FeedBack® Liquid Compost vs Compost Tea Below you will find the main definitions of what each product is. Compost Teas that you manufacture at home will require equipment, and you will have to use right away. Our Feedback has a guaranteed shelf life for over a year, and all it requires is water. Used along with our dry bacteria is the perfect soil innoculant and soil food. All that is needed is water added to both! FeedBack® Liquid Compost produces amazing results! 17" roots in turf with great biomass has been achieved. This is not a fertilizer. FeedBack® does not contain animal products. FeedBack® balances deficient soil by adding essential nutrition including; humic, fulvic & ulmic acids, race elements, kelp, surfactants, enzymes & sugar cane ferment. FeedBack® is a gourmet meal for soil bacteria and acts as a soil catalyst .....activating soil life & promoting very deep rooting. Our customers experience with FeedBack® shows that it reduces plant stress, helps plants resist draught, fight pollution & activates soil. Research* @ Yale University (Download the study - a Word Doc) on the effects of FeedBack® shows improved growth even in low (acidic) pH ! An input program using FeedBack® in conjunction with an Organic (low-salt) fertilizer in a 50% or greater reduction is very effective. Insure success when transplanting with FeedBack®. Resist Draught, Stress & pH extreme with deep roots and perfect soil nutrition from FeedBack® Liquid Compost. · Improves C.E.C & E.C Great for Hydroponics · For Pristine Fertility & Maximum Prime Plants · Additive For Ultimate Soil & Plant Health. SOIL Nutritional Feeding, Biological Support, Disease Suppression, Increased Nutrient Uptake, Bio-Stimulant, Soil Restoration, Deep Rooting, Soil & Plant Health Care, FeedBack® Liquid Compost usage: FeedBack Liquid Compost can be used every time you water or monthly SOIL DRENCH or FOLIAR SPRAY May be added to compost tea or mixed with other soil & plant care products. Compost Teas There are several kinds of compost tea, depending on the method and ingredients with which the tea is made:   Fresh Compost Tea Made by steeping compost in water for a brief period, then applying the liquid. Modern Compost Teas These consist of aerobic mixtures made by adding compost (and some extra nutrients to feed its microbes) to dechlorinated water and aerating the mix for one or two days. This process encourages aerobic bacteria and fungi. The mixing, or active aeration, brings old-fashioned anaerobic compost teas into the modern era; it is also what keeps compost teas aerobic, and thus safe. If the tea is properly made, it is a concentrate of beneficial aerobic microbes. Actively Aerated Compost Teas These are usually easy to apply and are put right where they are needed. They are a fast, inexpensive, and fascinating way to manage soil food web microbiology in the yard and garden. Do not confuse actively aerated compost tea with compost leachates, compost extracts, or manure teas, all of which have been employed by farmers and gardeners for centuries. Fermented Compost Tea Also known as Anaerobic Compost Tea, is made by leaving compost and water in a container for a period of several days, allowing a build-up of anaerobic bacteria and fungi to chemically alter the mixture. A compost extract occurs when compost soaks in water for a couple of weeks or more. The end result is an anaerobic soup with perhaps a bit of aerobic activity on the surface. The loss of aerobic microbial diversity alone (not to mention the risk of its containing anaerobic pathogens and alcohols) suggests that compost extracts are not worth the effort. Compost Leachate Compost leachate is the liquid that oozes out of compost when it is pressed or when water runs through it and leaches out. These concoctions get a bit of color and may have some nutrient value, but leachates do little to impart microbial life to soil. Manure Tea This is created by suspending a bag of manure in water for several weeks, is also anaerobic. Using manure is asking for pathogenic problems and, especially under anaerobic conditions, virtually assures the presence of E. Coli. In order to keep beneficial microbes working in the soil, the compost tea must be kept aerobic.