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Making compost tea

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited January 2023
    Why should "tea" be any better than total compost, except as a foliar feed.

    In about March, I spead one year old compost on my best lawn.  It greens it up and adds humus to the sandy soil.  I  mow it a couple of time, grass box off, in order to chop it up and spread it about.

    Just what I do. 
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • @philippasmith2 I was specifically asking about using compost. Not looking for anything specific to give a plant but thought it would be good as a general fertiliser. Also interested if I can use it on my lawn.
    Apologies.  I hadn't actually heard of making a tea from compost as such - probably because I get enough rain here to turn everything liquid without much effort on my part ;)
    There used to be 2 or 3 "lawn" posters on here - if the Search Facility has improved, you may be able to find something useful.
    Alternatively, try a new thread asking about "home made lawn feed".  Someone may pick up on that  :)
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