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I know a lot of people use dried blood as a compost activator to get the microbes going because of its protein and nitrogen content, but can it work too for compost tea? If so, how much should you use?

5/30/2009 9:16:50 AM

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Compost tea isn't brewed for the NPK value. I have some clients who are "tea gurus" & dried blood isn't part of their recipes.

5/30/2009 9:34:58 PM

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Compost tea isn't brewed for the nutrient value. Compost requires lively bacteria whish do appreciate soluble N. Those N loving bacteria are slow & sleepy in the fall & early spring so we add

I have a customer (Extremely large tree company) dabbling in blood. Their research lab has developed an organic tree fertilizer using blood as the primary Nitrogen source. Their technician are not very enthusiastic about the material as it is very difficult to get & keep suspended. The results might yet prove worthwhile but this remains to be seen.

Ironically their lab has confirmed that the best Nitrogen source for trees (UF) is already being marketed by their largest competitor. Being as we are their primary NE distributor, I am not exactly upset. LOL

UF for pumpkins would not be a good fit. It releases too slowly. If a grower used UF the season would be over long before the Nitrogen was gone. We need N sources that match the N requirement of the plants (IE FAST).

5/30/2009 11:26:39 PM

Pennsylvania

No, this isn't for NPK, it's meant to just feed the bacteria. I think I said it a little weird in the first post.

5/31/2009 12:11:42 AM