Four thousand years ago the Egyptians were making compost tea which simply extracts nutrients from compost and puts it in a liquid form. This method is easier to apply to the soil and the plants. A ...

Why spend way too much money on fertilizer? You can brew your own cheap and potent liquid fertilizer right at home with some compost and a bucket. Photo by Randy Son of Robert. Many gardeners tend to ...

Compost tea is nothing more than a large “tea bag” filled with finished compost steeped in water. This colorful compost is ready to be tucked into a bag (a pillowcase will work) to soak in water.

When I saw an advertisement about Martha Stewart being a dirt nerd, I recalled a column I did a number of years ago. I had met someone who made a business out of making compost. Then I looked at my ...

There are so many nuances to what compost tea is. And certainly, a lot of confusion. This article aims to clarify, teach, and inspire you to learn about compost tea and make it yourself using the ...

Using organic liquid plant feeds is a natural way to deliver a boost of nutrients to specific plants at a particular time. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in ...

Some perennial veggies provide natural fertilizer for themselves and nearby plant life. The same goes for herbs. Old and used tea bags provide nitrogen, tannic acid, and other components that help ...

If you feel strongly about eating your own home-grown, organic vegetables, and want to improve your garden soil, you need to learn how to make organic compost at home. For most gardeners, the ...