Hey every buddy!!!
This is my first post on the farm but I've been watching and learning from y'all awhile. Figure it's time to share..
I'm into my third "real" grow. Soiles Mix all RO Soul Synthetic line. Been having phantom deficiencies and root bug problems. So I got some of Caps bennies from a friend. Just figured out the probs are probably do to cal/mag issues with the roots line. Subsequently today when I went to get some cal/mag from the hydrostore I explained my issue asking which cal/mag people use with RO line. Apparently RO has also realized the problem because the AWESOME "stoned" clerk happend to have a new product from them which was in a demo bag and I got for free!! I applied as instructed 1tsp per gal weekly. It looked and smelled like dolomite lime but sweeter and finer. I mixed it in a jug to dilute it and it bubbled a fizzed?!? Hope it helps?
In the mean time I have been using Caps Bennies and Wow they are Great!
Had some tea left so I started some stuff for my vegetable garden!
This is just 8 days after planting. From seed. The packages said
sprouting in 7-12 days. YA, I'd say they sprouted!! I saw the first sprouts from the peas after just 24-36 hrs!!
Peas after 8 days from seed! Cucumber after 8 days from seed!
The roots are Super Fuzzy! These fan leaves are huge! 3 days into Flower
3 Days into flower the lady's are lookin fine! Thanks Compost Tea! Thanks Cap!!
Thanks Cap for all your work to get this stuff out to the folks on the streets! I think this compost tea thing in general is a revolution in growing healthy natural plants. Without the need for pesticides, petro-fertilizers, and all that scary stuff...
My recipe was amended a little but basically the one you posted..
I looked at the tea I brewed under a microscope and there were all kinds of things all over!
BBB's Tea Recipe 1
Treats 60 or so gallons
Ingredients:
3/4 gal water- clean, bubbled 24 hrs, ro, distilled, etc...
1 small Tbsp Foliar pack
1 small Tbsp Root pack
15 ml Liquid Carb ( I used RO Trinity) - food for bacteria
15ml Liquid Kelp ( I used Extreme Serene) - food for fungi
1 modest handful worm castings
1 modest handful alfalfa
*Fill a clean container with your water. Big enough to hold all ingredients with extra room to spare
*Use clean stocking or filter bag and put in your castings and alfalfa. Tie off stocking or bag and drape into water submerging the filled part of the bag in the water.
*Throw all other ingredients into the water and start Bubbling!
*Bubble 24 hrs and use. Depending on conditions tea may be at optimal levels anywhere between 12-48 hrs. Get a microscope!!
I got my res all ready, ph'ed as needed and then last thing added tea. I dont think it's good to ph after adding the tea cause it may harm the goodies. Also I think it's good to add the tea to water that has some nutes/food for the living goodies in the tea. I watered in with a pump and hose. They loved it!
Also I used a magnetic stirrer to make the tea. Rather than lots of tubing it's super easy to clean and fun and makes a vortex and is cool to watch and its cool and awesome...
I can make a post on how I made mine and all the details if you like?
Thanks again Cap your the best!! You've gotta be raking up some serious karma points by now..
Freedom Fam!!