Compost tea is a specially home brewed spray that will boost the microbe population in your bowling green, allowing you to encourage the finer grasses and combat dry patch, disease and thatch, naturally and effectively.
After studying this subject I can say that compost tea is an essential addition to the Performance Bowling Greens Program. Regular use of compost tea can significantly boost soil microbial activity and helps to make better use of fertiliser inputs. Correct formulation of the mixture during brewing will increase the dominance of the fine perennial grasses in the green sward.
By using compost teas, greenkeepers can reverse decades of damage caused by inorganic fertilisers, pesticides and excessive sand top-dressing.
A lot of bowling greenkeepers simply don’t have the time or facilities to brew compost tea regularly enough for it to make a real difference. As a result, I am frequently asked if there is an effective alternative that is easy to use and avoids the brewing process and set up, hence the New, Biology …
Compost Tea is a home made spray that is applied to fine turf to increase the micro life in the soil. It reintroduces missing microbes and boosts the populations of all of the main beneficial microbe groups such as bacteria, protozoa and the all important Fungi. Some of these help to degrade thatch, turning it into valuable humus, giving life and body to the depleted and often excessively sandy soil in many bowling greens.
FUNGAL ADDITIVE FOR COMPOST TEAS is a highly concentrated and diverse blend of fungi and bacteria designed to boost the lignin degrading fungi that may not develop in the short brewing time available for compost tea. CONTAINING FUNGAL SPECIES that only occur naturally in very mature composts or old, undisturbed soils, Fungal Additive helps to …
Everything you’ll need to get up and running quickly and easily is in the kit, including your very own compost tea brewer/aerator and all of the equipment, materials and instructions you’ll need to make your first few brews.
What's in the kit?
25 Litre (perfect for Bowling Greens) Compost Tea Brewer with Oxygenation Pump and all fittings required.
Supply of pre-inoculated compost, nutrients and activator to make approximately 12 brews of microbe rich compost tea
Fungal additive to make sure you brew the perfect compost tea to encourage the fine perennial grasses and start the process of converting your greens to Poa free, high performance surfaces.
Teabag for containing compost and filter for straining your brew into the sprayer for application
Full instructions and comprehensive on-going support from John.
