I was given this piece from my wonderful sister Lynn Simpson to add after she read "magic compost". She wrote a piece for the "Oshawa This Week" newspaper on composte tea a few years back, so this is her info:
The holes in the bottom also let the little worms crawl in. You know you have good compost when the worms take up residence. I did discover though that eggshells do not compost worth a darn. Every time I took dirt out of the compost bucket to put in the garden -- or to make my compost tea -- I had to take out large clumps of un-dissolved eggshell. When you put the eggshell in make sure you crush it very small to start with, but put them in because crushed eggshell helps to keep the smell down.
Once you have your compost you can make Compost Tea to use on your houseplants.
The simplest method is to combine 1 part of mature compost [almost black and crumbles when rubbed between your fingers. Shouldn't smell bad] to 5 parts of rainwater (or water that has been sitting to allow the chlorine to evaporate if you are in the city), stir together and then let it “steep” for about 3 days. Strain the tea and add the used compost to your garden or back in the compost pile. The liquid (tea) is what you use. You can spray it on the leaves of plants or add it directly to the soil. You can apply compost tea every two weeks. Remember, the same rule applies here as applies to compost – if it smells bad don’t use it. Return it to the compost pile. Mature compost should smell earthy and fresh, not bad.
You can add it to your blog or not. Up to you.
...... Thank you Lynn. Wonderful information
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