In just over two weeks, I have collected nearly a gallon of compost leachate from my compost tumbler. Pretty awesome, just look at my excitement. Some people have been asking me what compost tea is… well, don’t drink it!
Simply put, it’s the best organic and natural fertilizer you could use on your garden. You can take care of an entire acre with only 5 gallons of the stuff, which is great. To dilute it, I recommend 10 parts water to one part compost tea. If it smells really bad, chances are it’s past its prime and not the best for use. If you leave it outside in a bucket, you can hope to make aerobic, but ultimately you will need a small air pump to infuse air into the stuff and make it properly potent.
If you’d like to see an in-depth video for this, I always recommend the Dirt Doctor, Howard Garrett:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0en00_CSM4
Have fun with it, and let me know how it goes…send me pictures!