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Liquid fertilizer, also known as 'compost tea', is a natural, organic alternative to store-bought products that can be expensive and contain ingredients you may prefer not to use in your garden.

Your two red garden gems, tomatoes and strawberries, love a healthy dose of care, and gardening writer Rosslyn Kemerer has a simple way to give it to them. She calls it liquid gold, a homemade mix ...