Worm castings tea

[Autoflowering grower]

I start my tea if worm castings liquid & regular castings , insect frass, molasses & coconut water. I start in RO water, the ph to start is around 6.2. After brewing for 24 hours the PH drops to 4.2-4.9. My questions is so I need to correct the PH after the tea has brewed? I have not corrected & have raised it. Don’t know that I could tell a difference. I have read that to much PH up/down kills off microbes. Kind of defeating the purpose of the tea. What is your guys opinion? Do you ph you worm castings/ compost tea before applying it. The main reason I’m asking this is it takes a lot up PH up to bring it to 6.0-6.8.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I start my tea if worm castings liquid & regular castings , insect frass, molasses & coconut water. I start in RO water, the ph to start is around 6.2. After brewing for 24 hours the PH drops to 4.2-4.9. My questions is so I need to correct the PH after the tea has brewed? I have not corrected & have raised it. Don’t know that I could tell a difference. I have read that to much PH up/down kills off microbes. Kind of defeating the purpose of the tea. What is your guys opinion? Do you ph you worm castings/ compost tea before applying it. The main reason I’m asking this is it takes a lot up PH up to bring it to 6.0-6.8.

Why are you using RO water?

 

[crimsonecho]

don’t ph is not very relevant you’re brewing microbes and you’re gonna dilute it with a lot of water anyway

 

[Autoflowering grower]

Why are you using RO water?

Because my tap water is over 500 ppm after 24 hrs.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Because my tap water is over 500 ppm after 24 hrs.

You could try 3:1 ratio of RO:tap. That might keep it from dropping so low. Molasses will lower pH too. But at around 5 pH it should be fine.

 

[Jjgrow420]

Ive never ph corrected a tea before

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Ive never ph corrected a tea before

I thought you used salts.

 

[Jjgrow420]

I thought you used salts.

I dabble in it all my friend.
Generally I use salts, but I've done organic runs and sometimes do an auto with organic nutes. Always trying stuff. I make lots of teas in the summer for the veggies too. Being a one trick pony only gets you so far.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I dabble in it all my friend.
Generally I use salts, but I've done organic runs and sometimes do an auto with organic nutes. Always trying stuff. I make lots of teas in the summer for the veggies too. Being a one trick pony only gets you so far.

 

[Jjgrow420]

Well I'm not your buddy, guy