Compost Tea

Hi, I have been reading about compost tea, it seems a good concept but I am wondering if it is widely used by serious gardeners.
Would like to hear your comments.

 

The big pumpkin growers in the states make a seaweed tea using the same method...seems a bit time consuming to me.

I make and use comfrey tea by soaking chopped up comfrey in water, then diluting to the colour of tea for watering. Just fed my whole plot today with that.

Steve...

 

Like Steve, I got 3 dustbins on the go, I cram them full of weeds & then fill with water, in about 3 weeks you get a liquid feed.

If you get one drop of it on you, you'll smell bad forever

 

Thanks, guys, I have decided to give it a go with worm castings, will let you know how it goes,
I will try your way as well, from what I read I need to purchase some comfrey roots and start growing some. I think I will grow it at the workshop grounds to as not to infest my garden.

 

Cream? with 1 lump or 2?

 

My father, good gardener though he was, was hopeless as making compost and a black 'ooze' would seep from the bottom of his heap - he had many different names for this gunge .... funnily enough 'tea' wasn't one of them!