Activated Aereted Compost Tea (AACT)
Nutritious watering full of life
Soil revitalisation and performance
Revolutionise your garden with organic living soil cultivation
Le TCO (thé de composts oxygénés)
Le thé de composts oxygénés est une solution fermentée à partir de matières compostées en présence d’oxygène et de sucre. A l’inverse du purin obtenu par trempage sans air forcé, le TCO n’a pas de mauvaise odeur car non pathogène, et l’extraction des fertilisants est plus rapide. Il contient à la fois des ingrédients nutritifs solubles et des microorganismes vivants (bactéries, champignons, protozoaires, nématodes).
What's the point of oxygenated compost tea ?
In short, it nourishes and protects your plant by revitalizing the soil. The greater diversity of the microbial population means a greater capacity to counter pathogens and retain nutrients.
Bien que totalement organique, cette méthode, facile d'utilisation s’approche de l’engraissage minéral dans sa rapidité d’assimilation
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Les bienfaits des TCO
Improves plant growth
Better nutrient absorption
Improved plant nutrient quality
Beneficial microorganisms vs. pathogenic
Better nutrient retention
Lower amendment costs
Activate your soil, create your own range of organic fertilizers!
La recette de base du TCO
Initial dosage for use on small surfaces (10-250m²)
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Pour 10L de solution : 200 à 250g de compost (ou lombricompost) + 10 à 20ml de mélasse noire de canne non raffinée
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As an option, to make your micro-organism-enriched solution more nutrient-rich, still for 10L of solution: 20g of various micronized rocks (azomite, zeolites, epsom salt...), 10g of various micronized dried plants (nettle, comfrey, horsetail...), 10g of algae (kelp, spirulina...) or hydrolysates (fish, kelp...)...
Duration of oxygenated compost teas
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24h pour un thé bactérien (pour plantes annuelles)
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24-36h pour un thé fongique (haies, arbres)
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48h pour un thé de protozoaires stabilisateur (régulateur de faunes microbiennes)
L'eau doit être impérativement à une température comprise entre 18° et 22°C
Molasses, an essential
La mélasse de canne sert de nourriture aux microorganismes. Gourmands, ils en raffolent pour se démultiplier ! Contient sucres non raffinés et oligo-éléments.
Astuces : veillez à rendre homogène votre préparation en la mélangeant consciencieusement dans un contenant ou à l’aide d’un shaker.
Add a sandy rock such as Chabasite zeolite to prevent settling, and avoid premature anaerobic degradation inside your filter.
How often should you produce your AACT?
Fréquence : avec du compost seul 2 fois par mois, sans plantes ni compléments ; jusqu’à 2-3 fois par semaine avec plantes et compléments pour engraissage, il dépend du type de culture et de la gourmandise de vos plantes.
Find out more about our complete AACT machine kits to produce and apply the process yourself.
Everything you need to create your TCO at home with our machines for preparing TCO high quality - made to last.
The list of components for your AACT prover :
One container
Bucket, Barrel, Vat (From 10-20L to larger volumes 60-120-200-1000L). Your container should be about 1/4 as large as the quantity of solution (for 15L of tea use a 20L bucket, for example).
A 400µ or 200µ filter
Large enough to accommodate the composted material(s), rocks, plants and other supplements. Why 400µ and 200µ? - To allow all micro-organisms to pass through (200µ is for bacteria, larger for bacteria and fungi).
Air Compressor
Must be of very high quality, but oxygenation without violence (less than 1.3 bar). A lack of performance can hinder the development of your TCO (+ 200L/H Minimum For 15L Solution for example) or other high-performance water oxygenation systems (venturi).
Oxygen Diffuser
Connected to your pump to provide all the oxygen your TCO needs to thrive.
A Tap or Pump
To collect and/or water your TCO once it's finished. All you have to do is pour it into a sprayer, watering can or spray tank.
Options
A pump for stirring the solution, preferably a ceramic or Vortex system.
2 recipes for AACT amendments to meet 100% of your annual growing needs (for your vegetable garden, garden, balcony...).
Alternative amendments
If you don't have fresh compost, use vermicompost for best results, or guanogalli and mealworm guano to fertilize your plants (these 2 materials are also already composted). All earthworm and insect droppings will feed your soil with microorganisms and nutrients. They are composted and therefore directly assimilated, promoting symbiosis with your root systems.
Never use products that have not been dried, reduced or composted, to avoid pathogen development! (dried blood, marine guano...)
You can supplement your soil improver with our soluble bacteria, fish hydrolysate, kelp hydrolysate (ascophyllum nodosum), biochar, or spirulina (watch out for moss :)!
Epsom salt will provide a good quantity of magnesium and sulfur to your solution, trace elements necessary during growth.
Chabasite-type zeolite will stabilize your solution by depolluting it through filtration. Micronized azomite or clinoptilolite zeolite provides all the trace elements and protection you need. They contain dozens and dozens of traces of earth minerals! In this way, your crops will be able to express their full potential in terms of taste, color and quality!
We also design fermenters in 60, 120, 1000l TCO kits on request...
Find everything you need to create your customized TCO in our specialized storee
Terralba offers you the essential elements ( Complete Packs, Utensils, Plants, Seeds and various quality accessories )