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Gardening => Gardeners Chat => Topic started by: Dianna on Mar 14, 2008, 09:44:57 PM
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With all the buzz that is around here about alfalfa lately, I have found I have a couple of questions. How would I make alfalfa tea? And how often would I use it? I am sure we could all benefit with the answers.... :grinnnn:
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This is a great site for one method:
http://www.dixieroseclub.org/alfalfa_tea.html
The thing to remember is that there are hundreds of different ways to do it, and no one way is right.
I personally do mine in a 15 gallon bucket, and add whatever stikes me that day. Sometimes it's epsom salts, sometimes kelp meal...the list goes on.
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I had to go back and look at what subject this was in. I thought you were making tea for human consumption. Epsom salts and kelp can be for people too but........
I have only ever made compost tea and also used the stuff that drains off of my worm farm.
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I had to go back and look at what subject this was in. I thought you were making tea for human consumption.
I'm with you on that one, Tina, because I thought the same thing! :oops: I guess the first thing that made me do a double-take was Sarah's comment about making fifteen gallons since that's a lot of tea. :yikes: Of course, when she mentioned adding Epsom Salts to the tea all I could think of was never leaving my bathroom, since Epsom Salts is also used as a Laxative!!! :rofl1: :laugh1:
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I use alfalfa pellets EVERYWHERE... even on the lawn. Sarah-bc turned me on to it, & now I swear by it. I've never tried the tea though, but plan to get some started. I also use the liquid from the bottom bin of my worm farm (but I've learned to dilute it, or it can turn into a thick mud, when it dries). :thpullhairout:
Tina, my daughter, Shelly, eats Seaweed... (I think that's the same thing as Kelp), & so does Lil'. It's VERY strange to see that baby chewing on what looks like a piece of dark green paper! :yikes: As for the Epsom Salts, I sure hope a person NEEDS it before they ingest it, cuz they could find themselves "sitting" for a long time! :eek: :giggle:
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I started my first batch of alfalfa tea for this season a few days ago. This is what it looks like right now:
(https://www.southernspirithunters.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv177%2Fbarleychown%2FIMG_9842.jpg&hash=f81ae06a2360e0f71e3f273374c2af652649e1cb)
I'll let it sit today in the sun, and it should be ready to use tonight, maybe tomorrow. I'm waiting for the foam to start, and the yeast like smell. :waiting:
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Actually, Sarah, I have a great container that would work for this :yesssss: and I might even try it sometime; but, right now, I figure I'm in pretty good shape with my compost tea and worm tea. ;)
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Can you make a "tea" with pig poo? or chicken poo? My compost got neglected and is just a pile of grass at this point.....
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Tonya, I must have missed this question! I'm sorry.
You sure can...that would make it a manure tea, and I know of several people who use it. Bunny poo is very popular for that.
You can also make tea out of finished compost, should you ever have some. That's a great way to make a little bit of compost go a long way. :ThumbUp: