Help, My CompostTeaStinks! If you have smelly composttea, the question is whether it is safe to use and, more importantly, just what may have gone wrong in the process. A composttea is a great way to keep plants healthy and happy.And you’ll want to use it immediately, if anaerobic decomposition starts, the tea will start to stink! This composttea uses up two common kitchen scraps that most of us use on a daily basis and it’s dead simple to make. A worm-teacomposter helps reduce food waste by turning kitchen scraps or expired produce into usable fertilizers. This style of composter creates two forms of usable compost. It has been known to kill and repel many kinds of leaf eating insects. It also kills and prevents leaf fungi, but all this good stuff comes at a small price — CompostTeastinks! Is stinky comfrey tea normal?Maybe I'll pour some of the tea out (too full otherwise) and I'll add some fresh river water. Maybe it will help to dilute 'the stink.' Also, I'll stir it more often. Overseas, look at The CompostTea Company in New Zealand, or talk to the SFI lab in New Zealand (cherryle.prew_at_xtra.co.nz).The teastinks) do not last on leaf surfaces. Can composttea go bad?How do you fix stinkycompost?Should you dilute composttea? In contrast to other compost, composttea should not stink at all. You can dilute the composttea with water in a ratio of 1 litre of composttea to 10 litres of water. Are you dealing with compost odor, or afraid to begin composting because you’re worried about bad smells? If your compost has a bad odor, then there is something wrong. Making teasstinks a lot, so I don't want to be brewing it every other week and only need a little bit. It will have other amendments added so its not just microbes but fertilizer as well. If you haven't heard of it yet, composttea is like a magical elixir for your plants.Tumbling Composter. Backyard Food. How to Keep Compost from Stinking. Cover crops, compost, rock powders, natural fertilizers, mulch, composttea, and various foliar treatments are all part of our fertility toolbox.
