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Thursday 15 August 2019

How to prepare compost tea and use compost tea as Growth Promoter or Fertilizer

Compost Tea :
               It is simple and effective solution to promote Plant Health. The effectiveness of compost tea  depends on the quality of the compost prepared. Many farmers  have observed that the Compost Tea is very effective against many pests and diseases.

Preparation of Compost Tea:
                
Materials Required:
                * Well matured Compost
                * Water

Method:
                 * Good quality compost has to be prepared by adopting heap, aerobic or Vermi composting Methods.
                 * One part of Compost is immersed in 10 parts of water in a bucket or barrel depending on the quantity required.
                 * The contents are stirred 5 minutes everyday for 5 to 7 days.
                 * The Compost Tea is ready to be used as a foliar spray after 5 to 7 days.
                 *  Before the application of the solution, it is filtered and then used for spraying using the knapsack sprayer.


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