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Microbial Inoculants
COMPOST TEA
DESCRIPTION FEATURES
Compost Teas have applications as a liquid fertiliser, a bio-stimulant and as a valuable pest management tool. Compost
Teas contain microbes and soluble compounds resulting from the breakdown of the compost.
BENEFITS
There is a productive synergy when the complexed, colloidal minerals in compost combine with the billions of beneficial
micro-organisms also found in the humus-based material. The addition of foliar fertilisers and trace elements act as a
food source and stimulate the microbes to enhance the fertilisers performance.
Compost Tea can be applied as foliar or soil drenches. Repeated Tea application gives a constant re-inoculation of
beneficial micro-organisms.
Compost Teas are capable of increasing plant resistance to disease by stimulating the production of phytoalexins and other
plant protective substances.
APPLICATION RATES
Chlorinated water should be aerated for 2 hours to remove this micro-biocide before brewing.
Good leaf coverage is essential, 70% of the leaf should be drenched with tea for best results.
Do not spray between 10 am and 3 pm as UV light can kill microbes as they fly through the air.
Ensure nozzle pressures do not exceed 60-80 psi
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