sub super soil and compost tea

hey i'm an amateur grower and i have been looking a lot into organic so when my little plants are done under the cfl's im going to spend a little money and buy a good light and make a good sized box i can fit about 4-6 plants in

i been reading about sub super soil and that sounds like the best way for me to go because im not to sure how all the fertilizers work, which ones to mix and match and the super soil you apparently just have to water it with normal water.

any ways im reading about these compost tea's and hearing that there really good but i dont know if its ok to feed it the tea if its already getting all its nutrients from the super soil, i dont know if it will build up nutrients in the soil over feeding my plant, or if it will burn the leaves . and if i can use it should i use different types of tea for veg and bloom to give it different types of nutrients . and if you guys know any that would work well with the super soil

SuperSoil is really hot, meaning it has concentrated nutrients. I'm also doing SS because I needed a soil program that I didn't have to invent. SS is just that. I'd recommend it.

The issue is adding microbial activators like compost tea, which can make even more nutrients available, which may burn plants. I believe I've slightly burned a few seedlings growing in straight Rootz, which is a lot "cooler" than the hot Super Soil.

So I might suggest going the Super Soil route and hold on the compost teas, etc. Keep it simple for the first soil grow.

If your compost tea is a real AACT, not a soup of nutrients/additives, it'll be perfectly fine. Soil microbiology unlocks nutrients, but stores them unavailable to plants in their bodies until death. Flushing with sugars activate microbiology, to sequester nutrients. Adding compost tea does a similar thing, but also brings in some new bodies, thus a source of fertility.

SS is not meant to be used alone, while it may work (alone) with tomato/cucumbers, it's very high EC for young plants. It's meant to be mixed in, or used only in the bottom of your pots.

I found the beauty of Sub's SS program was to simply add water and learn more about soil. That's me. I needed a simple, system to transition from my last grow method.

SS is not meant to be used alone, while it may work (alone) with tomato/cucumbers, it's very high EC for young plants. It's meant to be mixed in, or used only in the bottom of your pots.

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thats what i was planning on doing SS in the bottom half then some organic soil on top and then i found a really good clone place around the corner from me biggest roots ive ever seen

aact means i use one of those fish tank bubblers when i make the tea right? and should i use different types of tea for veg and bloom to get it different nutrients .

one more thing what does flushing it with sugar mean ?

If I may say, I think you're getting more complicated than you need to initially. The SuperSoil system was designed so that you only add water until harvest. This is what I'm doing. My next grow will be sol that I build from compost, etc. At that time I will use ACT, etc.

That's just a suggestion. SS eliminates variables and I would humbly suggest you keep it simple, and learn more about soil during the first grow.

Tea works awesome with super soil. Tea should be considered a microorganism/soil food web drench not a nutrient concentration. INstead of adding more SS when it runs out of gas, I use a tea drench. Saves extra SS.