How much compost and tea do you get? Is it correct that the first tray takes THREE months? After that, do you switch the trays monthly or ?? Thanks!
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Sorry to say, I gave up and moved my worms to a flower bed where there is more room for them. Where I live the weather made it hard to keep them alive!
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I'm not sure how long it takes, I usually dump mine into my big compost bin outside. I open mine several times a day, I haven't noticed any problems. I really like my compost crock!
129784
Yes, it's a month's supply.. give or take. I love this tea. It's good for you and tastes great too. I drink 3 cups a day.
852017
Here is my recipe for worm compost tea. I use it on my greenhouse tomatoes, a rhubarb patch, and some trees:Worm Castings Tea1. 3 cups worm castings2. 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses3. 1/4 cup seabird guano4. 1/4 cup fine azomite or glacial rock dust5. 3 Tbsp humic acid6. 3 Tbsp seaweed extract7. 3 Tbsp fish emulsion (optional)Mix in 3-5 gallons water. Aerate for 48 hours, 3 days at the most. Use up right away.
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We use this for my Mother, she takes her meds twice per day and we change it every 14 days. We have two extra trays. I would recommend having at least one extra tray, then you are not filling every two weeks and you can just pop the spare in.
989754
The directions that come with the composter I think said a 3 parts water to one part tea... Not 100% confident.
1695381
I scoop any clumps from under the flap about once a week, as well as any really damp spots (diabetic kitty that pees like a horse), as she seems to only go in 2 spots. Then I just dump in a couple cups of fresh crystals from a 8# box I got at the store. Somewhere between 100 and 130 uses, depending on how well the crystals are still working is when I change the trays.
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When you make the tea and when you bottle it, glass only. No metal not even on your tea bags. Use a wooden or plastic spoon to fish tea bags out. With your extra cultures (cuz you will get babies everytime) store them in ziplocs with about a cup of your brew. I also compost them because you will have more than you need. You can always share them. I have been very successful with this starter kit. Good luck.
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Pretty quick....we live in Chicago so we don't have a full year of composting. But the materials we throw in break down fast. We keep in a spot that gets full sun so it soaks up the heat. I usually give it a good mix when I add some new material. Last fall I stuffed it full with the last grass clippings/leaves/plants. This spring when I opened it up the material was below the half way point. The composter itself is very nice looking in the yard......not ugly at all. Very sturdy...should hold up for years.
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Since the area I live gets a lot of rainfall, the compost settles fast and gets heavy, I usually pick up by hand or with a craw the compost until it is about half full, then I pick up the bin. I move the bin over and refill with compost. Since most of my compost is oak leaves, it takes quite a while for my compost to be completed. I have 2 of these bins. When the compost was completed (took almost 8 months), I had 1/3 of my garden area filled with compost. I threw a potato that was turning green into the compost and within 4 days, I had it sprouting!
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I have been using this for years, it depends on the weather, faster in warm days ,slower in winter. overall I always pre-chop veggies to speed things up either way. average is about 3-4 weeks. with two bins there is no rush.
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Well it last me a couple of months depending on if your taking it as a maintenance dose or just when your having a Gallbladder attack. I started buying the tea cut 3.5oz bag and makeup my own capsules, it's cheaper that way. Please feel free and let me know if you have any other questions! Angel hugs!...Connie
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I haven't used this composter but had 4 of the lifetime tumblers before. So my answer is about generic timing and not this specific tumbler. We lived in the South-East then and in summer could turn waste into dirt in 4-6 weeks. In winter it doesn't stay hot enough to compost in these systems. If you are disciplined enough to remove plastic (stickers on your produce or plastic bags) and not put sticks from yard waste then the result is ready to go when it looks like dirt. Gardeners and farmers call compost black gold for a reason...good stuff.
2005051
Composting time depends on temperature and moisture. To have garden-ready compost (for me) takes several months. I add as the year goes along and pull out compost during the summer for the garden. Remember to mix kitchen garbage with grass and leaves to get the proper mix of nutrients.
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It's a great little composting bin for the first time composter. It can take a while depending on how you care for it. It definitely allows for breakdown if you turn it regularly and water it regularly. I put every stray worm I can find in there too to help out the process. I didn't have compost material after using it for 4 months but have had this for about a year now and have compost material for our garden this Spring.
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When I purchased the trays back in January, they were $14.33 a piece. I did buy two though to complete my set of four. I went back & looked at the ad for these trays & it is confusing, two or one? But I am pretty sure your price of $16.13 is just for one. The quality is great & I am happy I bought them. They are easy to clean, perfect size, look great & very sturdy. Good luck, JWWJ
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The compost tea does drain from the slats, to the base automatically, so make sure you have them lined up. If you have a lot of wet material in your composter, or rain, it could be why you have liquid coming out. If it's been in there awhile, it could be compost tea. The best advice I could give would be to wipe it off, and make sure that you always leave your composter (after you turn it) lined up with the base so that it can drain.