Garden Tea

Went to this workshop today facilitated by permaculture enthusiast Jordan Fink http://jordanfink.com/ about soil health and creating compost tea. Some of the soil around my U District home contains a happy abundance of earthworms. Why make compost tea? My roommates wanted to know when I got home. Why bother?

Just like in my gut, good bacteria pits against the bad. Left as is, the powdery mildew on our mint will just persist. But I want to be able to harvest that stuff, so what will happen if I treat it with compost tea medicine? Perhaps together we may:

Compost Tea . Com - Crowd out the disease-causing microbes & provide nutrients. Maybe there will be no affect this season but over time the health of these plants can improve.

I think this compost medicine tea is worth the time and effort, and the 12-hour power aerator. A fun little activity to do with the kids at work, in the very least.

Fine Gardening - Missed the workshop? This article tells you how to make it (and below is the handout that was provided)