What is compost tea?

Compost tea is an aerobically brewed liquid extract made from compost. Compost tea contains beneficial microorganisms and nutrients essential for healthy plants and soil.

What are the benefits?

The benefits of compost tea include healthier plants, improved growth, improved soil conditions and compost tea is safe to use around your family and pets!

How do I use it?

Apply to foliage and soil. A pump spray device or sprinkler can be used. For foliage, coat surfaces as evenly as possible. Profesional spraying devices are also available.

When do I use it?

Compost tea is best when applied immediately after brewing. Use it during mild weather when the soil temperature is above 40 degrees. Repetition is beneficial to improve soil health, plant health, and reduce disease. Toxic chemicals, dust, and air pollution kill the normal set of organisms on leaf surfaces. We can replace them with compost tea.

Why not just use compost?

Compost tea can be applied to the leaves, twigs, bark, and soil, whereas compost can only be applied to soil. Both are important, but applying compost is more labor intensive.

How often should I apply compost tea?

Compost tea should be applied at regular intervals. Benefits can be seen with as little as 2 to 3 applications annually. General maintainance practices are well suited for 6 to 8 applications per year. More frequent application may be needed for stressed plant and soil conditions.

Can I mix other products in with compost tea?

Absolutely! You can add products like liquified fish or seaweed, molasses, or Thrive (a microbial treatment for the soil). For insect control, you can add 1 or 2 ounce of garlic concentrate per gallon of compost tea.

Not sure how to make it? Check out the video on our educational video page! --->