Pasteurize Manure before Making Tea? - Page 4

Cole_Robbie · October 15, 2015

About a tablespoon for a 5-gallon bucket. One dual-output air pump will work. Two might be better, but not required.

Zenbaas · October 15, 2015

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Originally Posted by Gerardo

The little guys are real hardy.

Excellent. Think I'll "brew" for the 36 hours. Water is busy running with the air pump in the bucket to dechlorinate the water a bit first. Lastly, how long after you stop using the air pump is the brew still viable?

I want to take some of the compost tea to my folks when I drop off my little one in the morning before work so I can get some of the goodies to my tomato plants I've planted there.....

Gerardo · October 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by Zenbaas

Excellent. Think I'll "brew" for the 36 hours. Water is busy running with the air pump in the bucket to dechlorinate the water a bit first. Lastly, how long after you stop using the air pump is the brew still viable?

I want to take some of the compost tea to my folks when I drop off my little one in the morning before work so I can get some of the goodies to my tomato plants I've planted there.....

It's good for a couple of hours, about 4-6. Juice the plants in the AM and by the afternoon they'll perk up.

Zenbaas · October 16, 2015

Only need about an hour so that will be perfect.

clkeiper · June 30, 2016

Cole, are you running any compost tea through your injector? or are hand watering all of your plants with the tea if you are still using it?. thanks. I was thinking I would toss a shovel of chicken manure in a bucket of water inside of a mesh bag and run it through the injector for my hose watering... and maybe try it with a really fine filter for the drip system ... maybe. I don't want to plug my emitters,( not that I would confess that to Kevin if it happened. I would just know better than to do it next year..)

Cole_Robbie · June 30, 2016

No, I haven't been. The material I would make tea out of is the same material that I have used for my soil, so I'm not sure it would help. I am about to plant a melon patch in some ground that is much less improved. I was thinking about trying it then.

You would need a really fine filter, I'm guessing.

clkeiper · June 30, 2016

Okay. I shoveled a bladeful of composted chicken manure into a mesh bag (not fine enough) and am running it through the injector and watering hose for the potted plants in the greenhouse. I'll try a better bag though for the next bucket.

Tracydr · June 30, 2016

Tak two fast growing seedlings,maybe beans or squash. Do one with pasturized tea,one with raw tea. My bet is the raw one will do better.
I have doing aerated worm tea for my citrus trees and it has really made a difference.

redisgood · July 1, 2016

Cole, You wouldn't like my pickles. I make fermented pickles. It's a process that uses naturally occurring bacteria that is in the air all around us. They look foamy and cloudy and my nephew said "there is something wrong with those pickles". They taste SOOOO GOOD! and good for you! Pickles were made this way since ancient times.
I guess what I'm trying to say is let nature take care of itself. The tomato plant will take what it needs and you eat the tomato, not the manure. I made a chicken manure tea some years back. No pasturizing or microwaving, just straight manure and water. I used the stinky mess for my tomatoes and guess what? Tomatoes did fabulous and the tomatoes were GOOD! Stop worrying.

clkeiper · July 1, 2016

Well, I am running the "tea" through the hose from the injector and there doesn't seem to be a problem with it. I just am tired of paying for fertilizer and want to see better disease control, soooooo, we will see what this does.

oakley · July 2, 2016

Sounds delicious. I use knee-high panty hose. The white ones for nurses are often 25cents a pair. Handy for all sorts of filtering. The top edge stretches over my sprayer. And washable. I soak and ferment garlic and red pepper flakes for a yard spray to keep the deer away. Add a bit of DE for some bugs.

fonseca · July 2, 2016

Back when I regularly made (fresh) horse manure tea, I considered any grubs and larva to be a bonus. Bug juice tea is good stuff! I personally wouldn't try to pasteurize. Also, when a compost pile heats up, good bacteria die off along with the bad. They just repopulate the pile quickly as it cools.

Kelp4less is great if you just need a small amount of multiple products to try, but if you are looking to buy in bulk, 40-50lb bags from other sources the price can easily be 50-75% less per pound compared to K4L's bulk price. It's also worth comparing prices with Boogie Brew if you are looking to try a variety of products.

This is the best quality:price for blackstrap molasses I have found. The price fluctuates regularly, it was $16 when I purchased it. This one is very high in calcium.

Liquid molasses is a lot easier to use and store than dried. Especially if you live in a humid region...

June 30, 2016	#5
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Cole, are you running any compost tea through your injector? or are hand watering all of your plants with the tea if you are still using it?. thanks. I was thinking I would toss a shovel of chicken manure in a bucket of water inside of a mesh bag and run it through the injector for my hose watering... and maybe try it with a really fine filter for the drip system ... maybe. I don't want to plug my emitters,( not that I would confess that to Kevin if it happened. I would just know better than to do it next year..) __________________ carolyn k

June 30, 2016	#7
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Okay. I shoveled a bladeful of composted chicken manure into a mesh bag (not fine enough) and am running it through the injector and watering hose for the potted plants in the greenhouse. I'll try a better bag though for the next bucket. __________________ carolyn k

July 1, 2016	#10
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Well, I am running the "tea" through the hose from the injector and there doesn't seem to be a problem with it. I just am tired of paying for fertilizer and want to see better disease control, soooooo, we will see what this does. __________________ carolyn k

October 15, 2015	#1
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	About a tablespoon for a 5-gallon bucket. One dual-output air pump will work. Two might be better, but not required.

October 16, 2015	#4
Zenbaas Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: South Africa Posts: 340	Only need about an hour so that will be perfect.

June 30, 2016	#8
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Tak two fast growing seedlings,maybe beans or squash. Do one with pasturized tea,one with raw tea. My bet is the raw one will do better. I have doing aerated worm tea for my citrus trees and it has really made a difference.

July 1, 2016	#9
redisgood Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Ky Posts: 17	Cole, You wouldn't like my pickles. I make fermented pickles. It's a process that uses naturally occurring bacteria that is in the air all around us. They look foamy and cloudy and my nephew said "there is something wrong with those pickles". They taste SOOOO GOOD! and good for you! Pickles were made this way since ancient times. I guess what I'm trying to say is let nature take care of itself. The tomato plant will take what it needs and you eat the tomato, not the manure. I made a chicken manure tea some years back. No pasturizing or microwaving, just straight manure and water. I used the stinky mess for my tomatoes and guess what? Tomatoes did fabulous and the tomatoes were GOOD! Stop worrying.

July 2, 2016	#11
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	Sounds delicious. I use knee-high panty hose. The white ones for nurses are often 25cents a pair. Handy for all sorts of filtering. The top edge stretches over my sprayer. And washable. I soak and ferment garlic and red pepper flakes for a yard spray to keep the deer away. Add a bit of DE for some bugs.

July 2, 2016	#12
fonseca Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 205	Back when I regularly made (fresh) horse manure tea, I considered any grubs and larva to be a bonus. Bug juice tea is good stuff! I personally wouldn't try to pasteurize. Also, when a compost pile heats up, good bacteria die off along with the bad. They just repopulate the pile quickly as it cools. Kelp4less is great if you just need a small amount of multiple products to try, but if you are looking to buy in bulk, 40-50lb bags from other sources the price can easily be 50-75% less per pound compared to K4L's bulk price. It's also worth comparing prices with Boogie Brew if you are looking to try a variety of products. This is the best quality:price for blackstrap molasses I have found. The price fluctuates regularly, it was $16 when I purchased it. This one is very high in calcium. Liquid molasses is a lot easier to use and store than dried. Especially if you live in a humid region...