BagSeedBoy
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Thanx Viagro. That helps a ton. This post rocks!
edit: Thread. I mean Thread. This thread rocks!!
edit: Thread. I mean Thread. This thread rocks!!
agreed, the point is to agitate the microbes off of the soil particles. the bio-film must be broken to harvest the microbes.Paint Strainer bags work great for holding your solid matters together. The bag can be tied so it hangs off the bottom of the bucket. If you place an airstone in the bag in addition to one on the bottom of the bucket you get great agitation for the microbes.
Exactly how i feel! I always make different teas, and some teas i give to some plants, and some i give to others.Personally, I couldn't give just one recipe. The composition of our teas depends on what the plant currently needs. On top of that, the plants love variety. As long as you keep changing the ferts a little, the plants will be much less likely to get too much or too little of anything, especially trace elements.
It's a sign the aerobic bacteria are doing their thing, and is totally normal.Question gentlemen; when I brew my organic teas - when the temps are right, I get a frothy bubbly layer that builds up rather quickly on the top of the liquid in my 5 gallon bucket. I'm just wondering what this mess means, and if it is in fact a good thing? Is it normal? The plants don't seem to mind, I'm just curious if that is in fact a sign of anything that I could be aware of. Thanks for your time!
Music to my ears Mr. Garcia, thanks for confirming exactly what I hoped to hear...It's a sign the aerobic bacteria are doing their thing, and is totally normal.
Absence of such foam and a rancid smell mean it's gone anaerobic and should be thrown out.
You are diluting the tea at least 1:20, the pH will be acidic, but not super low. pH after diluting if you do that normally.PH or not to PH... that is the question....?
I generally brew a light tea and don't dilute what so ever... I find that my teas are at a PH of about 8 after brewing. Something keeps the PH high and when I say keeps it high I know this because I've PH'ed the water I'm going to be brewing tea with and after 12 hours or bubbling with all the ingredients in the bucket my PH has climbed back up to about 8 from around 6.5... I've even PH'ed down to 6.5 half way through brewing only to check PH again before watering to find it's back up to around 8.You are diluting the tea at least 1:20, the pH will be acidic, but not super low. pH after diluting if you do that normally.
I would imagine not. Hard to beat Gods way of doing things.I just use rain water. Never had a PH issue with rain water
definitely a great idea but probably works best by location. im digging this tea thread, giving me lots of pointers.I just use rain water. Never had a PH issue with rain water
You can also add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to reduce foam if needed for every 4 - 5 gallons of brew. This is in the instructions for the Organic Bountea brew system www.bountea.com. I have tried this product and it works great, passed a kit to a friend and he is a tea junkie now. Great thread, time to experiment with some new recipes.Music to my ears Mr. Garcia, thanks for confirming exactly what I hoped to hear...