I am using Organic tea for the first time with my own recipe way better the ionic and tiger bloom. Results have nothing but positive. Trichome production has increased and increased time when production started taking place. Does anyone else have any experience with organic tea? If not what do you using I'm just looking for organic treatments not just any nutes I want to stay away from nutes like Ionic and bloom tiger don't get me wrong they work but I want just organic buds. Thanks for your time and I will be starting a new grow journal after this test trail is over I will be using white widow, more Maui waui of course and blue Maui, and just 1 chem dawg.
Organic Tea is making your nutes. For example, you have a set of organic ingredients in water and let it brew by aerating the water. Then taking the tea and apply you would a nutes treatment, spray foliage. It has so many benefits by helping against bugs and diseases.
You should check out this thread - http://forum.grasscity.com/organic-growing/951823-botanicals.html - it is all about botanical/organic teas using things like kelp and alfalfa to make "nutes". There is also a wealth of information on here Actively Aerated Compost Teas but I would start with Microbe Organics for a good introduction. Cheers, GM
Sure, I understand that. It's just that "organic tea" is a very vague term so that's why I asked. Are you making an ACT with compost or vermicompost or are you making an FPE and if so, what plant materials are you using? The botanicals thread GM linked you to is an excellent one, and Microbeman's site is the best for information on ACT. Definitely check those out.
Thank I will forsure check out that site. And true it is very vague term, I am using an compost tea. It's the first time for me, but everyone told me I'd love it and sure enough so for they were right.
I'm glad you posted that up GM. I was trying to remember where I read the brew times for a more bacterial tea. I'm trying something different this go-around for a small batch. I'm using my standard old nylon 36 mesh snorkel sock with 2 cups of vermicompost and 1/4 cup of my super-duper soil that has sat for 6 months to make a 2 gallon batch in a plastic watering can. The snorkel sock works perfectly for the watering can since when I tie it around the handle it suspends perfectly in the water. I figure since the nutients have fully cycled and the myco web that formed in that soil initially, I should get a nice coloniztion. Now, if I can only find the proper brew times for
ACT is great stuff, I'm glad you like it! Poppy, I believe that the latest I read from Microbeman was 12-18 hours for a fungal tea, longer for bacterial. I will check and edit this if that isn't correct. I think that it's pretty much always going to have a decent population of bacteria/archaea, the timing becomes more important when making a fungal dominated tea (I think).
I couldn't remember since it's been so long. Thanks ITG!! I'm brewing a small batch this time simply to apply to a 32 gallon trash can full of used soil. I want to ramp up the decomposition of the roots(I know som people say it doesn't matter), but having all those hair roots bothers me. I would rather have them fully decomposed.
Anyone who is looking for a cheap way to score nylon strainer bags with drawstrings, just check out your local paint store. What us painters call snorkel socks are actually nylon mesh bags that are designed to slide over the snorkel of an airless paint sprayer as a pre-filter. They are cylindrical in shape, and the smaller ones will slide right into the fill hole of a watering can. They come in 24,36,and 50 mesh, and you can get a 5 pack for a few bucks. The drawstings make them very handy.
Thanks for the methods, poppy and ITG! I am currently bubbling some mineralized EWCs, kelp, alfalfa, molasses, local honey (ran out of molasses lol), and peat in my storage closet. Started flower about a week ago, figure it couldn't hurt
I'm a fan, I plan to really delve into it and possibly take classes at my school to learn more about it. I've seen "Teaming With Microbes" mentioned alot in the organic section.
Poppy, in your watering can tea are you aerating at all? How long do you let it go for? Dissec, what school do you go to that offers such courses? Kudos on taking it to the higher education level - definitely dedicated
Oh yeah, I'm aerating it with a 60 gallon capacity commercial minnow tank bubbler, like what is used for bait shops. I hope it's not overkill, but you can see a torrent of bubbles hitting the bag from underneath, and it almost roils the water out of the top of the can.The next smallest pumps I have are 15 to 30 gallon capacity aquarium bubblers.
I'd rather not say, but most universities/colleges offer classes in agricultural science, biology, etc. ^ It's probably nowhere near dangerous, microbes can take alot.
In AACT'sits all those micro-organisms growing and multiplying (bacteria reproduces and fungi grow longer) I was replying to the guy above me.
Dissec, "Teaming With Microbes" is a great book. I would also suggest that you visit microbeorganics.com. This is the site of our very own Microbeman, and it is full of indispensable information. I would start there.
[quote name='"InTheGarden"'] Dissec, "Teaming With Microbes" is a great book. I would also suggest that you visit microbeorganics.com. This is the site of our very own Microbeman, and it is full of indispensable information. I would start there.[/quote] Yea his posts are awesome, I'm pretty much just starting with organics (about to flower!) thanks for letting me know about the site, I'll be hittin that up tomorrow.