Aussie Growers Thread

[Greenthumbs256]

Wow !!! I don’t use a quarter of that when I brew 50 gallons,your not keen on having much fungal life in your tea are you

Can u elaborate a little bit and maybe teach me something that I need to know

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Molasses not good for fungi?

When you brew a compost tea the compost is like an inoculate and all the other things you add are just food sources for the microbes that are in the compost so if you add too much of a particular food source the microbes that prefer that will quickly dominate your tea. Bacteria go for sugars like molasses fungi like fish hydrolysate or kelp amongst others.

 

[Greenthumbs256]

I pour the molasses for about 3 seconds as u know it's thick I don't measure sometime I add a second pouring after the acct has been brewing for a day

 

[OzCocoLoco]

I really didn't know I was fucking up that bad I'm still learning I use a 5g bucket and a pump from the hydro store with 2 ends and about 2 2in stones. Nothing fancy bubble thing cost me like 30$

Id add about half a teaspoon at most for that size.

 

[Greenthumbs256]

When you brew a compost tea the compost is like an inoculate and all the other things you add are just food sources for the microbes that are in the compost so if you add too much of a particular food source the microbes that prefer that will quickly dominate your tea. Bacteria go for sugars like molasses fungi like fish hydrolysate or kelp amongst others.

I do almost always add kelp meal to my teas does that help?

 

[Greenthumbs256]

I do almost always add kelp meal to my teas does that help?

Once again I pour it in lol

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Can u elaborate a little bit and maybe teach me sowmething that I need to know

Check out
http://www.microbeorganics.com
http://www.soilfoodweb.com/

 

[Greenthumbs256]

When you brew a compost tea the compost is like an inoculate and all the other things you add are just food sources for the microbes that are in the compost so if you add too much of a particular food source the microbes that prefer that will quickly dominate your tea. Bacteria go for sugars like molasses fungi like fish hydrolysate or kelp amongst others.

I stopped using fish for teas bc of the smell

 

[OzCocoLoco]

I do almost always add kelp meal to my teas does that help?

Yeah that’s fungal food

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Can u elaborate a little bit and maybe teach me something that I need to know

Read Teaming With Microbes that should be read by anyone with an interest in soil biology

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Can u elaborate a little bit and maybe teach me something that I need to know

https://www.kisorganics.com/pages/podcast
https://buildasoil.com/blogs/news
Heaps of good stuff at those sites

 

[Greenthumbs256]

Here's my pump

 

[Greenthumbs256]

Read Teaming With Microbes that should be read by anyone with an interest in soil biology

I have read most of that lop great read

 

[Nugachino]

When you brew a compost tea the compost is like an inoculate and all the other things you add are just food sources for the microbes that are in the compost so if you add too much of a particular food source the microbes that prefer that will quickly dominate your tea. Bacteria go for sugars like molasses fungi like fish hydrolysate or kelp amongst others.

There you go. I learned something. Cheers

 

[OzCocoLoco]

There you go. I learned something. Cheers

A lot of people confuse compost tea with nutrient tea. Compost tea is just a biological inoculum it shouldn’t contain much nutrient if any after being brewed. Nutrient teas and Sprouted seed teas can be really nutrient and enzyme rich and can fuck shit up if you feed them too strong of a mix.

 

[OzCocoLoco]

I have read most of that lop great read

You should finish it.

 

[OzCocoLoco]

There you go. I learned something. Cheers

Kisorganics.com has good podcasts with Jeff Lowenfels and Tim Wilson about microbes and compost tea.

 

[Nugachino]

A lot of people confuse compost tea with nutrient tea. Compost tea is just a biological inoculum it shouldn’t contain much nutrient if any after being brewed. Nutrient teas and Sprouted seed teas can be really nutrient and enzyme rich and can fuck shit up if you feed them too strong of a mix.

I've still got much to learn. And probably will do for quite some time too.

Unlike our mate UKJimmy. Who's a self proclaimed pro after only a few years of growing.

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Here's my pumpView attachment 4049723

What’s its rated airflow it looks a bit small for 5 gallons

 

[OzCocoLoco]

I've still got much to learn. And probably will do for quite some time too.

Unlike our mate UKJimmy. Who's a self proclaimed pro after only a few years of growing.

Years lol he learnt all that in a couple of cycles he’s a genius that guy hahahha
I’ve done a fair bit of research over the years and I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface,but you don’t need to know everything just how to find the answers when you need them and find them from a reliable source which in most cases isn’t a cannabis forum