Add a few quart scoops of compost for each batch of tea. Add booster supplements to the mix. Martha adds two cups of 2-4-1 fish fertilizer and two cups of 2-3-1 fish and seaweed plant food.

Use a watering can if you are doing a soil drench, and water close to the base of each plant. If you spray on the plant itself, be sure to strain the tea again before use so you don’t clog up your ...

There's an old wives' tale that tea specifically helps your garden, but there is no science to back this up. Tea is just plant matter, which will compost and become nitrogen.

How to compost tea for your garden . The nitrogen and tannic acid in tea accelerates the composting process, making it a perfect candidate for absorption into plants. You can cut open the tea bag ...

For the compost tea, fill a 5-gallon pail ⅓ full of good compost. Fill the rest of the bucket with well or rainwater and stir twice a day for five days.

Even plant-based teabags, such as those used by Yorkshire Tea, should be cut open, and the bag disposed of separately, not in the compost bin. Yorkshire Tea says: “PLA tea bags are sometimes ...

Pumpkins, peppers, sweet corn, compost, tomatoes, and more will be discussed at the August 24th Vegetable Twilight Meeting at Pinney Purdue Ag Center, 5 to 8 p.m. Central Time. Vegetable farmers, ...