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| yesterday i brewed my first batch of tea:
50 gallon garbage bin 100 gallon air pump 2- 5 inch air stones 7 lbs scotts humus & manure (started compost pile last year but it's not ready) 12 oz molasses 24 oz Dramm K Fish and Kelp fertilizer brewed for 20 hours with no overpowering smells, and a nice frothy top. the problem was applying it to a lawn that's 15,000 square feet. i initially used a 2 gallon pump sprayer then switched to dropping a sump pump into the barrel and applying it with a hose. next time should i mix the tea with another 50 gallons of water to stretch the application of the tea? or make 100 gallon at once? i was thinking of making another batch in 2-3 weeks, will that be OK or too soon? one of my fears is the tea did not drench the lawn but does that matter? is a coating good enough? lawn is a mix of fescue and KBG. thank you in advance, the board has fantastic information from great contributors. |
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- Posted by celticgreen none (My Page) on Sat, Apr 23, 11 at 8:35
| sorry! -humus and manure was in a pillowcase and hung in the barrel. |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Fri, Apr 29, 11 at 17:26
| Any amount is good. If you want to wash it into the soil, water it after you spray. |
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