Ah ha, good thought on the beans, Kurt. I will be planting beans in September.
Will try out the experiment then and see what happens. I also have alfalfa pellets I am trying out for the first time, which are supposed to do a lot of the same wondrous beneficial things to the soil. Was thinking I would boost my compost tea with them, but maybe I'll try a 3-way experiment on the first planting of beans.
Meantime, how's your little Colocasia coming along?