Organic Feeding 101.
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blackrecluse
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Could I get some advice please?
I have been using tea with every watering.
I hope I dont hurt them.
1 tbl molasses (grandma's)
1 tbl microbe dirt (down to earth pro organic)
1 tbl alfalfa meal (down to earth)
Bubbled in 5 gallons tap water for 1-5 days
The ph is around 7.5
This is my base. I will be adding more Food later and not with every watering.
It gets very slimy and smells like a dirty fish tank.
EVERY SINGLE WATERING?
...the reason. Protecting the life in the soil. My chloramine level is .2-.4 ppm.
From what I understood, this brew is more effective at eliminating chloramine then a small carbon filter.
It has lots of carbon, and lots of life to eat/poop/eat/poop. So that it just doesnt matter once the water hits the roots.
I have been using tea with every watering.
I hope I dont hurt them.
1 tbl molasses (grandma's)
1 tbl microbe dirt (down to earth pro organic)
1 tbl alfalfa meal (down to earth)
Bubbled in 5 gallons tap water for 1-5 days
The ph is around 7.5
This is my base. I will be adding more Food later and not with every watering.
It gets very slimy and smells like a dirty fish tank.
EVERY SINGLE WATERING?
...the reason. Protecting the life in the soil. My chloramine level is .2-.4 ppm.
From what I understood, this brew is more effective at eliminating chloramine then a small carbon filter.
It has lots of carbon, and lots of life to eat/poop/eat/poop. So that it just doesnt matter once the water hits the roots.
chiefrokaho
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Is there a certain kind of willow i need to use? Use leaves or small twigs or both? Thx alot
Mad Hamish
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Weeping willow, fresh shoots no old growth, leaves taken off it's all in the stems/bark.
chiefrokaho
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Other willows wont work too?
Mad Hamish
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I was always under the impression it is only Weeping Willow, but your question led me to rather do some more digging before answering all willy-nilly. Seems like ALL willows have the same hormones present in the bark. Here is a very interesting little article I found, tons of little interesting bits I never knew about too:
http://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/home-made-plant-rooting-hormone-willow-water/
sadj
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yeh as hamish said all willows can be used and only use the bark and stems, though if willow is unevalible in pretty sure meadow sweat flowers can also be used. i think the rooting booster is called salacylic acid and is also a pain reliever, lol i think its used to make asprin. also here are some other teas i use. first is stingy nettel tea, good n values i think, soak for a week stirring daily and use it as 1part tea to 2 parts water. also comfray tea, good k values i think, soak for a day or two and use it as 2 part tea to one part water. last thing lol, does any one know a good phospherus tea?
st0wandgrow
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You can also use fresh aloe to accomplish the same thing.
WeedKillsBrainCells
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Well no not every single use because at some point it'll become wasteful if anything. Not really sure about chloramines but my understanding is you'd let the water sit for 48 hrs or so to remove the chlorine or use a osmosis system, maybe you know more but I never heard of teas for that
chiefrokaho
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Hell yeah! I have access to willows. Thx for lookin that up, cant wait to read thru it.
chiefrokaho
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Thx. I still need to find some local patchs of nettle and comfrey among others. Also need to find out how to get what i need from yucca plants i have. Need to get atv out soon!
RedCarpetMatches
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Bump and why?! Also heard great things about coconut water.
Someacdude
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Great thread, thanks for all the help fellas
WeedKillsBrainCells
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keep seeing the occasional doubter in results of teas. though ive seen some great results in shit soil on comparison vids - is it always that much of a verifiable boost? I can see the uses for it in sterilized soil for example but can it replace ferts or does it depend. ive used teas i dunno around 10 times and i will say that when i used yarrow and dandelion my strawberrys leaves curled inwards, good/bad? thx
Mad Hamish
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A plant trasplanted from coco on day 1 after transplant:
Aaaaand on Day 8:
Fed nothing but compost tea at a VERY mild dosage, added Lacto B as foliar spray. Out goes all my 'flow tables, I almost feel like burning all my hydro gear and pissing on the ashes. I will NEVER look back at it. Here's to a green future!
Aaaaand on Day 8:
Fed nothing but compost tea at a VERY mild dosage, added Lacto B as foliar spray. Out goes all my 'flow tables, I almost feel like burning all my hydro gear and pissing on the ashes. I will NEVER look back at it. Here's to a green future!
RedCarpetMatches
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What'd you transplant into from coco? I'm currently trying coco with organic tea and loving it.A plant trasplanted from coco on day 1 after transplant:
Aaaaand on Day 8:
Fed nothing but compost tea at a VERY mild dosage, added Lacto B as foliar spray. Out goes all my 'flow tables, I almost feel like burning all my hydro gear and pissing on the ashes. I will NEVER look back at it. Here's to a green future!
Mad Hamish
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I made my own Living Soil after reading through Rrog's thread and seeing the results some other guys have gotten in Living Soil too 
Coco makes up a huge part of it though. This is badass because the plants hardly ever need the tea even. It's just water and GROW! OK sure it took like 6 weeks to cook the soil, but I have started a new cook every 2 weeks like clockwork. I've got enough to last me 6 months at least now already. Can't help it, it's addictive stuff LOL
Coco makes up a huge part of it though. This is badass because the plants hardly ever need the tea even. It's just water and GROW! OK sure it took like 6 weeks to cook the soil, but I have started a new cook every 2 weeks like clockwork. I've got enough to last me 6 months at least now already. Can't help it, it's addictive stuff LOL
VTMi'kmaq
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Sorry redcarpet I got distracted by another thread about organics. My main reasoning for wanting the foliar spray recipe is because I grow Japanese aloe and use them as companion plants in all my grows. They are monsters when taken care of and being able to utilize the fronds to make a foliar spray that's beneficial to the plants is super nice.
Mad Hamish
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My farm is FULL of Aloe Ferox... I must look into using it for growing also, it does the same things for skin Aloe Vera does, but it grows quite a lot bigger. They literally grow into short trees. If it's useful, man, I really have a LOT of useful plants around
This Organic thing just keeps getting better, making my growing even cheaper every day. And plants LOVE this stuff!