Compost Tea
Compost Tea
Similar to brewing tea you would drink, compost tea is brewed to create a more concentrated, nutrient rich organic material that can be applied to your plants.
On the west side of the Sustainability Demonstration House, we have created a compost tea pilot plot. Both have been seeded with Western Xeriscape Mix and Western Trails Grass Seed Mix (see below for a full list of plants in these mixes.) We'll provide updates here that include photos, soil test results, and DIY applications for your own yard.
Western Xeriscape Mix
- Baileya multiradiata (Desert Marigold)
- Clarkia pulchella (Deerhorn Clarkia )
- Eriophyllum lanatum (Oregon Sunshine)
- Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)
- Gaillardia aristata (Blanket Flower)
- Gilia tricolor (Bird's Eye)
- Layia platyglossa (Tidy Tips)
- Linum perenne (Blue Flax)
- Lupinus succulentus (Arroyo Lupine)
- Machaeranthera tanacetifolia (Prairie Aster)
- Mentzelia lindleyi (Blazing Star)
- Oenothera pallida (Pale Evening Primrose)
- Penstemon palmeri (Palmer Penstemon)
- Penstemon strictus (Rocky Mountain Penstemon)
- Phacelia campanularia (California Bluebell)
- Ratibida columifera (Prairie Coneflower)
- Sphaeralcea grossularifolia (Gooseberry leaf Globemallow)
- Thelesperma filifolium (Greenthread)
Western Trails Grass Seed Mix
- Blue grama, Hachita (Bouteloua gracilis)
- Little bluestem, (Schizachyrium scoparium)
- Indian Ricegrass, (Achnatherum hymenoides)
- Sideoats grama, El Reno (Bouteloua curtipendula)
- Galleta, Viva (Pleuraphis jamesii)
- Alkali sacaton, VNS (Sporobolus airoides)
- Western wheatgrass, Arriba (Pascopyrum smithii)
- Sand dropseed, VNS (Sporobolus cryptandrus)
- Buffalo grass, Texoka (Buchloe dactyloides)
- Sheep fescue, Covar (Festuca ovina)
- Green needlegrass, Lodorm (Nassella viridula)
- Perennial ryegrass, Linn (Lolium perenne) Nurse crop