organixx325
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Yea I PH everything i give them. Water and teas. Should i not PH? I use tapwater and let it sit out for at least 12 hrs before using.
AACT, Bloom Tea, Veg Tea, Fungal Tea, Myco Tea, recipes from the outdoor guys.
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ShLUbY
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there is no need to Ph the teas. if your soil is built properly and has a good population of microbes, the microbes will take care of the Ph for you. The crab shell meal combined with oysters shell flour is the liming agent of the recipe i posted, there is no use for dolomite lime.
also it's best to keep compost teas and nutrient teas seperate. i don't add anything extra to my compost teas.
also it's best to keep compost teas and nutrient teas seperate. i don't add anything extra to my compost teas.
natureboygrower
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IMO you only need to ph using chems.I could be wrong,but I had problems phing organics this summer(biobizz).talked to a rep for the co.and he said it wasn't necessary, the nutes were buffered anyways.from doing a little research I learned that this topic carries some heat.some say ph EVERYTHING.all's I'm saying is when I did,it seemed to yellow my leaves. (This was during veg)I stopped phing and finally said f the Biobizz and went strictly teas.don't think I'll go back.good soil and correctly brewed teas is all I'm running from now on.just my opinion.
Steelheader3430
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I read worm casting tea helps fight fungus gnat larvae. I've got fg and recently discovered I've had an ongoing problem with thrips. Never seen an adult thrip though. I've got a jar full of habanero water, mosquito dunks, DE and picked up some captain jacks dead bug.
The bti dunks have suppressed the fg.
Is habanero water ok for a root drench? Should I just spray the captain jacks for the thrips and topdress DE for the gnats? Fucking bugs are dicks.
The bti dunks have suppressed the fg.
Is habanero water ok for a root drench? Should I just spray the captain jacks for the thrips and topdress DE for the gnats? Fucking bugs are dicks.
organixx325
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I just found a small amount of thrips a couple weeks ago. I used the captain jacks dead bug sinosad followed the mix directions and sprayed every leaf in my grow every two days for a week. I also used diotomaceous earth and put a thick layer on the top of the soil of all my plants. Havent found any bugs after the first spray.
I also heard fungus gnats and thrips are common together. Not sure how true it is but it was for me.
Dr.D81
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Yes you want to feed them HA and FA on an off day when you are not feeding any tea. You don't want it in when you brew it ether.
Lucifder
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Awesome thanks for response. Other than that it wont harm the microbial life in the soil if I feed seperately?
Dr.D81
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Shouldn't i have done it for years now. I dont give them but maybe 2 times total and add it to the soil when i mix it.
Lucifder
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Sorry brotha I didn't really understand your response, 2 times there whole cycle? Plus whatever is in your soil
Dr.D81
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Yea a little goes a long way. One table spoon when you batch soil and yes i give time some twice in flower or so.
Lucifder
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Wow that is a little but I take your word for it I just saw the picture of your monster garden you posted and its amazing haha. Thanks again for thw knowledge I'll be sticking around this thread in case I have another question. Since I made the switch from synthetics I fell in love its the least stressful way of growing no more ph'ing or mixing nutes one at a time in certain orders. Thanks again brotha. Bless it and stay up.
st0wandgrow
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If you're starting with a good source of compost/worm castings, there should be no need to supplement humic and fulvic acids IMO.
dry ammendments? like what? nutrient teas? can it be done? they are water soluble? or percentages of the npk are soluble and the rest isn't?
norcal mmj
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Well I have learned about plant fermentation now. So I have been doing that with kelp and alfalfa. Other than that I just use some of my soil for teas after I compost my dry amendments into it. I also save all my leftover material from my teas and mix it into soil when I make it.
anyone.. I'm noticing a mild n def and I'm 3 weeks into flower. 2 weeks and like 4 days I believe. also I think there might be a P def coming on as well. I did a tea the other day with down to earth kelp and down to earth alfalfa, placed in nylon and brewed for 24 hours. watered in at like 3:1 ratio.
I need a simple tea recipe.. I'm gonna be getting neptunes fish hydrolysate. seaweed and kelp I believe it has. anything else I should get. not much of a budget right now.. but I don't have all the stuff in people's recipes on hand.
all I have is ewc, some cooking super soil, alfalfa, crab, neem seed meal, fish bone meal, and kelp. all down to earth dry ammendments.
I need a simple tea recipe.. I'm gonna be getting neptunes fish hydrolysate. seaweed and kelp I believe it has. anything else I should get. not much of a budget right now.. but I don't have all the stuff in people's recipes on hand.
all I have is ewc, some cooking super soil, alfalfa, crab, neem seed meal, fish bone meal, and kelp. all down to earth dry ammendments.
Dr.D81
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You shouldnt need anything else but some molasses or brown sugar to feed the microbes.