It is also fine to top-dress houseplants occasionally with small handfuls of finished compost. This is essentially the same as a 'top dressing' application, described above, but mulches are typically meant to cover all of the soil around the plants that get mulched. Mulches protect the soil from erosion. The also save water by shielding soil from the drying effect of the wind and sun. As they decompose, mulches add nutrients to the soil, and if composed of small-enough particles, worms may slowly eat the mulch and incorporate it into the soil.
Compost tea is made by combining equal parts of compost and water and letting it sit for a while.
When you're finished making compost tea, use the mucky dregs as a mulch in the garden or landscape. Compost does several things to benefit the soil that synthetic fertilizers cannot do. First, it adds organic matter, which improves the way water interacts with the soil. These microbes are able to extract nutrients from the mineral part of the soil and eventually pass the nutrients on to plants. If you'd like to send an email, please click here .