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 What is Compost Tea?

 

Compost Tea is  a highly concentrated microbial solution produced by extracting beneficial microbes from vermicompost and or compost. This "brew" is produced by adding nutrients to water that is highly aerated. Compost and or Vermicompost is then placed in a "tea bag or basket" and suspended in solution and the extraction process begins. Using the proper equipment, good quality Compost Tea can be brewed in 24 hours.

 

 

WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS WITH COMPOST TEA?

 

 Direct nutrition

 

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A source of foliar and soil organic nutrients.

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Chelated micronutrients for easy plant absorption

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Nutrients in a biologically available form for both plant and microbial uptake

 

 

 

 

 Microbial Functions

bulletCompete with disease causing microbes
bulletDegrade toxic pesticides and other chemicals
bulletProduce plant growth hormones
bulletMineralize plant available nutrients
bulletFix nitrogen
bulletPlant surfaces are occupied by beneficial microbes leaving no room for pathogens to infect the plant (squatters rights)

 

 

 

Food for thought:    If a man has cancer, does he have cancer because of a lack of chemotherapy in his body? Absolutely not!  So it is with plants. Does a plant have a disease because of a lack of pesticides or herbicides?  "Healthy plants" grow in soils that are vibrant and full of microbial life.
 

 

Sustainable Agricultural Technologies, Inc.

PO Box 1295 - 836 East Main Street, Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424

541-767-2747  or Toll Free 1-800-779-1709

email: sales@composttea.com