permaculture

["Rene and Lorraine van Raders" <rvraders@tpgi.com.au>]

> 
> john s, do you know where there is a breakdown of compost tea & its npk
> & nutrients?

Hi... my reading would suggest that the composition depends very much on
what you put in it.... weeds and other green plants having more trace
elements and less nitrogen than a home made tea made with manures (also
pigeon manure being stronger than cow manure).   The important thing seems
to be a good dilution after the tea is made (1-20 to 1-40), and frequent
applications... better weaker and more frequent than the reverse.

Of course another major benefit of using homemade teas is the wonderful
micro-organisms.

What about worm juice... this is what we use most of at present?

Cheers
Rene and Lorraine van Raders
The Green Piece Permaculture Garden
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4885 Australia
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