No. Please go on. I just took care of a project I needed to do. I just did something I have not done in years. I needed to run a test on the oil plant. I am apologizing for this next bit of disclosure. I used the food dehumidifier for 1.5 hours off and on for 12 hours. I am very happy to report that it works pretty well. I am feeling pretty clear and up. It is very motivating. I am more than surprised. The taste is tolerable. Not a bit of good to it. Not as harsh as I was thinking. Pretty smooth actually. The time it was not drying for 15 min bursts I put it in a mason jar in the dark. I think that helped. I am only willing to smoke this in a blunt wrap. No bong hits. Nope. I need the flavor from the wrap to mask the chlorophyll. It smells like a Hay flower if there ever was one. Still it works pretty good. Proves the package does not mean everything.
I have 20 of 24 Gage Testers up and out of the FFLW. I took them for a walk onto the deck today to bask them in some great sun. They loved it. I am putting them under the Tek 2s tonight. I think I mentioned somewhere I am playing these pretty carefully. I didn't want to burn them by putting them under intense light until today. They are on their own. 10,000 lumens of 6400 K an inch or two off of them. I am making a new tea for the veg crew.
Veg crew compost tea:
Fresh Lobster compost
EWC
Humus
Decomposed wood chips
Kelp Power (Ascophyllum Nodosum)
Alfalfa Flour
Amaranth Flour
Oat Flour
Quinoa Flour
Spelt Flour
Insect Frass
Let the microbial troops go to work. I love to think about the ecosystem I am creating. My soil is alive. I am growing plants and creating a world of life in there. There is a synergistic balance going on amongst the microbes in total. There is synergy between the plant and the soil. There are proteins, complex carbs, chitinous materials in there. Anyone notice anything different about this tea?
This is an anytime tea. Any stage of growth will love this tea. It can be used as a folliar spray if you like that option. I am going to begin to use this in veg and early transition to bloom as a folliar spray. Not only can these incredible microbes exist in the root ecosystem they are very beneficial when used as a folliar spray to create another ecosystem on the leaf surfaces. I was given this tea from the company that made my new brewer. Disclosure: I plagiarized most of this info from their description. I use RO water. I am posting up a few pictures of the brewer.
You can't make this tea too strong they said and they recommended 5 ozs total ingredients of their mix. I am brewing for their recommended 24 hours. The darker the tea the stronger the tea. You can use any ppm between 250-1400 if you choose to dilute the tea. I will keep it low for now. They call to use the tea within 3-4 days. I was surprised at that. I am used to using the tea within an hour. Again I recommend using the post tea compost as a top dressing on your favorite plant. Good stuff.
Someone on the organic forum somewhere, maybe even on this thread, asked about using organic teas in hydro applications. They said you can if you get a pump bag and you filter the brew very well with 400 micron mesh. This will not clog your distribution nozzles apparently.
I am thankful that you guys are here. I am going back and reread the posts from today. I love the passing of info that's going on. I hope a bunch of people learn from this thread. I know I want to learn from honest people who are speaking with accumulated knowledge. I love new ways to do thing too. I am going to dig into the link that St0wandgro posted. St0wandgrow knows his shit. You all know a ton of amazing information. I want to get to a very high level of dankness. I am excited as I can be about having you guys walk along with me on this. I really appreciate it.
Hamish.....I am running an ebb and flow experiment for my first time ever. I have admitted to using AN's ph perfect line up and all the bells and whistles. I have to admit that I have payed absolutely no attention to it at all. Zero and I mean it. They are the nicest looking plants I have been a part of in awhile. I am blown away. Period. I am thinking of the organic potential in hydro using this as a medium. I have posted these before awhile ago on RIU somewhere. Here is the link to the company and the medium info. It is beyond my words. I will devote 5 mins to them tonight and take pictures. I think benes may like the medium a bunch. It is different and so easy I can do it.
http://www.suretogrow.com/
I am all over the links you posted Hamish. I am looking forward to watching someone with your skills grow in all mediums and ways. I can't wait to see. I would love to watch you run some ebb and flow with organics. I am thinking about killing the VISC in the hyrdo right now and replacing it with Kali Mist and friends in Hydrorganic style. I know I am a heathen Myco. This is science and for the betterment of plantkind. I am all in for the Tahoe too. I always wanted that and the Larry OG. I have Larry in my Alexander OG right now. Bonus.
I would love to hear some more about using the mushroom compost. I have always been wanting to bone up on that. I am psyched to learn from you Myco. Again I want to thank you all. There is never a derailment in here from you guys. I would love to see this thread take off and pass some great things along the way. I want people learn and for everyone to smoke the best meds possible. Take it easy.
Sorry if some of the info is repeated by myself. I posted the majority of this before reading your posts well. I won't be so rude again.