Benefits Of Compost Tea  For Plants?

By Shama Parveen

www.organicbazar.net

Compost tea is prepared by dissolving compost in water. Apart from nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, compost tea also contains other essential nutrients like magnesium, calcium and sulphur, which are very beneficial for plants. Apart from this, there are many other benefits of compost tea for plants, which we will know further.

Compost tea improves soil structure by providing essential nutrients to plants and making the soil porous.

Giving compost tea increases the water-holding capacity of the soil.

Compost tea keeps the plant healthy and increases pest and disease resistance capacity.

Compost tea also helps in increasing the number of beneficial microorganisms in the soil.

Compost tea helps loosen compacted soil.

Compost tea helps to store water and nutrients in sandy soil.

Compost tea speeds up the root development of the plant.