I always thought compost tea was some hippie thing YouTubers talk about. Then my lawn started looking yellow, my tomatoes stalled, and even my shrubs looked tired. An older gardener at the community plot handed me a 5-gallon bucket and said, “Try this. It’s cheaper than fertilizer and works faster.” Here’s what he showed me: 1 shovel of finished compost 4 gallons of water Stir once a day for 48 hours Strain and pour at the base of plants Within a week, my tomatoes shot up. Color came back to the lawn. Herbs doubled in size. Even my struggling roses pushed out new growth. The weird part? I didn’t spend a cent. Just used what I had. Now I make a batch every month, and I haven’t bought liquid fertilizer since. #Gardening #related