Steeped Compost Tea
Compost in any form is a plant's idea of gourmet health food. Made into tea, it's the ideal liquid fertilizer, especially for young plants. Compost tea helps plants grow stronger and more productive and, evidence suggests, can protect against disease. The tea can be sprayed on the plants or used instead of water for a soil drench. I'm making compost tea the inexpensive and simple way, make sure you're using non-chlorinated water.
1- Empty about a cup and a half of mature compost into an old sock. 
2- tie the sock. 
3- toss it in a bucket of water, here I am recycling an Rawdatain plastic water gallon. 
4- stir the mixture 5- keep stirring it as often as you can for a couple of days, stirring allows oxygen to enter the mixture in order for aerobic bacteria to do their job. Update: Here is the compost tea two days later: 
It smells a little sweet and earthy, no bad smell at all!
