Inoculating seed and seedlings with compost tea: what the trial shows
When you water your seed with compost tea, the seedling gets a whole microbial community to take along – exactly at the moment the rhiz...
Making your own biostimulants: what really works on the farm
If you make compost tea, compost extract or ferments yourself, you have the microbiology fresh in the tank instead of sitting in a cani...
Leaf sap analysis: when to do it and what it shows you
A leaf sap analysis shows you what the plant has actually taken up – not what is in the soil. That is the whole difference. In the plan...
Boron: why the deficiency persists even though you fertilise
Boron is not mobile in the plant. Once it has been used, it is not resupplied from older leaves – the plant needs a steady supply, othe...
Magnesium: why the deficiency comes in spring even though the soil is full
In cold soil, magnesium does not reach the plant – not even when there is plenty of it in the soil. This is not a supply problem but a ...
Foliar feeding done right: the 6 rules that decide whether it works
The best foliar feed fizzles out if the spray mix is not right. Water, pH and concentration decide whether the nutrient gets into the l...
Produce Your Own Slurry Additive: What Lactic Acid Bacteria Achieve in Slurry Storage
In autumn, our brewing system is in continuous operation: 500 liters of compost tea for the neighboring farm, the next batch for our gr...
How to check the quality of your compost tea
The best recipe is useless if you do not know what is in the tank at the end. In the first post, I described what is important when bre...
What is compost extract and how do I make compost extract
Why a compost extract is more suitable than compost tea in autumn: soil temperature, fungi, Johnson-Su compost, and quantities from practical experience.
Compost Tea as a Foliar Stimulant: What Really Matters
Fungal-to-bacterial ratio, molasses, compost quantity: What really matters for compost tea as a foliar stimulant—insights from the field.
