I used to spend a lot of time composting. Now, I use a simpler and – dare I say it! – A more effective method: anaerobic compost tea!
Don’t commit suicide by composting!
A long time ago I used to spend a lot of time making a bunch of greens and browns – carefully mixing, watering, tossing and sifting…. However I never have enough compost to move around.
I’m sure you know the feeling!
I still compost because I like to sprinkle new garden beds with good quality compost and make my own potting mix; however, I no longer rely on finished compost for most of my fertilization.
Instead, I have a simpler system: compost tea.
read more: “How to Make Composting Easy”
Watch me make anaerobic compost tea
This is my favorite way to make free fertilizer. I use Moringa leaves, fertilizer, urine, compost, weeds and other nitrogen rich materials. I put them in a large bucket, add water to it, and let it rot into liquid fertilizer for my garden. I also add a cup or two of Epsom salts if I have extra magnesium and sulfur available.
After a few weeks in the sun and rot, you have a compost tea with some fertilizing power. Take a look:
How to Use Anaerobic Compost Tea
After discovering how effective this anaerobic composting method is, I have fed large tracts of corn and other crops efficiently with very little hassle and with very little material. It’s similar to Bokashi compost, but without the need to buy Bokashi starter. Just go with the flow and you’ll have a fertile green garden just like me.
warn: You don’t want to pour this stuff on your veggies or other crops you’ll be eating right away because it’s definitely not safe!
I covered this method in my bestseller Composting Everything: A Good Guide to Extreme Composting, I asked people to write and share their own successful experiments using the “big smelly barrel fertility” method. Give it a try. Aside from the smell, I think you’ll like it.
quick update
Here’s another video I made detailing my anaerobic compost tea recipe…my “tea pot” stinks! Aren’t you my neighbor?
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