Have You Tried Compost Tea
In Your Garden Yet?

In 2003 American Plant introduced Compost Tea to the Washington area. After seeing great results, many gardeners now come back every weekend to refill their gallon or quart container with more fresh brewed Compost Tea.

This concentrated liquid compost extract is teeming with live beneficial microorganisms, and is the best way we've found to 'feed the soil'. We now know that a healthy soil environment is the key to healthy plants. A healthy soil is one that is alive with beneficial microorganisms. These microorganisms are responsible for producing robust plants, more resistant to insect and disease problems and plants and trees that are more productive and able to withstand extremes in temperature and moisture.

When planting trees, shrubs and perennials or renovating your lawn, Compost Tea will help your new plants get established quickly, with less transplant shock and faster root development. Compost Tea can enhance the germination of grass seed and development of the new roots as well. Existing plants and lawns benefit just as much from Compost Tea.

We'll have fresh brewed Compost Tea available on Saturdays and Sundays in quarts and gallons May through October.

We're Having A Tea Party

Compost Tea that is! As part of our continuing effort to improve the health of our plants, and our concern for the health of our environment and community, American Plant introduces Compost Tea to Washington area gardeners.

You've heard us talk about 'feeding the soil', and how important beneficial microorganisms are to the health of our plants. These microorganisms help produce robust plants, resistant to insect and disease problems and plants and trees that are more productive and able to withstand extremes in temperature and moisture.

Well, we've found a way to get these organisms back into the soil, and onto the leaf surface, rapidly, in incredibly high numbers never before obtainable.

A Washington Post article by Adrian Higgins proclaimed the benefits of Compost Tea, and this spring we'll be brewin' our own tea, an aerobic water extract of compost, in other words, oxygenated water is circulated through the compost and beneficial microorganisms are extracted.

Want big, beautiful roses with disease free foliage? Spray 'em with Compost Tea. Want a lawn that stays greener during hot, dry weather? Compost Tea's the answer.
Because this 'tea' is a concentrated solution teeming with life, it is very perishable and must be used within 4-6 hours of 'brewing', although in the soil these organisms can keep on working for months. Therefore, we'll only have this available on certain 'brew dates' Saturday & Sundays from May through October.

Compost Tea Basics

Compost tea is an aerobically brewed (not thermally brewed) liquid concentrate of soluble nutrients, organic compounds and elevated levels of microorganisms.

For more information on the soil food web and attributes of Compost tea go to:

Soil Foodweb, Inc.
World Humus Interest Group
The International Compost Tea Council