We took soil samples last year, before we started our compost tea program, and yesterday we took samples after applying compost tea on our pastures for 12 months. Our goal is to increase the percentage of plant available nutrients in the soil. We monitor this by sending in soil samples (last year and again this year) to be analyzed and see what was available in our soil before and after compost tea was applied. Compost tea is just as it sounds, a "brewed" mixture of composted manure and water, blended with super energy nutrients of fish and molasses, then spread on the pastures. This tea stimulates the biological organisms in the soil. More biology releases more nutrients into the soil for he plant roots to take up. More nutrients produce a thick luscious pasture. A thick luscious pasture makes for happy cattle and sheep!
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