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Sydney Grower · December 22, 2018

I use it and find it a very inexpensive tonic for my plants.

I don't use brand name equipment. I just use a good bucket and an old aquarium air pump.

It's hard to quantify the exact benefits because I use it alongside other soil-building and plant-strengthening methods. However I think the two things that have made my soil really good are the chicken tractor that goes onto each bed for two weeks after harvest and the aerated worm tea that I try to foliar-spray on all my plants at least fortnightly.

I prefer foliar spraying to soil drenching because I think a coating on the leaves might strengthen the plant against pests and disease.

December 22, 2018	#4
Sydney Grower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 122	I use it and find it a very inexpensive tonic for my plants. I don't use brand name equipment. I just use a good bucket and an old aquarium air pump. It's hard to quantify the exact benefits because I use it alongside other soil-building and plant-strengthening methods. However I think the two things that have made my soil really good are the chicken tractor that goes onto each bed for two weeks after harvest and the aerated worm tea that I try to foliar-spray on all my plants at least fortnightly. I prefer foliar spraying to soil drenching because I think a coating on the leaves might strengthen the plant against pests and disease.