Composting
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A inquiry on compsting. Are there any benefits from it if applied to (bonsai) tree? Anyone making own compost at home? Specific composts for trees if there are any?
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Given the issues with excessively organic soils, I would look into compost tea. My favorite recipe is ashes and earthworm castings in aquarium water.
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No. If you use a modern fast draining substrate, compost will hinder your drainage. 名媛直播 is not the same as your garden. You water often, and you add nutrients to the water. So no need for compost.
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Thanks for responses guys. They only confirm my initial thoughts on the subject.
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Solaris wrote: Given the issues with excessively organic soils, I would look into compost tea. My favorite recipe is ashes and earthworm castings in aquarium water.
Any details on this?
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spacewood wrote:
Solaris wrote: Given the issues with excessively organic soils, I would look into compost tea. My favorite recipe is ashes and earthworm castings in aquarium water.
Any details on this?
Sure. Compost tea is just what it sounds like: You take some of the fixings for compost, preferably the kind with water-soluble components (that you want, of course), put them in a bucket, and leave to ferment for a spell. If you're doing this for a week or more, I would recommend getting a cheap aquarium filter (sans filtration media) to aerate the stuff. Use the resultant tea to water plants. Try to avoid letting the solids get into the pot because you want to use them for making more.
In essence, it's homemade liquid fertilizer. It smells like butt, too, so don't make it indoors.
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