Enzyme tea measurements
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Pattahabi
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I usually top dress comfrey, yarrow, nettle, etc. These would not really be enzyme teas per say, but more so nutrient teas or fermented plant extracts.
Please note, I haven't tried any of these recipes, I just have them in my notes.
Comfreys (Symphytum officinalis, S. x uplandicum). Flowering perennial.
Active ingredients. Allantoin, which stimulates cell multiplication. This is why allantoin is such an excellent ingredient for skin creams, especially for chapped skin.
Action.Comfrey is a powerful stimulator of all cell multiplication, e.g. growth. It stimulates microbial growth in the soil, and in compost, thus acting as an ‘activator’. Comfrey stimulates seedling development as well as foliar growth.
Preparation. In fermented extract, use 2 lbs. of fresh leaves in 2.5 gal. of water. As a soil drench, dilute to 20%; as a foliar fertilizer and seedling fertilizer, dilute to 5%.
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica). Perennial weed.
Active ingredients. A cocktail of ingredients still poorly analyzed but including formic acid, as well as iron, nitrogen, and many trace minerals. Acts as an immunostimulant for plants.
Action. Strongly stimulant to both microbial and plant growth, thus a compost activator as well as fertiliser. Insectifuge and sometimes insecticide against aphids, mites, and other pests.
Preparation. Use of the whole plant before flowering. Studies have shown that including the roots adds a fungicidal action to the extract. In fermented extract (the famous purin d’ortie), 2 lbs. of fresh plant in 2.5 gal. of water, fermented for a few days only. Dilute to 20% before using as soil drench or foliar feed. Use full strength as a natural herbicide (it kills with ‘fertilizer burn’ because it is so rich). Soak bareroot plants for 30 minutes in the pure extract or for 12 hours in a 20% dilution before planting to stimulate rapid establishment and vigor.
The nettle reigns supreme among plants for fermentation in France. The fermented extract is sold commercially in garden centers, and clubs and associations of nettle fanatics exist throughout France. Needless to say perhaps, but wear gloves when handling nettles. It’s not for nothing they’re called ‘stinging.’
Fernleaf yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Perennial plant with ferny, silvery, aromatic foliage and white flowers.
Active ingredients: pro-azulene, a volatile oil; isovalerianic and salicylic acids (salicylic acid is aspirin, which is why a tea of this plant reduces pain and fever in humans.)
Action. Promotes compost breakdown; potentiates fungicides.
Cold maceration. 1 oz. of dried flowers in 1 quart of water; macerate 24 hours. Add to fungicide treatment, such as horsetail or tansy.
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greasemonkeymann
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I have used a dandelion/comfrey fpe for a while now, it works extremely well, my technique isn't exactly a scientific one though, I just threw about 10-15 whole dandelion plants, roots and all, and about 5-6 leaves of my comfrey, and I just threw them in my bubbling bucket with about 7-8 gallons of water, then I let them chill for like a week, they'll melt and the water will turn super blackish/brown, and it'll stink.
I didn't like the smell, so I added about a tablespoon of BSM, and then I bubbled It for a day, the smell was gone and replaced with an earthy smell in about 3-4 hrs or less.
I use it at the rate of about 25 oz to 3 gallons of water, I have used it as high as a 2/1 ratio on my other plants (not cannabis) and they are doing super great, in fact it made my lavender, jasmine, and my comfrey flower after I dosed them.
Cool thing is it lasts a long time, It's lasted me almost 6 months already, and i'm TRYING to use it.
Good stuff, I am just now getting done with a harvest where I did only a water only, and comfrey/dandelion teas. With nothing else added, well, other than my soil mix.
and a couple ssts, aloe, and coco water teas.
green_machine_two9er
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Any tips for growing and harvesting aloe. I have multiple seeds started in peat ATM. Maybe 1-2 inch each.
Sunny Organics
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Please! im starting my own little aloe plants as well. Tips/advice always welcomed.