Does Compost Tea Work? Part 2 Fertilizer, Beneficial Bacteria and Big Vegetables

Two weeks ago I set up an experiment in the testing garden assumptions series to evaluate if both Actively Aerated Compost Tea and Compost Extractions lived up to their main claims. Primarily I looked at if they had potential as a fertilizer and then if the methods allowed you to increase the concentration of bacteria within it. The two claims I took a look at are not the only ones made by advocates of compost tea. Today I will investigate the other claims made about compost teas before making a decision at the end of this video if I am going to continue or abandon the practice in my garden. Does Compost Tea Work? Part 1    • Does Compost Tea Work?   0:36 What about commercial Compost Teas? 1:14 Why culture bacteria using a compost tea method? 1:29 Research refuting the benefits of compost tea. 3:44 The Scientific Method and Occam’s Razor 4:34 I have been using AACT and have seen improvements. 5:02 Does compost tea to poor soil improves it 5:41 Is compost tea good to initially inoculate new soils? 6:17 What about the giant plants people show when they use compost tea 7:17 What about the benefits Foliar Application of Compost Tea 7:23 Can you fertilize your plants using foliar application of compost tea? 8:10 What about claims made about compost tea fighting disease? 9:00 In limited soil areas like containers is there value? 9:27 Summary and Findings Check us out on Facebook:   / albertaurbangarden   Related Videos:Is Epsom Salt useful in Organic Gardening?    • Is Epsom Salt Beneficial for Organic Garde...   Testing Garden Assumptions Series Playlist:    • Testing Garden Assumptions -- Putting Gard...   Supporting Material: [1] Is Rain Water Safe to Use in the Garden?    • Is the Rainwater Collected in a Rain Barre...   [2] Kelp fertiliser and amendments in Organic Gardening    • Kelp Fertilizers and Soil Amendments in Or...   [3] Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott’s resource paper on foliar application http://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/up... [4] Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott’s resource paper on Compost Tea’s Pesticide use http://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/up... [5] Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott’s resource papers http://puyallup.wsu.edu/lcs/ [6] University of Kentucky http://organic.kysu.edu/CompostTea.pdf [7] Occam’s Razor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%2... [8] Variability Associated with Suppression of Gray Mold (Botrytis cinerea) on Geranium by Foliar Applications of Nonaerated and Aerated Compost Teas http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs... [9] Failure of Foliar-Applied Biostimulants to Enhance Drought and Salt Tolerance in Urban Trees. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail... [10] Garden Professors Facebook Page   / gardenprofessors   [11] Garden Professors Blog http://gardenprofessors.com/ [12] Petri Dish Free to use on google search March 17th 2016 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...