Possible to make nutrient-rich tea from premixed soil?

tstick said:

Hi.

I usually grow in FFOF and FFHF soils...usually adding some type of commercial fertilizers as needed as the nutrient levels diminish in the soil.

I have found that the FFOF is very dark and nutrient-rich soil that seems to be full of all the "good stuff" that are often used to make nutrient tea.

So, I was wondering about just using a cup (or so) of the FF soil dissolved in a couple gallons of water to make a tea that could carry me all the way through flowering. I would just water the pots with fresh, FF soil in a slurry -kind of like top dressing, but with maybe a bit more penetration into the soil...???

My thinking is that it will save a lot of time and money and space. But, maybe I'm missing something in this idea...

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greasemonkeymann said:

I doubt that would work well.
if that's your thing just go buy some fish hydrosylate, kelp meal, and some guanos.
FFOF isn't nearly potent enough to work like that

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Yodaweed said:

It says 5 gal dechlorinated tap water and add 1 gallon of the soil + 1 ounce unsulfured molasses.
I'd suggest bubbling the water if possible for 24 hours.
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greasemonkeymann said:

yea but you got that a lil mixed up man, a compost tea is one thing, a nutrient tea is entirely a different thing.
He did say a nutrient tea that "could carry me all the way through flowering"
So i'd say a big Nah on that, wouldn't you agree?
For microbes sure, but even then on an un-established soil the microbes are gonna be severely limited in numbers.
My point is that bag has a macro listing, take that and look at the available/soluble nutrients and you'll get VERY little out of it, nutrient wise

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Yodaweed said:

Not sure, probably wouldn't know unless I tried it but it definitely has some nutrients in it.

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