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Collected compost liquid.

OldcompostOldcompost Posts: 191
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An indoor beehive composter was lined with plastic and the resulting mix is almost ready for next year.  I syphon the liquid daily from the bottom into bottles.  Although smelling putrid what now comes out is odorless.  Is all of the collected liquid good to add as tomato feed next year, smelly or not?

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Yes. Just dilute it immediately before use so it is the colour of weak tea. About a cupful to a 2 gallon  watering can of water.
  • OldcompostOldcompost Posts: 191
    What happens if it's added as it is?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    You’ll scorch the roots of your plants and probably kill them  :'(


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • OldcompostOldcompost Posts: 191
    There's 6 litres so far so that's about 30 watering cans?  Who's good at maths?  
  • OldcompostOldcompost Posts: 191
    Another interesting (or not) fact is that sieved compost breaks down producing liquid at 0.05% a day in the winter months.
  • OldcompostOldcompost Posts: 191
    Thank you Fidgetbones and Dovefromabove.
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