Imagine using a 5 gallon bucket of water that you're using to make bat guano or compost tea that you aerate for a good 48 hours or 24 hours, and then just to to only use it one time to feed the plant and then dumping the entire bucket of tea onto the lawn because you can't simply store the tea and you can't let it keep brewing. Just seems like a giant waste of water. I think it's more efficient to just use a gallon jug and dip 1/4 teaspoon of bat guano or organic fertilizer and wait a day or two then feed the plant once a week. Sent from my LM-V350 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I've been growing in Living Organic soil for 5 years and never made a compost tea and no issues with the plants getting what they need. Once your soil is thriving it shouldn't need one, and I have heard that compost teas can upset the balance of your soil, I can't say for sure that it does or not, but I'm sure someone can verify or debunk this.
So here's my understanding of the benefits of compost tea, summed up: 1. It helps regulate the bacterial levels in the soil, supplementing the reproduction of beneficial bacteria 2. If used as a foliar spray, it repels pests. The ladies have looked better since incorporating it into the routine, so I keep using it. The leftover just goes on the plants that I grow to eat, haha.
IMO you don't really need them but they can be beneficial once in a while if you know what your doing. Just brew less... I bet that patch of lawn looks pretty good though
