Anything I should know in advanced? will i need to add extra microbial mass or will just brewing in unchlorinated tap water with air stone suffice? Should I dilute it? growing in peat/coco mix with chemical nutrients
If you are using chemical nutes, why bother with a tea? You're defeating the purpose of tea and that's to add micro life to your soil. I suggest you do more reading on the difference between organic growing and conventional growing (chemical based). The two styles are not compatible bro.
If that's what you want then when you're mixing your soil add a good compost and or worm castings, I only heard you say your media was coco & peat. Teas are good for increasing microbial life but you have to cut out the chemical nutes bro, you’ll be swimming up stream. If you want to go with a good none-organic line, then roll with it and follow the recommendations on the label.
Just take the castings and top dress your soil with it, no need to make a tea. If you still want to make a tea you really need a very powerful air pump and a big ass air stone to get to 6ppm oxygen in the water. I think @jerry111165 might have a brewer to sell you . A microscope would also be handy so you can see if you are not propagating any harmful bacteria. If you want to make a slurry you can find the recipe in my notes compilation All Organic Recipes and Notes Compilation
I don’t know if it’s a “tea” proper but i saved a plan that I found online that sounded more like a “mud mix” that we made to play in as kids. Castings-water-shaken like crazy in a jug and warmed with the sun. I’m lazy so I liked that one but I’m sure there are better methods.
Well you see, i was afraid adding compost or earthworm castings because it could attract pests, especially gnats, so I thought once a tea is brewed and fed, there would be less remnants left in the soil
Hey bro, we were all once new to this cannabis growing thing, so I am giving you some advice because based on the things you are saying, you haven’t done much homework on this. This is constructive criticism so don't get upset, ok. Do some simple Google searches to answer your basic growing questions, tons of info out there. YouTube is another resource that you should use. If you want to be successful at this, you have to build some what of a knowledge base before you start. It will take a lot of the confusion out of it, especially if you've never grown anything before. I don't have a problem helping you out bro, but you have to meet me/us half way.
Thanks guys. I read online that earthworm castings do not atrract gnats but I am afraid of a gnat problem because I had top dressed some herbs before few months back, and had gnats flying around everywhere so I thought a liquid version of that wouldn’t cause problems. Anything else you want me to let you know, just lmk
Good airflow, especially across the soil surface, combined with a thick layer of dry mulch will solve any gnat problem.
Scoobie's advice is spot-on: mulch plus good airflow. If you can direct a fan at the top of your soil that often helps. Yellow sticky traps are also a go-to. My worm castings are full of gnats; but I have no issues with gnats in my tent at all and I topdress weekly with VMC.