Compost Tea

[bmvortex81]

hey everyone i got a question. i have been useing a 55 gal barrel for composting and its damn near full, what i have been doin is throwing everything in there and mixing it only when i put new matter in it. the liquid in the barrel is right at about the height of the plant matter in there, can i strain that and use it in my plants as a tea? thx for the input.

 

[cannabeans]

What does the liquid smell like?

 

[bmvortex81]

well uh i havnt pulled none out yet i was just checking b4 i go ham on it ya know cause right now im not dedicated to it, what im doing is working fine, buuuut if it will help my wifes and i plants i will desinate time to it ya know. i love trying new things this was actually the idea i was going for is a compost but its more liquid then not and no rain can get into it so uhmmm dk lol

 

[fishwhistle]

Compost is moist but not wet and definitely not under water,read up on it a little more.

 

[bmvortex81]

i know that its supposed to b drier im just wondering if i can use the liquid for a tea or at least like a base. is there anyway to test it? prolly have to take it somewhere i know theres a cornell coperitive extension <----- however the fuck ya spell it lol, near me they test water and soil and stuff........ can i go by ppm's?

 

[Dabominable]

i know that its supposed to b drier im just wondering if i can use the liquid for a tea or at least like a base. is there anyway to test it? prolly have to take it somewhere i know theres a cornell coperitive extension <----- however the fuck ya spell it lol, near me they test water and soil and stuff........ can i go by ppm's?

Without testing it, the best bet (if you really, really wanted to go through with it) is to try a little in an AACT, maybe just introduce it to one plant (preferably one you are not too attached too), and go from there. Introducing unknown biological contaminants can start a whole new path down a road of fuck-upped-ness. Weird diseases, leaf spot, leaf tip molds. I have personally seen it happen at a good friend's house.

 

[Bulldog11]

No, don't use it. Horrible idea.

 

[We Solidarity]

Compost that hasn't been draining or getting air isn't something you should use, pretty sure that's what the kids who contracted SARS were playing in...