Okay.
I'm wanting to share the liquid feed I plan and look for the wisdom of the Crowd here.
My Hope is that this will not go sideways.
OKay.
So I like Guinea Pigs and now that I am in a house with plenty of room I have Guinea Pigs once again.
In the past I have found soiled Guinea Pig bedding to be excellent for soil and composting.
Today I am going to make a Manure Tea from their wonderfully soiled bedding.
I can't vouch for the bail of Hay I bought as to it's being 100% organic but it's Hay so the pests to Hay would be hungry animals and fire. So I am having to squint my organic eyes a bit here and have a little faith.
I tend to leave them on their bedding longer than my nose says I should but it does make the most wonderful urine soaked poop cakes. That says nitrogen and bacteria for the Manure Tea.
As it would be today was shopping day. Brought in things they like such as their favorite Carrots, Kale, Greens, Celery, Squash and broccoli. These guys get fed well. After all the product of their labor and the biggest benefit from being a good PET DADDY is the biologically active soil amendment. They also eat hay and green grass so they are always eating something it seems. They are great little poopers for sure.
Okay enough chatter box here.
I have a still in decent shape pot with lid. I picked up a twin hose air pump that came with two check valves ( very important as the liquid will go up into the tubes with out them ).
Starting with some lukewarm water I made loose the hay-bedding and submerged it in the water. On top of that I put a handful of Shrimp meal, Kelp meal and the all purpose 4-4-4 dry organic fertilizer.
I'll leave the dry handfuls on top and not mix it in just yet.
To this end it is now bubbling. With the LP Co2 generator out there it will stay above 50 for the most part if not warmer then that.
I would think for brewing microbes to water with it should stay active and not get too cold. Yet it definitely stays out on the porch.
As you see with the attachments I also am dissolving some oyster shell for chickens in vinegar and have some molasses on standby when the brew is near ready and strained.
That is it. The two girls in there are putting on bud still so one feeding in a few days may give them a boost.
I probably will top dress with hand/home made compost I made in my tumbler.
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