Batch of alfalfa tea almost ready

I have been making a batch of alfalfa tea in a 5 gallon bucket for the garden. It has been about 5 days so far and it seems like it's just about ready to be used. I plan on using it as a foliar spray and then pour any left overs over the soil to drench the plants. I've read to let it brew for up to 12 days in the winter months. Since it's been in the 80's here recently,  plan to use it before day 8. I stir it at least once a day with a large stick to add oxygen. My method is to pack  as much alfalfainto a 5 gallong bucket as I can, then fill with water.

No rain yet...maybe Friday?

Well the storm never hit us today. The thunder struck a few times which was fun, but no water from the sky. The news is saying maybe Saturday.

I went ahead and did the organic foliar feeding. The seaweed extract,  fish emulsion and vinegar in a 1 gallon spray pump.

My three part organic fertilizer spray

For the past month or so I have switched over to this three part organic fertilizer spray. What is it? Great question!

1. Liquid seaweed

2. Fish emulsion

3. Vinegar

Optional: Molasses - to help knock down the smell when first spraying.

You apply this about every two weeks as a foliar spray, which means you spray the leaves, top and bottom throughly.

The amounts I use are as follows:

- 1/4 cup liquid seaweed
- 1/4 cup fish emulsion
- splash of vinegar
- 1 tablespoon of molasses
- 1 gallon of water

Mix with water in one gallon pump sprayer and apply as you walk the yard. The smell is a little hard to take at first, however it quickly goes away and you get used to it :) I haven't been able to locate any molasses yet, so I can't say if that works to kill the smell. I hope to find some soon and give it a try.

A good tip is to wear old clothes because sooner or later the wind will throw some spray on you or your clothes!

I found this formula in a book called EXTREME GARDENING: How to grow Organic in the hostile deserts by Dave Owens. You can find this book in my Amazon links on the right side of this blog!