Samoan
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I have been making this brew:
In this order:
4 Gal de-chlorinated h20
Start Bubbling with my 'Bubble-snake' from Tea Lab -sold on Amzon awesome kit for a good deal. Really nice Micron bag and the aerator included 975gph does the job well. It's simple and really easy to clean.
Check it out:
Compost Tea Kit: 5 Gallon Get Brewing Special~ BubbleSnake, Bag, Air Pump & Tubing (951GPH Air Pump) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ASVAV54/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_tai_vXYkzbDE131MD
Compost Tea Kit: 5 Gallon Get Brewing Special~ BubbleSnake, Bag, Air Pump & Tubing (951GPH Air Pump) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ASVAV54/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_tai_vXYkzbDE131MD
I follow the OG BIO-WAR 24Hour brew Instructions Except I only use the foliar pack and my Mollasses has additives and I add in EM-1 Microbial inoculated towards the end of the brew
So I add about 6tbsp of Mendocino Honey First - This is a molasses with kelp and also added is montmorilite clay and yucca extract. Correct me if I am wrong but I believe the clay is bennicical for the microbes? Do they hold onto it? And the yucca extract a good surfactant or adjuvant?
I think I read that some farmers add kelp later on in the brew cycle?
My Ph drops to about 5.1
The recipe directs you to then Ph the brew 6.5-7.0. I believe the microbes activated in this 24 hour brew like a 7.0Ph?
I added some Silica blast because I read it brings Ph up but didn't rise much. Two tbsp brought it to 5.6.
I didn't want to use all my Silica in my tea so my only other option was baking soda and dolomite lime because I don't have any other ph up product. I was also afraid to kill any of the micro herd with any unwanted additions. I wanted to use dolomite but decided not to because it would not properly dissolve when I tested it in a separate cup of wate.
So I decided to use Backing Soda(Sodium Bicarbonate) to bring my Ph up which is at 5.6 and my goal is between 6.5 and 7.0.
I started with 1/8 tsp. And it brought me up 4 - 5 points. I ended up adding another 1/4 tsp and my Ph seemed to stabilize at 6.8. I thought that this was an ideal time to now add in my OG BIO WAR FOLIAR PACK.
Because I'm just using the Foliar pack I add a little more because it calls for root pack as well.
So I add in 6 - 8 tbsp of the foliar pack and mix it well while it is bubbling.
Then I add two cups of Earth Worm Castings into my micron bag clip that on and let bubble in the brew.
Near the end of the brew, about a couple hours I added 1 tbsp of EM-1 Microbial Innoculant.
https://www.teraganix.com/EM-1-Microbial-Inoculant-Microbial-Inoculants-p/1000.htm
I mix this tea into my nutrient mixture at a strong 1:2 ratio and than foliar at full strength. Maybe do this once or even twice a week.
Also I have been soaking cuttings in the tea before setting them and when I did some transplants I even soaked the whole root system in the full strength tea.
I had some really bad problems with broad mites which inspired me to TEAM UP WITH MICROBES
And well for me this seems to be working very well...I'm glad I discovered this so early as a farmer^
And In my opinion I am seeing a dramatic improvement of my plants since I started working with them.
In this order:
4 Gal de-chlorinated h20
Start Bubbling with my 'Bubble-snake' from Tea Lab -sold on Amzon awesome kit for a good deal. Really nice Micron bag and the aerator included 975gph does the job well. It's simple and really easy to clean.
Check it out:
Compost Tea Kit: 5 Gallon Get Brewing Special~ BubbleSnake, Bag, Air Pump & Tubing (951GPH Air Pump) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ASVAV54/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_tai_vXYkzbDE131MD
Compost Tea Kit: 5 Gallon Get Brewing Special~ BubbleSnake, Bag, Air Pump & Tubing (951GPH Air Pump) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ASVAV54/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_tai_vXYkzbDE131MD
I follow the OG BIO-WAR 24Hour brew Instructions Except I only use the foliar pack and my Mollasses has additives and I add in EM-1 Microbial inoculated towards the end of the brew
So I add about 6tbsp of Mendocino Honey First - This is a molasses with kelp and also added is montmorilite clay and yucca extract. Correct me if I am wrong but I believe the clay is bennicical for the microbes? Do they hold onto it? And the yucca extract a good surfactant or adjuvant?
I think I read that some farmers add kelp later on in the brew cycle?
My Ph drops to about 5.1
The recipe directs you to then Ph the brew 6.5-7.0. I believe the microbes activated in this 24 hour brew like a 7.0Ph?
I added some Silica blast because I read it brings Ph up but didn't rise much. Two tbsp brought it to 5.6.
I didn't want to use all my Silica in my tea so my only other option was baking soda and dolomite lime because I don't have any other ph up product. I was also afraid to kill any of the micro herd with any unwanted additions. I wanted to use dolomite but decided not to because it would not properly dissolve when I tested it in a separate cup of wate.
So I decided to use Backing Soda(Sodium Bicarbonate) to bring my Ph up which is at 5.6 and my goal is between 6.5 and 7.0.
I started with 1/8 tsp. And it brought me up 4 - 5 points. I ended up adding another 1/4 tsp and my Ph seemed to stabilize at 6.8. I thought that this was an ideal time to now add in my OG BIO WAR FOLIAR PACK.
Because I'm just using the Foliar pack I add a little more because it calls for root pack as well.
So I add in 6 - 8 tbsp of the foliar pack and mix it well while it is bubbling.
Then I add two cups of Earth Worm Castings into my micron bag clip that on and let bubble in the brew.
Near the end of the brew, about a couple hours I added 1 tbsp of EM-1 Microbial Innoculant.
https://www.teraganix.com/EM-1-Microbial-Inoculant-Microbial-Inoculants-p/1000.htm
I mix this tea into my nutrient mixture at a strong 1:2 ratio and than foliar at full strength. Maybe do this once or even twice a week.
Also I have been soaking cuttings in the tea before setting them and when I did some transplants I even soaked the whole root system in the full strength tea.
I had some really bad problems with broad mites which inspired me to TEAM UP WITH MICROBES
And well for me this seems to be working very well...I'm glad I discovered this so early as a farmer^
And In my opinion I am seeing a dramatic improvement of my plants since I started working with them.