There are multiple benefits to using compost teas. More than supplementary nutrients, composts teas deliver humic substances that can act as biostimulants and active microorganisms that can contribute to nutrient cycling and the ecology of a healthy soil.
Using compost teas may reduce the need to apply pesticides. Many reports indicate that compost teas increase plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, reducing the need for other inputs.
Make an enriched compost tea for superior results. Suståne’s CT Standard 4-6-4 provides all the essential components of effective compost teas and has been proven to support improved plant growth. Once brewed, it blends well with Suståne’s Hi-N 12-0-1 WDF to make an enriched compost tea with superior characteristics!
Suståne 4-6-4 Compost Tea bags come in two sizes, single use 21-gram size for watering cans, or to be used as Root Zone Feeder Packs and reusable organic cotton bag 5 lb. compost tea bags, which each make 50-100 gallons.
No measuring, no special equipment, no waste. Your plants receive the even feed slow release nutrients over time as needed. The Suståne 4-6-4 Root Zone Feeder Packs feed plants up to 4 months.
Designed for dual application for the avid organic gardener, this permeable fertilizer pack can be left to steep in a watering can overnight to make a Compost Tea brew for a soil-drench application; or planted in the soil or potting mix as a Root Zone Feeder Pack when potting.
A reusable Suståne 5 lb. 4-6-4 Compost Tea Bag.
21 gram 4-6-6 Compost Tea Bags can also be used as Root Zone Feeder Packs.
Compost Tea is simple to prepare. Add one 21 gram tea bags per gallon (42 grams), or a 5 lb. Compost Tea Bag per 50-100 gallons (190-380 L) of water, aerate and steep for 24 to 48 hours at 60°- 85° F (10° - 25° C).
Aeration during the brewing process increases the level of active microorganisms in the Compost Tea
Feeder Pack Directions
Place into the root zone of potted or bed grown plants at planting or re-potting time. Use to improve transplant success of perennial woody plants.
Contains 50,000 Colony Forming Units (CFU’s) per gram of the following species:
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.........................................10,000 CFU’s per gram
Bacillus subtilis..........................................................10,000 CFU’s per gram
Bacillus pumilus.........................................................10,000 CFU’s per gram
Bacillus licheniformis.................................................10,000 CFU’s per gram
Bacillus megaterium................................................. 10,000 CFU’s per gram
Item #
Suståne 4-6-4
COMPOST TEA |
Units / Case
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Package Size
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Units / Pallets
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80-20-2050
80-20-2020
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8 / case
5 Bags (50) /case (250 paks per case) |
5 lb. Bag
(50) 21gram bags |
42 cases / pallet
96 cases / pallet |
Guaranteed Analysis
Total Nitrogen (N)
0.4% Ammoniacal Nitrogen
0.4% Other Water Soluble Nitrogen
3.2% Water Insoluble Nitrogen*
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4% |
Available Phosphate (P2O5) | 6% |
Soluble Potash (K2O) | 4% |
Calcium (Ca) | 4% |
Derived from aerobically composted turkey litter and feather meal
*3.2% slowly available nitrogen from aerobically composted turkey litter and feather meal.