Teas for a veggie garden

Tyleb173rd

Tyleb173rd

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Does anyone make teas for their outdoor veggie garden? If so can you link any recipes? Can I use the same tea all season? I have a sprayer and canister that attaches to the end of my hose that will spray a mix of fertilizer and water.

The garden consists of tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, corn, peppers, broccoli, annual herbs and squash.

I run SS for my indoor ladies so I have a lot of components for making teas. If anyone can help we'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks
 
thewanderer718

thewanderer718

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Tyleb173rd said:
Does anyone make teas for their outdoor veggie garden? If so can you link any recipes? Can I use the same tea all season? I have a sprayer and canister that attaches to the end of my hose that will spray a mix of fertilizer and water.

The garden consists of tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, corn, peppers, broccoli, annual herbs and squash.

I run SS for my indoor ladies so I have a lot of components for making teas. If anyone can help we'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks
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Great question, thank you for posting i was wondering about the same thing.
 
SouthCross

SouthCross

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I feed planted russet potatoes, mini roses, Mexican petunia, purple shamrock, and devils ivy with a mix of worm crap, black strap, one drop super thrive per gallon of tea and Alaskan fish (5-1-1). Ordered some Alaskan Morebloom (0-10-10).

The morebloom will go more towards the flowering plants including cannabis.
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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The proper nutrient tea depends on your soil, plants, time of year, etc.
If you balance the NPK it's hard to go wrong. It doesn't have to be perfect.
A hose-end sprayer also works well with nutrient tea -- as long as you strain it first. I bought some Alaska fish fertilizer for my lawn and just reused the bottle. It empties very quickly, which is perfect for the garden but not so good for my lawn. (I had to use multiple bottles on the yard.)
Anyhoo...
As far as recipes go, you can never go wrong with guano and kelp. I also like to add neem seed meal since guano tends to attract bugs. Another great thing to add to tea is humic acid concentrate. I buy the powder on Amazon then make my own concentrate.
https://www.amazon.com/TeraVita-SP-90-Humic-Soluble-Powder/dp/B00912FRO2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1496589389&sr=8-3&keywords=humic+acid+powder
 
SouthCross

SouthCross

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Chunky Stool said:
You always get a calcium boost with guano. Pretty sure it's got lots of chitin too.
Plants dig it!
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If I wasn't such a stoner, I would have remembered I bought some. I just went and looked. 3 pounds of "Roots organic, Nitro bat crap". Wholly shit, just what I needed.
 
SouthCross

SouthCross

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Chunky Stool said:
The proper nutrient tea depends on your soil, plants, time of year, etc.
If you balance the NPK it's hard to go wrong. It doesn't have to be perfect.
A hose-end sprayer also works well with nutrient tea -- as long as you strain it first. I bought some Alaska fish fertilizer for my lawn and just reused the bottle. It empties very quickly, which is perfect for the garden but not so good for my lawn. (I had to use multiple bottles on the yard.)
Anyhoo...
As far as recipes go, you can never go wrong with guano and kelp. I also like to add neem seed meal since guano tends to attract bugs. Another great thing to add to tea is humic acid concentrate. I buy the powder on Amazon then make my own concentrate.
https://www.amazon.com/TeraVita-SP-90-Humic-Soluble-Powder/dp/B00912FRO2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1496589389&sr=8-3&keywords=humic+acid+powder
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How often are applying it to potted plants?
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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SouthCross said:
How often are applying it to potted plants?
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I've been giving it to my outdoor plants with every watering. Larger plants (10+ gal) get it straight but I dilute for the little ones and plants that are more sensitive.
I used 1/2 cup of Peruvian seabird guano in my current 5 gallon batch so it's very strong (12-11-2). Also added 2 tsp potassium sulfate to get NPK where I want it.
 
weedhead24

weedhead24

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Tyleb173rd said:
Does anyone make teas for their outdoor veggie garden? If so can you link any recipes? Can I use the same tea all season? I have a sprayer and canister that attaches to the end of my hose that will spray a mix of fertilizer and water.

The garden consists of tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, corn, peppers, broccoli, annual herbs and squash.

I run SS for my indoor ladies so I have a lot of components for making teas. If anyone can help we'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks
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I use to use compost tea on Cannabis just would brew 2.5 gallons .Now that I quit growing weed .I can focus on growing veggies .If you make compost teas there's two different kinds .It depends on how your soil is .You just create different types of good bacteria for clay like soil .You would just stir some sludge .Or there's the oxygenated compost tea technique .You use molasses and create your own mix get a tea bag throw some earth worm poop in it .An you just do anything you think .But you have to get a air pump tubing and a air stone .Let brew for up to 72 hours and your good to go .I see results fast it gives the plants a energy boost .From my experience, but you have to wipe clean your barrel .With soap and clean the tubing with soap .An use a little bit of bleach diluted in water to clean your air stone .Let sit for 24 hrs, before your next brew .
 
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