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Tea in seed trays

18 years ago

I leave my tomato starts in the seed tray longer than recommended. Raising under lights is expensive, so I like to leave them packed in tight until the weather warms and I can transplant and set them outdoors.

But sterile seed starting soil is also rather devoid of nutrients. As the weeks go by the seedlings obviously need fertilizer.

Worm Poop or Miracle Grow, that is the question.

You probably thought it was "To be, or not to be?".

Does tea beat MG? Does it have a good balance of minerals?

If I do fertilize with tea, what strength should I use?

On the tomato forum they caution against burning the tender roots of newly sprouted tomatoes. But there is little response there to the use of worm poop tea.

And what about mixing a little poop in the original starting soil, it certainly would be a reverse to the sterility situation. Would worm poop have any effect on the damping-off possibilities?

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