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Lorrainelovesplants



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 11 8:23 am    Post subject: compost tea.... Reply with quote
    

anyone know anything about this?

Ive been asked to set up a course on how to make, costings & usage...

not a thing I know anything about.

 
misty07



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 11 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

https://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/tea/tea1.htm

any help?

 
Mr O



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 11 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

This may be of some use.

https://www.simplici-tea.com/index.html

 
Treacodactyl
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 11 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If you mean the stuff that's a mix of microbes you brew yourself, like the links already posted, there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of information on it of exactly what it is and how it works. It was on Gardener's World a while back and recently: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0102lx3 (20 mins in). From this link it appears they use this system: https://www.fargro.co.uk/growingmedia/composttea.html

I'd be interested to hear how you get on with your course.

 
Lorrainelovesplants



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 11 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treac....
thats exactly the stuff...apparently a guy called Jody Schekter does it at his place in Hampshire. Its not a thing Id ever heard about, but if thats what people want to learn about then, fine,Ill attempt to find someone to teach it...

 
12Bore



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 11 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

WOW, this Jody Shekter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Scheckter

 
Lorrainelovesplants



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 11 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

yep, thats the one

I can feel a journey to Hampshire coming on....my boss just loves my mileage

 
Penny Outskirts



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 11 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Compost and Jody Scheckter do seem a bit incongruous.

 
sunnybankvines



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 11 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

yes he owns a big organic operation Laverstoke park and vineyard ... www.laverstokepark.co.uk I did contact them when I was considering compost teas for spraying on vines (and they were very helpful) - but came to the conclusion that I would use seaweed concentrates instead - as having the brew ready for when conditions were right for spraying would be yet another 'factor' when fitting in the sprays. It always seems too windy , about to rain, or the vines are flowering !!! Or 'real' work takes you away just at the perfect time ... hmmm.

 
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