Quick Home-made Compost Tea

A Recipe for Leachate tea

(also called “muddy slurry tea”

This is a wonderful nourishing tea when you do not have time or equipment to do a “bubble brew” of actively aerated compost tea.

I call it the Quick & Crude Compost Tea!

Make this with finished mature compost from a pile or a worm bin.

You’ll need a clean 5-gallon bucket, de-chlorinated water, finished compost, granulated molasses, and Maxicrop soluble seaweed powder.

—Place 4 cups of compost in the bucket.

—Add about 4 gallons of de-chlorinated water.

—Add 1/2 cup of granulated molasses and 1 Tbs of Maxicrop

—Stir this well.

You’ve just created a liquid that is rich in microbes, dissolved minerals, and microbe foods.

Strain and apply immediately. Or you can stir occasionally while you let sit and steep for up to 3 hours (not longer!) and then apply.

To apply, scoop and pour, or use a watering can. This tea is difficult to strain clear enough for a spray nozzle.

Mix and apply a batch to your garden bi-weekly to feed your plants and boost their vigor and growth.