O.Ds 2017 organic outdoor grow

Wak is correct in saying that without a microscope there is no way of being 100% certain what is dominant in a tea although there are ways to shift the environment to favor one over the other. For example the choice of your carbohydrate source, both organisms favor glucose (dextrose) and can easily process it although if you use white sugar (sucrose = fructose + glucose) bacteria will have an advantage in breaking it down to easier to use glucose. This would therefore give a slight advantage initially towards bacteria although the enzymes they produce would also benefit the fungi. Now if you select black strap molasses which also contains fructose and glucose but in isolated forms both have near equal advantage in processing carbohydrates. Or one could go with brown rice flour (if you have grown shrooms you will know what I mean) or many seed meals which fungi will get a head start on. Again both organisms can often use all of the above but some get a head start which can provide them with an advantage since they are in competition for resources. Another area would be temperature if you elevate the temperature to over 85f bacteria will gain a significant advantage over fungi which will be inhibited or possibly killed although spores would survive. So if you where to take fresh compost as it cools you the bacteria should also have a head start because much of the fungi would have been killed in the process although their spores would remain and they would eventually germinate and establish themselves again. Or if you maintain a lower temperature both will be inhibited although the fungi will be more adept at the lower temperature. The same compost mentioned before also could be dried which would kill the bacteria but allow for the spores to germinate and establish themselves quicker. Fungi also tend to prefer a more neutral environment over acidic, again anyone who has grown shrooms will tell you gypsum is your friend. Eventually your medium will no longer be viable for growing mushrooms as they have dropped the pH through the methods they use to breakdown and acquire nutrients. FRESH EWC will be extremely bacteria dominant because of the flora contained inside a worm. Which brings up the next important aspect which is limit food. Inorder to get anything out of these advantages one has to limit the food available so the other never catches up and apply immediately. Mind you this is only in the solution and not the soil ecosphere which will be dominant not matter what you pour on unless it drastically changes conditions and inhibits one over the other. At the end of the day you really need a microscope to know for sure if it is or over the other and anything otherwise is blind magik.

 

Also if you need a quick way to covert N you need some medium from some ones Bio filter on their aquirium which is for converting N to keep the fish alive and process their waste. Drop filter media into a aerated bucket with white sugar and some N source like blood meal/fish meal and use at 24 hrs. It will be mostly bacteria trying to convert N. Also look up soil zyme, it is this product they use for treating lawns, golf courses, and ponds/lakes. It is basically concentrated enzymes produced by bacteria which gives them a boost by making their environment more favorable by adding the enzymes needed for bacteria to complete their various biological processes. I am not saying you should go out and buy that product but pointing out that is how it works. It is one I have just happen to get my hands on for free, it costs way to much to really make sense using. But if for some reason you can get a butt load of it for free then it makes sense, same way any of those enzymes work like hygrozyme ECT ECT

 

Great job man, plants still look good despite the small problems you're having.