Nutrient Prep

[rundlescunder]

So over the winter I have been boiling granular nutes 5-3-4, blood meal, bone meal, earthworm castings, and gypsum with roots organic calmag but I had the calmag last after it cools. I generally start with three water bottles to in my head activate the nutes. Then I dump snow in and repeat till I have my feed. I'll leave it outside with the cap off to let it cool. Whatevers at the bottom I use for my next days feed only. After that I clean it. My coco is super amended so it's a hard balance. Am I dumb or is this somewhat beneficial. It just seemed right

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Why would you boil nutrients?

 

[PJ Diaz]

You are killing all the wonderful microbes in the earthworm castings by boiling them to death. Meanie.

 

[rundlescunder]

Why would you boil nutrients?

My understanding is granular nutes need 24 hours. I really need spring to come so I can use my RO filter. Rn my water situation is a tad hard. Anyway to release the nutes quicker in my head

 

[rundlescunder]

You are killing all the wonderful microbes in the earthworm castings by boiling them to death. Meanie.

Oh fuck. Thank you. I am gonna start adding that last after it all cools. But now I have to plan ahead and let them sit for 24 hours. Oof

 

[SnoopyDoo]

Don't boil your concoction. Use an airstone.

 

[rundlescunder]

Don't boil your concoction. Use an airstone.

I see well ok I'll try that instead