Feeding tea

Ok, finally have everything set up and most the ladies transplanted so its time to start brewing teas. I'm new to brewing them myself but found a mix that I think will work well. However, how much should i give each plant in veg? I have a 300 gallon water tank I'm going to brew the teas in. If i filled it all the way up, it would give me about 4.5 gallons per plant. Would that be enough or is that overkill?

How big are the holes your dug or size of pots used? I generally feed my plants atleast 5 gallons each... bigger plants (6ftx6ft) get 10+ gallons.

Garden Boss said:

How big are the holes your dug or size of pots used? I generally feed my plants atleast 5 gallons each... bigger plants (6ftx6ft) get 10+ gallons.

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I have 65 gallon pots. 25% of them are about 5 or 6 weeks old and the rest are 2-3 weeks.

I would start at 2 gallons each (6weekers) and 1 gallon each (3 weekers), then increase as they get bigger.

Dr. Treez84 said:

Ok, finally have everything set up and most the ladies transplanted so its time to start brewing teas. I'm new to brewing them myself but found a mix that I think will work well. However, how much should i give each plant in veg? I have a 300 gallon water tank I'm going to brew the teas in. If i filled it all the way up, it would give me about 4.5 gallons per plant. Would that be enough or is that overkill?

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What's your tea recipe?
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treemansbuds said:

What's your tea recipe?
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Not sure how much of each will be used yet. that's going to need to be dialed in but this is what i'll be using. (Besides the young ones, they'll only be getting casting, kelp and molasses for now.)

Earth Worm Castings
Mexican Bat Guano
Peruvian Seabird Guano
Unsulfured Black Strap Molasses
Liquid Kelp Extract
Humic

Good ingredients for veg tea. I use a similar recipe.


Week 1-3 Clone/ Seedling brew
Week 4-6 Veg 1 Brew
Week 7-9 Veg 2 Brew
Week 10-14 Bloom 1 Brew
Week 15-18 Bloom 2 Brew
Water with Brew once a week. Give fresh non-chlorinated water as needed in between brew.


Clone/Seedling Brew (less than 4 weeks old):
1/2 Cup of Earth Worm Castings or Alaskan Humus or fresh compost
2 1/2 TBS Unsulfured Black Strap Molasses
1 tsp Liquid Kelp Extract
Mix in 2 1/2 gallons of (treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) water with air stone for 18-24 hours.
Make sure to strain well through cheesecloth if using airoponic rootmisting.

Once a week until roots are over 1inch. Then same mix plus 2 TBS Mycorrhizae Fungus product (Oregonism XL).


Veg 1 Brew
1 cup Earth Worm Castings or Alaskan Humus or fresh compost
1/3 cup Mexican Bat Guano (Nitrogen rich guano)
1/2 cup Alfalfa meal
5 TBS Unsulfured Black Strap Molasses
5 TBS Liquid Kelp Extract
Mix in 5 gallons of (amquell treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) water with air stone for 18-24 hours.

For soil drench application cut finished brew with fresh water(amquell treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) 50/50.

For foliar feed application spray finished brew every 2-3 days in the first 6 hours of light. (MY PERSONAL FAVORITE)


Veg 2 Brew
1 cup Earth Worm Castings or Alaskan Humus or fresh compost
1/3 cup Mexican Bat Guano (Nitrogen rich guano)
1/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (all around rich guano **BE CAREFUL**)
1/2 cup Alfalfa meal
5 TBS Unsulfured Black Strap Molasses
5 TBS Liquid Kelp Extract
3-5 TBS Concentrated Fish emulsions
Mix in 5 gallons of (amquell treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) water with air stone for 18-24 hours.

For soil drench application cut finished brew with fresh water(amquell treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) 50/50.

For foliar feed application spray finished brew every 2-3 days in the first 6 hours of light. (MY PERSONAL FAVORITE)


Bloom 1 Brew
1 cup Earth Worm Castings or Alaskan Humus or fresh compost
1/3 cup Jamaican Bat Guano (Phosphorus rich guano)
1/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (all around rich guano **BE CAREFUL**)
1/2 cup Alfalfa meal
5 TBS Unsulfured Black Strap Molasses
5 TBS Liquid Kelp Extract
Mix in 5 gallons of (amquell treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) water with air stone for 18-24 hours.

For soil drench application cut finished brew with fresh water(amquell treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) 50/50.

For foliar feed application spray finished brew every 3-4 days in the first 6 hours of light. (MY PERSONAL FAVORITE)


Bloom 2 Brew
1 cup Earth Worm Castings or Alaskan Humus or fresh compost
2/3 cup Indonesian Bat Guano (Phosphorus rich guano)
2/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (all around rich guano **BE CAREFUL**)
1/2 cup Alfalfa meal
5 TBS Unsulfured Black Strap Molasses
5 TBS Liquid Kelp Extract
Mix in 5 gallons of (amquell treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) water with air stone for 18-24 hours.

For soil drench application cut finished brew with fresh water(amquell treated or non-chlorinated or fish tank) 50/50.
DO NOT FOLIAR FEED AFTER WEEK 4 OF BLOOM

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God Damn, that's some good shit there Fresno.
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yep, pretty much that right there^^. Good section in organics about different teas

Yep. The plants love those teas. They are STRONG though. I get a little leaf tip burn if I don't dilute enough. Nothing too serious. I'm sure bigger plants would take it better though. My plants in the ground in 2012 ate that stuff up like nothing. Very good to have in your garden especially if you reuse soil or are groing in the ground.

FresnoFarmer said:

Yep. The plants love those teas. They are STRONG though. I get a little leaf tip burn if I don't dilute enough. Nothing too serious. I'm sure bigger plants would take it better though. My plants in the ground in 2012 ate that stuff up like nothing. Very good to have in your garden especially if you reuse soil or are groing in the ground.

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How much do you mix up for foliage feeding? Never really done it before so not sure how much liquid to mix or how hard I should drench them. Everything I've read though, it's better off. Thinking maybe one hard drench root feed a week and one foliage feed

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Dr. Treez84 said:

How much do you mix up for foliage feeding? Never really done it before so not sure how much liquid to mix or how hard I should drench them. Everything I've read though, it's better off. Thinking maybe one hard drench root feed a week and one foliage feed

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I tried foliar feeding with teas once but it clogged my atomizer lol. You REALLY have to strain it good. I would start off at a 25% solution and work your way up for foliar feeding.

FresnoFarmer said:

I tried foliar feeding with teas once but it clogged my atomizer lol. You REALLY have to strain it good. I would start off at a 25% solution and work your way up for foliar feeding.

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Getting ready to start brewing my tea. So I brew the five gallons with the recipe I have but then when I go to spray it, I only use a quarter gallon of tea to every three parts water? So it doesn't burn them or clog the atamizer

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I used to do recipes like those above me, realized it was all too much, KISS (keep it simple stoner)

All you really need for a tea to work its magic is kelp, fish meal, and quality worm casting and or compost and mollasses. The next important part is proper air, most common problem in AACT is not enough.

These ingrediants provide all your npks with out over doing it, and most of all, this recipe wont disrupt the micro heards in your soil.

Brew kelp meal and molasses for 12 hrs first, (needs to be activated) then add the rest in low amounts.
Per 5 gallons (meals are best! Ditch the bottles)
2tbs kelp
4tbs fish
2-4 cups worm compost
1/2-1 cup mollasses

https://www.rollitup.org/t/the-correct-way-to-make-an-actively-aerated-compost-tea-aact.753111/

Also this link will explain scientifically why its better to keep your tea simple

http://microbeorganics.com/

Im not talking down on other tea recipes, its cool if your soil isnt well balanced or established, but for those soils that are healthy, teas that are packed with stuff will do more harm then good! More micros does not create better herb, much more complex, but easy to accomplish if kept simple.

Btw heres a diy voretex that anyone can build for under 30$.
The air pump is the more expensive part, but also the most important part, so no cutting corners on air pump.

I know what you mean. Those teas are more meant to feed plants rather than the soil. In amended soil I only feed ewc, seaweed extract, and molasses tea. In flowering I will use guano teas to really push the plants though. You can over do it with guano teas though.

I didn't have time to amend and bake my soil this year. So I'm having to feed with a few extras

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All I've been using on my outdoor this year is the AACT tea and I'm loving it plants are really responding well they only been in the ground since late june an they were babies there in 30 gal smart pots with a few 35 gal plastic bags to see the diff. So far smart pots all the way!!!

Do my teas go bad? Just got done feeding and have a bunch left over... Can I save it and spray again Wednesday?

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Few updates of the ladies. Their really starting to take off. All of these are about 6-8 weeks old

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All the clones are starting to catch and take off as well. Sadly they make up 2/3 of the garden. Keeping the whole greenhouse on 18/6 for another three weeks so they can grow a little more before I flower them.

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