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Saturday on the Farm – DIY Compost Tea

March 30, 2013 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy 4 Comments

This week, Monday morning started out looking like this:

snow covered rocking chair

So much for working in the garden! The snow melted by Tuesday morning, but the rest of the week remained cold and damp.  I was finally able to get outside for a little bit on Friday. I put compost in a raised bed behind the house where lettuce and spinach will be planted. I also made some compost tea for my seedlings.

I started by dumping some compost on top of the raised bed.

compost

Look how nice the compost is? That’s straight compost, with no dirt mixed in. Love it!

compost

I dumped some on each side of this raised bed. Then raked it in. In this picture, you can see the creek that is actually about 6 feet below the bed.

compost raised bed

Look how nice the bed looks after raking the compost in? I can hardly wait for all the fresh lettuce and spinach!

compost raised bed

While I was working in the compost, I took about 2 cups and put it into a 2 quart pitcher. I then filled it up with water.

compost tea

I let my tea steep for about 5 hours. You can let it steep for 24 hours if you want, the longer it steeps, the stronger it is. Since I used this on my seedlings, I didn’t want it too strong.

compost tea

I took a plastic container and put cheesecloth over the top to strain the compost from the tea.

compost tea

And then I used the tea to feed my little seedlings.

compost tea seedlings

How are your seedlings doing? Have you ever made compost tea before? It’s so easy, you should try it. Your plants will love your for it.  🙂

 

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  1. The Christian Home Magazine, 107th edition - Day By Day in Our World says:
    April 2, 2013 at 12:45 am

    […] Columnist –Linda from Linda’s Lunacy shares a new Saturday on the Farm: DIY Compost Tea. I love how easy this recipe is and what wonderful things it could do for your gardening […]

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  2. Saturday on the Farm - Compost - Linda's Lunacy says:
    June 9, 2013 at 12:04 am

    […] especially good for vegetable gardens and fruit trees, bushes, etc. I shared earlier how to make compost tea. This is a great way to get some quick nutrition to your […]

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  3. Saturday on the Farm - Planning a Garden - Linda's Lunacy says:
    January 4, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    […] you can make some yummy compost tea for your seedlings, and […]

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