Njoynit,
I have read about this!!!
I would love to do it, but need someone who can
*and is willing* to help *that leaves the hubby out of it, when the word, "willing" comes into it!
~~~~~~~~~~I'd get a ........... out of it~~~~~~~~~~~~

But I think Phil has a bit more "hands on~working knowledge of this"

Weezie

P.S. I just shortened the URL above so it didn't go off the page...

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

ummmmmmmm this may sound like a really dumb question. But what in tarnation is "compost tea"? Sounds like something real disgusting.

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I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." John Wayne
http://community.webshots.com/user/johncandy1005

I tried to get the website to come up but for some reason my computer keeps locking up,,grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr . But I will keep trying.

Thank you for liking my quote. John Wayne was my hero growing up, still is for that matter. Just the way he treated life and people. Besides being one heck of an actor.

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I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." John Wayne
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Sorry, been Back to work!Yaay, well maybe not Yay, but...works good!
I should have posted pics by now of my compost tea cooker, but...
I too used to make tea in a container in the sun, had good results too! However as time goes on, We all learn, and thus we improve our methods.
My apparatus is very similiar to the one in the link above; however, with 6000 sq.ft. of garden and 5 giant Pumpkin patches, it takes a little more Tea!
I use a 33 gallon garbage can with a small hole in the top for the main air line from the pump, the bigger the pump, the better, but I have good results with a pump designed for 15 gallon aquarium. Some use a old gym sock for a "tea bag', I opt to just put the ingredients in, better aeration that way. Diffuser stones...YES, and also...Get one of those in-line check valves to put between your pump and the tea, unless your air manifold has one built in. I use rain or well water, but as the article above stated...IF you Have city water...run the pump( I would do this over night Myself) before adding your compost and "other" ingredients. I heat half the water to a near boil, add the remainder of cold, this will get Ya like warm, I take about (for this big batch) 1/2 cup of mollasses, and a half cup warm water,mix well and add to the container of water and stir. Now you can't do any better than your own WELL composted ...compost, the bagged is fine, BUT, may not have the "umph" you want, question..How long this stuff been bagged?
In the 20 gallons of water I add 4 shovel fulls of compost,or about 1/2 of a 5 gallon bucket full, Having it available, I add two shovels full of "rotted", Aged cow manure, I also add several "different" things, depending on the availability, 4 or five handfulls of stinging nettle(before it sets seed, and WEAR GLOVES!!!), some Equisedum(horsetail), sometimes, chamomile.
I don't use any chemicals on my lawn,and ALWAYS clean the mower deck when I am done, so I add those clumps of dark green grass-goo, that collect under there. Oh, One note, you WILL NEED SOMETHING to hold your airhose's at the bottom, I place rocks on them ...before I add anything to the barrel., When I have all the ingredients in I stir, put the cover on, andplace a heating pad, covered with a small quilt,against the side and bungie it to the can, plug in and let her rock for 72 hours, or till she's foaming, looks like a REAL lousy bartender has poured your beer!if you are unable to use it within 3 days, add some more Mollasses to keep those microbes HAPPY
It does help to stop by one a day and stir the concoction for a few minutes