Adding Beneficiall Organisms

So this time around I will be introducing many types of beneficials to my soil. I was planning on mixing with alaskan humus, local forest humus, homeade bokashi inoculated with Lactobacillus, & myco madness. The myco madness I would introduce during transplanting. I am wondering why people use teas when you could add these beneficial micro organisms to your medium before the cooking process even begins. Everything you need would already be there, a buffet of food & bacteria/fungi to break it all down. Add a little blackstrap molasses to keep them happy and I would think all would be good.

If there is more to it than my basic thinking let me know! Would love to gain some knowledge!

This is a pretty good website. The gent that put the site together is a really knowledgeable guy when it comes to teas.

http://microbeorganics.com/

Well, AACT really multiplies the microbes (bacteria\archae, fungi, protozoans, no nematodes) in the humus\compost, given the right conditions, to greatly increase their numbers and replenish dormant populations, as well as provide nutrients. It may allow a grower to use less castings\humus\compost over a given area.

The best reason I can think of is that AACT is also routinely applied to plant foliage, not just to the soil. Beneficial microbes can live on the surface of the plant leaves, protecting them from pathogens. Plants are also able to absorb nutrients thru their leaves faster than their roots.

st0wandgrow said:

This is a pretty good website. The gent that put the site together is a really knowledgeable guy when it comes to teas.

http://microbeorganics.com/

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Right on, I will give that a read.

Nullis said:

Well, AACT really multiplies the microbes (bacteria\archae, fungi, protozoans, no nematodes) in the humus\compost, given the right conditions, to greatly increase their numbers and replenish dormant populations, as well as provide nutrients. It may allow a grower to use less castings\humus\compost over a given area.

The best reason I can think of is that AACT is also routinely applied to plant foliage, not just to the soil. Beneficial microbes can live on the surface of the plant leaves, protecting them from pathogens. Plants are also able to absorb nutrients thru their leaves faster than their roots.

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Thank you for refreshing my memory! Learned a thing or two as well.

Planning on bubblin' up a tea a little later..

I have these on hand,

EWC
Humic acids
Fish emulsion
Blackstrap molasses

Was going to the store to get..

Alaskan Humus
VermiCompost
& possibly high N bat guano

Was going to make this recipe...

2-3 gal R/O water
1 cup of compost
1/2 cup of EWC
1/2 cup of Alaskan Humus
1/4 cup humic acids
Splash or two of Natural Molasses
Maybe a splash of fish emulsion?

Also heard to add some source of wheat for fungi to attach to.

Feel free to comment

Or, keep it KISS by getting a small bag of Espoma Bio-Tone, or any of the 'tone' ferts and be done with it. Some feed and inoculate all in one.

That will get you going and you won't be so rushed constructing your teas.

Wet

Wetdog said:

Or, keep it KISS by getting a small bag of Espoma Bio-Tone, or any of the 'tone' ferts and be done with it. Some feed and inoculate all in one.

That will get you going and you won't be so rushed constructing your teas.

Wet

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Thanks for the comment. Yea, I ended up keeping it simple and brewed up a cup of vermiblend (compost, humus, ewc, kelp, and humic acids), 1/4 cup of alaskan humus, and a 1/4 cup of some other EWC. If this goes well I will probably use a similar recipe for flowering but add some high P guano.

st0wandgrow said:

This is a pretty good website. The gent that put the site together is a really knowledgeable guy when it comes to teas.

http://microbeorganics.com/

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This was a great read, tons of info.