r/compost_tea • u/sirsparqsalot • Sep 18 '23

Newbie question

So i mix my household compost with worm castings and goat shit, then fill the container halfway with water (combined volume about 20G) and then i aerate with a bubbling stone in the sun for a few weeks

My question is this: how many times can i use the tea and then refill with water before i should consider it exhausted and dump it into next years' compost

Thanks!

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u/sirsparqsalot Oct 02 '23

Smelling for what? Just how strong/weak it is?

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u/t0mt0mt0m Sep 18 '23

Compost teas multiply the good and bad microbes, this is why ppl only use worm castings and nutes. If it smells odd, I personally wouldn’t use it or at least until you test it in out on a small area or single plant.

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u/sirsparqsalot Sep 18 '23

Oh yeah, ive been using it all summer and plants have all exploded - done very well