?
I like the theory and I think I understand it ... but have you (or anyone else) ever done field trials to measure results? I can find lots of videos on compost tea as well as anecdotal results as to the benefits and I've found only two that did season-long comparative testing. Both of these determined that their was no difference using compost tea. However, these were admittedly backyard gardeners who were well-intended but obviously lacking the resources to control many of the variables. So, are there any credible field tests out there somewhere? And thanks for your efforts of posting this information.
It depends on heat and how fast they eat up the molasses.
Up to 3 days or less then one day in hot countries.
Turning of the pump. You usually have some hours. Bacteria do not die, just sleep.
The main thing is not to allow anaerobic bacteria to grow. These are not so good for the plants. That is why you try to have lots of air in your tea. To get aerobic bacteria.
Once you stop you do have time, as it would take a long wiles for the anaerobic bacteria to get strong. So up to 5 h is OK.
thank you my bosnian friend. Your video was very informative
Thank u so much! I have tried it, Its work very well!!!!!
Cheers,
Wow 90%
Nice to know.
David.
Yes I did. The scenery was beautiful too. :)
- Heidi
Awesome video thanks for sharing.One thing somebody suggested for me to do with keeping bugs from eating my root vegies is to cut up rhubarb leafs Boil in large amount of water put in spray bottle and there you have it a natural poison to save your root vegetables.Now i have not done this yet what do you think or have you ever heard of this.
do not need to boil as that will kill most of the natural poison soak in cold water for up to a week stirring every day.Use as fertiliser too!
Marcus Wood Ahhh Thank You so much,have a great summer.
your welcome u to.
wonderful. You seem to really understand microbiology and botany and that's what it's all about.
Would love to see a side by side test using with and without worm tea. Of course the tea would have to be used within 4 hours of making.
David:
I clicked on your video because i thought you were actually making tea that one would drink. Ha ha ha ha. Guess I was just a little bit wrong!!!
You are so amazing. I'm going to watch some of your other videos when I have more time than I do right now. This is so cool. Where are you? Who are you? How do you know this stuff? I love it. can't wait to see more
Cath from Canada
Nice demo. Personally, I like the bubbler better. The less work the better, but this is nice to know if you don't have the bubbler!
Chuck
great video, thanks
I live in Portugal and the only easily available molasses I can find contains sulfur dioxide and sulphites. Would this be "better than nothing" or would it in fact make things worse?
Also -- after making the big barrel of worm tea (stirring every 20 minutes for 3 hours) how long will the worm tea remain usable, i.e. do I have to use it up within 3 days, or will it remain active for longer periods and I just need to stir it, or add more worm poop and molasses and stir it again. Reading the comments, a lot of people have these questions. Thanks, love your videos, by the way. Also, I'm a fellow countryman who got away from the rain :)
Around 3:00 he seems to differentiate between worms, perhaps between European earthworms and I think Red Wigglers - the worms that dig and burrow more linearly versus those which spend more time eating up small matter. Red wigglers are commonly used as fishing bait in the United States and those work amazingly well in my buckets.
"lets go and find those microbes"...hahaha, thought that was funny. Nice vid mate.
Ha yes,
When I have bionic eyes it sure will work out fine :)
How to Videos Organic Gardening & Beekeeping by Work With Nature I have a video too on the pump and all for compost tea making :) If people are interested. Cheers David.
Yet another excellent video on a brilliantly simple idea. I agree with everything except for the very end where you say both oil and coal will run out. That is just not the case in any foreseeable future, and big agriculture will continue to poison the planet with it's continued total reliance and overuse of synthetic fertilizers. Thank you for continuing to promote sustainable agricultural practices, it really is just a far better methodology for growing.
hey its you from the heirloom seed exchange.... nice to see you again
Thanks for the quick response!
thank you for your video it help me a lot I hope you have a good grow
thanks for the informative video, I do need to learn to make compost tea. I did do a little with a store bought bag of compost, plants seemed to like it :) I don't have many earth worms in this area unless I go buy some But I do have trouble with grub worms
You will have better success with round stick/bamboo for making the whirlpool :) or you could just get an air pump and air stone and leave it for 24 - 36 hours :)
You can also use kelp and neem and alfalfa meal instead of molasses i heard and neem specifically will help with pest management and rich in nutrients.
No prob hey :)
The sprinkler works fine if you make the compost tea using a bag and air pump. Or sieve it before use. But here I like to just pore it over plants and really drench the soil. Compost tea works great as a protective film. But only against microbes that would otherwise try to get into your plants. The slugs are to big to be put of by it. I forgot to say in the video, for the protective film you should only put it on the plants, when it is overcast. For the bacteria to stick that is.
Great video david
:) David thank you, thats what i wanted to know. Making one of these saturday
Nic sharing, for how long you will keep the mixture to culture, and how often to mix/stir
Hi David,
just wondering if you could make some videos on growing medicinal herbs in Ireland ?
Thanks
Jonny
Thanks Memberson,
Also great you have so many worm bins going hey ;)
By for now David.
Thank you David, i will be doing it in the next days using your recepie :) You said we need to mix tea every 20 minutes....can you tell for approx. how long? One hour every 20 minutes? Or two hours?
I've seen worm poop around, but I've never known what it was. Thanks :)
Well done tutorial.
Ha that would be a lot of work, No only 15 sec in one direction 15 sec in the other. It depends on how long it takes to make the vortex. Then come back every 20 mins ;)
David.
....great vid....Winter is coming! especially here in the NE of the US (NYC/Phila)....I guess it is time to Winterize your gardens and bees...
out of all the products I have used compost/casting teas have blown them all away. And it's very cheap to make if you can get molasses and castings at a good price. Just don't buy feed store molasses, 90% of the time it's made from GMO sugarbeets (in USA that is).
It is organic non sulfured molasses.
David.
Great video!!!!! Very informative!!!!!!!! I will tell the masses sir ;)
Hi!! Is this molasses edible?? Or is it specially made for plants? Wer can I buy it?? Thanks!!
I use a drill with a mixing blade attached to it. It will aerate it very well
Try making your own mini wormy or a compost heap hey :)
i really in joyed this / thank u
I'm about 21 hours in and see no real foam/frothing. Do you think this batch is a dud, or would you just give it more time?
Splendid mann!
have you ever tapped a sugar maple/silver maple/birch/black walnut to use the sap as the water/sugar?
I've asked but nobody even seems to have an opinion. I have a blue barrel for my compost. What do you think about flooding the barrel with water and oxygenate the water and introduce some Red worms to the barrel. To make compost worm tea.
Will it work? Don't know? Worth a try? or Bad idea?
+Robert Miller My hunch is that either you will revolutionize gardening, or fail spectacularly. A controlled experiment will show you which one. I think doing worm compost, and draining the washout into a separate tea bubbler rig, is a fine approach already. But I wouldn't want to dissuade you from experimenting. Theoretically worms should be able to survive in highly aerated liquid.
It seems it will go one of two ways. if I want an Organic Certified garden I may have to go with full composted manure for 6 months or more.
If I'm not going for an Organic Certified garden then it could work as long as my vegetables don't come into contact with the soil. Perhaps the nutrients will be out of phase with what the plants need.
I am working on a budget method to use a home made colorpmeter or spectroscope to analyze my water solution without having to spend $300 or $400 for each of 3 or 4 meters.
very interesting, thank you
are we able to add old vitamins and acidophilus (probiotic) capsules instead of throwing them away. to the compost?
I use an air pump at home and have to carry buckets to the allotment (not very far) Do you have any idea how much time I have between turning off the pump and using the tea before my bacteria die?
Good stuff! Thanks...
Have you made a video for the mushroom recipe? Btw I just awesome stuff man ✌🏿❤️🍄🌍!!
how often should i use compost tea to water my vegetables ? can you water seedlings with compost tea as well or will it harm them ?
Every two weeks is great. Or once a month is OK too. You can use it on seedlings. But wait intill you have several true leafs.
Than you for the info.
Thank you for sharing
Thank you!
More than enough time :)
great video,thanks.can I use the sugar instead of melassa? just a plain white sugar?
It would not work so well, you are lacking nutrients in plain white sugar.
I see...Thanks :-)
He was invisible in the first three seconds!!
Yo he teleported onto the screen lol 😂
Yep I got this message before, but sorry folks, they are like 800€ I think it is fine with just the mic on the camera. You might have to turn up the volume in some places.
Cheers David.
wow very good vid man im gon make sum
in compost tea what liquid you mixed ? please inform me very shortly.
Honey and lemon just makes the mouth water 💦
Thanks great information
What if you just dump it from the green 5 gal bucket into another 5 gal bucket? Waaaay less work. Thoughts?
Sir, that thought seems brilliant. I think I will try it and let you know, since I can only work with 5 gallon buckets.
Great video! How long will the compost tea keep for?
I think 3 or 4 days
mad asini Thank you 👍
That's what I was wondering too.
Alan Kerrigan I didn't get a reply to my question Alan 👎
Very informative video and thank you for sharing your knowledge. :)
- Heidi
Do those cars driving by have super loud jet engines in them??
a jet fighter i thought
bigmac it was a trash truck,hahahhahahhahahh
dry leaves are the best compost in the planets!!! shred the leaves and let them compost!!!
Can the molasses be replaced with syrup, jelly, or honey?
Very helpful thank you.
Thanks this video....
Bringing worms up in the garden has lead to skunks and possums digging up the garden for worms as food. I am in a suburban area near the mountain foothills. Have you had to deal with this problem?
Nope no skunks or possums in Switzerland. My guess is if you have a compost area then have it away from your garden. Since as you say it is a feeding ground for them. Maybe you could fence in your area too. But it really is a new thing for me. Never had to deal with that problem.
I was going to ask where you were located. You might wish to add your location to your website. I also advocate using the stir method for compost tea if one does not have a bioreactor. Microbe Organics
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great guy love it
Nice garden, where is this?