kush groove
Active Member
friggin al gore...what a dick
even though steve jobs is dead, im still pissed he didnt give me credit for the iphone idea we talked about 15 years ago
A Basic Compost Tea Guide
- Thread starter Outkast Seeds
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even though steve jobs is dead, im still pissed he didnt give me credit for the iphone idea we talked about 15 years ago
dante76
Active Member
Outkast seeds - just wondering what your take is on putting guano in a brewing tea....first time i tried this...it stunk really bad. I'd rather top dress or mix it in water for feeding.
Does brewing it break the nutes down any faster? just wondering what the benefit of brewing it would be...this stuff is rather toxic to be around.
Does brewing it break the nutes down any faster? just wondering what the benefit of brewing it would be...this stuff is rather toxic to be around.
Senseimilla
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You can do it either way Dante. A tea basically makes it immediately available to plants in the form they want. Topdressing or amending the soil means the bacteria in the soil have to break it down for the plant to get to it, which takes time, especially with pelletized guano. To get it to be more readily available in soil to the plants you can premix the soil and let it sit for a few weeks so it gets broken down some before the plant gets in the soil.
bud man jay
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I agree I make my own tea and love it. I stop my fertilizer nutes a couple weeks before harvest and just feed tea instead of plain ph'd water. I dilute the tea 1:4 ratio. It severs as a good flush while feeding still. Buds come out real frosty, clean and tasty. I water fert, tea, fert, tea throught my harvest until two weeks left then its tea tea tea and chop. I loveeee tea!!!!!!!!
Adrosmokin
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I was confused at first also. I think its talking about the "dry" ingredients, the Earthworm Castings and the Guanos. I'm still a newbie, but I've read that you can premix the "dry" ingredients. So in the Veg recipe it says one cup, he's just adding 1/3c + 1/3c + 1/3c = 1c. Same goes for the Flowering, 2/3c + 2/3c + 2/3c = 2c, assuming it just says 2-3c in case of heavy feeders.
dante76
Active Member
After u brew it u can apply it full strength or stretch it a little. One cup of full strength brew is a little weak if u ask me but it all depends on how many plants u r feeding. I would start with filling another 5gal bucket or jug with one gal of brew and fill it back up with 4 gal of RO water. That'll make it about 1/4 strength but u can go full strength as long u r in veg or bloom. Don't give full strength to new seedlings or rooting clones
moghazy
New Member
Hello guys, I'm about to plant my first seed of Northern Lights and i'm figuring out what nute to use.. It seems like Organic is way better than N-P-K if i'm getting that right.
I can't get good % of N-P-K in here all i found was 20-20-20 (Could be used for veg) and 10-50-10 (Could be used for flowering but not the best thing ever..)
I can put hands on Organic compost but its hard to figure out the ingredients exactly as posted here, so i can't really calculate how much of each i'm using!. So, can plants like.. overdose on Compost tea ?, can i use the same tea for vegging and flowering? since idk the components and i won't be able to balance it :S
Can i use both N-P-K and compost tea?, Please someone feed me some info about the issue. Would be wayyyyy appreciated. I'm frustrated and don't want to get started on my seed untill i have a full plan in-front of me. I will be building soil of Compost + Peatmoss + Vermiculite.
I can't get good % of N-P-K in here all i found was 20-20-20 (Could be used for veg) and 10-50-10 (Could be used for flowering but not the best thing ever..)
I can put hands on Organic compost but its hard to figure out the ingredients exactly as posted here, so i can't really calculate how much of each i'm using!. So, can plants like.. overdose on Compost tea ?, can i use the same tea for vegging and flowering? since idk the components and i won't be able to balance it :S
Can i use both N-P-K and compost tea?, Please someone feed me some info about the issue. Would be wayyyyy appreciated. I'm frustrated and don't want to get started on my seed untill i have a full plan in-front of me. I will be building soil of Compost + Peatmoss + Vermiculite.
farmerman421
Member
I have had problems with pH. Is there a correct starting pH for the tea? What should happen to the pH as the tea brews? Should it ever be adjusted?
dante76
Active Member
Yes adjust ph. A lot of organic gardeners don't bother ph'ing but if your using inorganic fertizers like myself and using coco, it's best to ph everything. The most important thing is that your medium has the correct ph throughout the grow cycle
dante76
Active Member
Just so u know NPK is not a type of fertilizer. It refers to the concentration of Nitrogen (
N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K). Compost teas use beneficial bacteria to break down nutrients faster so more is available for the plant to use.
fayo420
Member
Well forgive me y'all, but all of you are incorrect...
My grandmother and great grandmother etc have used this same recipe with slight variation, past down, as they where all farmers. So, no disrespect here but they deserve credit. Yes...
Anyway, I know its a respect thing etc but several forums I've been on here, convos seems to quickly turn into an argument.
Why? Really who cares who put what in print, are we not here to collaborate and learn from one another?
Attack the process not the people I say.
Anyway, this recipe is different from what I use, I think I may try it. So thank you...
My grandmother and great grandmother etc have used this same recipe with slight variation, past down, as they where all farmers. So, no disrespect here but they deserve credit. Yes...
Anyway, I know its a respect thing etc but several forums I've been on here, convos seems to quickly turn into an argument.
Why? Really who cares who put what in print, are we not here to collaborate and learn from one another?
Attack the process not the people I say.
Anyway, this recipe is different from what I use, I think I may try it. So thank you...
Dr. Who
Well-Known Member
Wowser! You use these full strength? That is a hot tea, full strength!
I wouldn't call this a "Basic" AACT tea either! This is a complex FERT tea.....The things IN it will suppress Bio's counts too....Like the Kelp will by 30+%!
A "BASIC" AACT tea would be a Bio tea and go like this:
1Cup EWC
1/3 cup Alfalfa meal
1/3 cup Molasses
You can make teas from almost anything!
Farm waste's
Pee (yes piss, 3 day run,,,,fast acting N booster) you do it 1 to 3 pee to water
grass clippings
the list goes on......
Doc
I wouldn't call this a "Basic" AACT tea either! This is a complex FERT tea.....The things IN it will suppress Bio's counts too....Like the Kelp will by 30+%!
A "BASIC" AACT tea would be a Bio tea and go like this:
1Cup EWC
1/3 cup Alfalfa meal
1/3 cup Molasses
You can make teas from almost anything!
Farm waste's
Pee (yes piss, 3 day run,,,,fast acting N booster) you do it 1 to 3 pee to water
grass clippings
the list goes on......
Doc
I've used pee on my plant that had a nitrogen def and it looked amazing three days later, for those people that think this is nasty, think about it, you're adding bat shit, blood meal, bone meal , and cow shit to the mix so don't frown on a little piss that comes from within you, I love to become one with my plant and she loves it
Dr. Who
Well-Known Member
I helped neighbors who have no $ for nutes and grow.....I've shown them how to make Nutrient or feed teas from things around the farm....Old chicken manure, Piss, yard clippings, compost, the list goes on and on!
Stinging nettle makes a good N nute tea.
I gave them for Christmas, every Mother Earth News ever done on Disk,,,,,I have happy friends now!
Doc
Crazyavtech
Active Member
Can i leave out the Maxi-crop 1-0-4 powdered kelp extract seeing I'm out or is it a must need ?
GoRealUhGro
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When you touch the foam that comes to the top on ur tea does it all start rapidly Going away...mine always has..I try not to touch any of it...I usually like to squeeze my pantie hose to get some of the shit I have in it moving around ..but even if I take it outa the water and squeeze it as soon as it hits the water it goes from a fomie mess to just some dark tea bubbling....it comes back but it never seems to be as good as it was
old shol4evr
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foam will disappear when wind hits it,i keep my 18 gal tote closed,if my girls need 3 gal of feed,i put 2gal of water and then use ppm meter to get my 900ppm and feed,sometimes i have to add a little more water,but when you open container your using and have a good slight brown head your good
Crazyavtech
Active Member
Ok i got the seaweed now i have one more question what would be the recipe for a 1 gallon batch and how much would i dilute it i figured i would mix the 1 gallon with 15 gallons of water would that be right?
