MudDuck
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In an effort to get results like one would see from boosters like ChaChing or Open Sesame etc from organic sources, I'm seeking ways to make organic chelates.
It seems to me that the chelation in those products are what actually serve those massive doses of PK to the plant... Sure, we can make a super concentrated AACT that could potentially have the same ratio of soluble/insoluble PK but it's not being delivered with the same efficiency to make such drastic changes.
After some reading, a few varieties of organic acids like Amino Acids, Citric Acids, maybe tartaric acid, and humic/fulvic acids. (fulvic for more immediacy and humic for longer acting delivery due to molecular chain size) act as good chelators of trace minerals...
So what I'd like to do is devise a cheap method of producing amino acids to act as a chelator to high concentrate AACTs or FPE mixes to harness the same impact of juicing a plant with something that has a ratio of like 5-50-20 in flowering.
I theorize that I can make a Fermented Plant Extract of quinoa which has an incredible amino acid profile by weight. As well, I'll use some kale stalks that would otherwise hit the compost pile in order to provide minerals. I will make a LAB serum to ferment the quinoa and kale with.
Once the quinoa/kale FPE is complete, I'll dilute it into an AACT where I would normally add mycorrhizae which will bring the brew to life with a bit of anaerobics while the lactic and amino acids begin bonding with the NPKs from the guanos/kelps.
The FPE's acidity will also keep the overall nute tea pH closer to high 5's.
Hopefully by adding this to an already living soil will crank the plants to overdrive for a few days of crucial bud development.
I'll update after I water in my first batch and observe results.
It seems to me that the chelation in those products are what actually serve those massive doses of PK to the plant... Sure, we can make a super concentrated AACT that could potentially have the same ratio of soluble/insoluble PK but it's not being delivered with the same efficiency to make such drastic changes.
After some reading, a few varieties of organic acids like Amino Acids, Citric Acids, maybe tartaric acid, and humic/fulvic acids. (fulvic for more immediacy and humic for longer acting delivery due to molecular chain size) act as good chelators of trace minerals...
So what I'd like to do is devise a cheap method of producing amino acids to act as a chelator to high concentrate AACTs or FPE mixes to harness the same impact of juicing a plant with something that has a ratio of like 5-50-20 in flowering.
I theorize that I can make a Fermented Plant Extract of quinoa which has an incredible amino acid profile by weight. As well, I'll use some kale stalks that would otherwise hit the compost pile in order to provide minerals. I will make a LAB serum to ferment the quinoa and kale with.
Once the quinoa/kale FPE is complete, I'll dilute it into an AACT where I would normally add mycorrhizae which will bring the brew to life with a bit of anaerobics while the lactic and amino acids begin bonding with the NPKs from the guanos/kelps.
The FPE's acidity will also keep the overall nute tea pH closer to high 5's.
Hopefully by adding this to an already living soil will crank the plants to overdrive for a few days of crucial bud development.
I'll update after I water in my first batch and observe results.