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I am a new grower, I moved to Colorado in 2012 to learn how to grow quality medical grade cannabis. I have spent many hours reading and researching about organics, and I have a very basic understanding of the subject.
Right now I am using Happy Frog soil from Fox Farm and brewing teas that I feed weekly. These are my recipes:
Vegg: 5 gal R/O water
1 Tbs seabird guano (7-7-2)
1Tbs Mexican bat (10-1-1)
1Tbs EWC
4Tbs Hi-Brix Molasses
4 tsp AgeOld liquid Kelp
Bloom: 5 gal R/O water
1Tbs seabird guano (7-7-2)
1Tbs Indonesian bat (.5-13-.2)
1 Tbs EWC
4 tbs Hi-Brix molasses
4 tsp AgeOld liquid kelp
I put all solid ingredients into a knee high stocking and hang in a 5 gallon bucket with a 6" airdisc at the bottom. Liquid ingredients are added and the whole tea brews for 24-32 hours. I do not dilute this mixture I feed it straight to the plants once a week. I water 2 more times each week with plain water (vegg) or sugar water (bloom). My watering cycle is:
M- Teas
W- Water/ sugar water
F- Water/ sugar water
some plants get a light water on sunday to keep them from drying out too much
It is my understanding that this tea will re-inoculate the microherd in my soil each week.
Question #1: Does the bat guano add microbial life to the tea, or is it more of a food for the microbes in the EWC?
Question #2: If the role of the microbial life is to convert nutrients in the soil to a form that can be used by the plant, do I need to be adding these nutrients to the soil? Since the Happy Frog only has Mycos and Humics, should I be adding some type of NPK+Mg so that the microbes have something to convert??
I feel like I'm making this way harder than is should be, but my plants look beautiful until week 4 of flower and then they very quickly turn yellow and leaves start dying off. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Right now I am using Happy Frog soil from Fox Farm and brewing teas that I feed weekly. These are my recipes:
Vegg: 5 gal R/O water
1 Tbs seabird guano (7-7-2)
1Tbs Mexican bat (10-1-1)
1Tbs EWC
4Tbs Hi-Brix Molasses
4 tsp AgeOld liquid Kelp
Bloom: 5 gal R/O water
1Tbs seabird guano (7-7-2)
1Tbs Indonesian bat (.5-13-.2)
1 Tbs EWC
4 tbs Hi-Brix molasses
4 tsp AgeOld liquid kelp
I put all solid ingredients into a knee high stocking and hang in a 5 gallon bucket with a 6" airdisc at the bottom. Liquid ingredients are added and the whole tea brews for 24-32 hours. I do not dilute this mixture I feed it straight to the plants once a week. I water 2 more times each week with plain water (vegg) or sugar water (bloom). My watering cycle is:
M- Teas
W- Water/ sugar water
F- Water/ sugar water
some plants get a light water on sunday to keep them from drying out too much
It is my understanding that this tea will re-inoculate the microherd in my soil each week.
Question #1: Does the bat guano add microbial life to the tea, or is it more of a food for the microbes in the EWC?
Question #2: If the role of the microbial life is to convert nutrients in the soil to a form that can be used by the plant, do I need to be adding these nutrients to the soil? Since the Happy Frog only has Mycos and Humics, should I be adding some type of NPK+Mg so that the microbes have something to convert??
I feel like I'm making this way harder than is should be, but my plants look beautiful until week 4 of flower and then they very quickly turn yellow and leaves start dying off. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!