Fertilizing for Gardens and FruitShare Trees

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to unexpected circumstances, all fruit tree services (pruning, pest control, fertilizing) have been suspended until further notice. We share your disappointment, but we hope to resume these services in March 2024. Time will tell. We do expect that fruit harvests will take place as usual – from June to October – so stay tuned here or via GULB’s newsletter for updates and details about FruitShare activities in 2024. This program is very special to GULB and our local food community. Thank you for your interest! To make a donation in support of FruitShare, click here.

Compost Tea

Fruit trees and gardens need nutrients to create quality fruit and maintain healthy growth. To provide plants with these nutrients, we apply a compost tea mixture that imparts microbial life into the soil and onto the foliage. Compost tea has many benefits, including improved plant growth and increased nutrient retention. 

Our compost tea is aerated to create a habitable environment for the beneficial microorganisms within, making its viability time-sensitive. Because of this, we are unable to schedule an exact time for the application. After you sign up for the service, we will schedule the date on which the compost tea will be applied and provide a window of time during which we will apply it. You do not need to be home during the application.

By fertilizing your tree or garden, you are growing better quality food for yourself and for those in need. Sign up below.

Because we apply compost tea at the base of plants, onto the soil surface, and directly onto the plant surface, the garden must be planted prior to us fertilizing.