[Skizzle42]

Has anyone used spent leaf as a nutrient tea like people do with comfrey? What nutrients are abundant in pot leaves.

[Easy7]

Can spread disease.

Composted leaf would be ok if composted to proper temp. No real advantages or really big ones.

[Cannavore]

I feed my plants the waste water from bubble hash they fuckin love it.

[pop_rocks]

Originally Posted by Cannavore

I feed my plants the waste water from bubble hash they fuckin love it.

ive noticed this too,man
for whatever reason, the plants love the left over water from ice water extraction
/shrugs

@OP/ if nothing else, you could just run the leaf through a bubble bag and use that water on your plants

[Cannavore]

Originally Posted by pop_rocks

ive noticed this too,man
for whatever reason, the plants love the left over water from ice water extraction
/shrugs

@OP/ if nothing else, you could just run the leaf through a bubble bag and use that water on your plants

yep i think its all the yeasts and whatnot that live on and in the plants. the telltale sign is usually a nice odor and the frothy white foam that forms after you mix it around a bit.

[KIS]

I wouldn’t recommend it. Potential vector for disease and the main benefit of compost tea is beneficial microorganisms. There aren’t a lot on the leaf surface relative to what you find in the soil or compost.

[growingcrazy]

I like to put mine directly back onto the soil surface. Let it break down and integrate naturally. If you have that ability...

Can anybody elaborate on why/what certain pathogens and/or disease could be spread by brewing in tea?

[Skizzle42]

Originally Posted by Cannavore

I feed my plants the waste water from bubble hash they fuckin love it.

I just drink that water

[KIS]

Originally Posted by growingcrazy

I like to put mine directly back onto the soil surface. Let it break down and integrate naturally. If you have that ability...

Can anybody elaborate on why/what certain pathogens and/or disease could be spread by brewing in tea?

Basically the leaves are a vector for disease in two ways.

1. If making a tea, any fungal spores or bacteria could potentially grow out in the tea to where you may not have seen noticeable plant damage or stress but they were present in the room. The tea could increase their numbers, damaging the plants when applied. Now this may not be a high risk per se but it exists.

2. When allowing dead leaves to stay on your soil you’re increasing food source for saprophytic microbes and potentially providing more habitat for pathogens as well as beneficials.

My litmus test for ideas like this is to look into what commercial horticulture does and why. Usually there’s a logica reason behind why they do things the way they do.