Claims
- 1. An apparatus for producing compost tea comprising:a tank of aqueous solution; an extraction basket positioned over the tank to permit flow-through from this basket to be collected into the tank; a fluid conduit having a first end submerged at the bottom end of the tank, and a second end positioned over the extraction basket; and a compressed air supply operatively connected to the bottom portion of the conduit to force the aqueous solution up through the conduit.
- 2. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the compressed air supply further comprises a throttle means.
- 3. A method for producing compost tea comprising:placing compost in an extraction basket; positioning the extraction basket over a tank to permit flow through from the basket into the tank; introducing an aqueous solution into the tank; positioning a fluid conduit having first and second ends, the fluid conduit having a first end submerged at the bottom of the tank, and a second end positioned to impinge on the compost in the extraction basket; and supplying compressed air to the bottom portion of the conduit to force aqueous solution up through the conduit and into the extraction basket.
- 4. A method of claim 3 further comprising adding nutrient to the aqueous solution.
- 5. A method of claim 4 wherein the nutrient comprises sugar.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATE APPLICATIONS
This application is based on, and claims the benefit of, Provisional application No. 60/259,236, filed Jan. 2, 2001.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Ingham, E.R., “The Compost Teas Brewing Manual”, Unisun Communications, LLC, Nov. 2000. |
Provisional Applications (1)
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60/259236 |
Jan 2001 |
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