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Grab the nectar pH up and down bro. Awesome stuff.
Grab the nectar pH up and down bro. Awesome stuff.This is tough bec everyone has a diff answer. I bubbled 5 gallon tea for 48 hours then dumped the tea into 30 gallon ro water. I was lazy that day and didnt do a ph test and feel like i caused a issue... Not sure yet but will find out soon.
This is tough bec everyone has a diff answer. I bubbled 5 gallon tea for 48 hours then dumped the tea into 30 gallon ro water. I was lazy that day and didnt do a ph test and feel like i caused a issue... Not sure yet but will find out soon.
Silica is a very alkylate substance. Works greatSo depending on your compost tea ingredients and microbial life the PH of Tea varies. I would like to discuss the different options that exist for safe PH adjustment to teas.Some people complain theire teas are too alkaline for instance 8.0 or others complain their teas are too acidic for instance 4.0
I have heard that humates like fulvic, and humic acid help to buffer nutrients so they can be absorbed across a wider PH range, but wouldn't a tea that is very acid hurt the microheard in the soil if you gave it to a plant with a soil ph of 6.5?
PH Down
Generally speaking acidifying(lowering PH) teas is not a problem. Many just add citric acid, lime juice, vinegar ect.
PH Up
This is where the problem arises. How does one raise the PH of their tea. I have heard of only two ways. Adding baking soda or Bubbling the tea for a day.
Considerations:
So does bubbling(aerating) a tea in fact raise PH?
Are there other options to raising PH such as adding Dolomite lime, hydrated lime, oyster shell flour, or coral calcium to Teas?
Yes most of those are soil amendments but is it plausible to use them for PH adjustment?
Answer to the question::So depending on your compost tea ingredients and microbial life the PH of Tea varies. I would like to discuss the different options that exist for safe PH adjustment to teas.Some people complain theire teas are too alkaline for instance 8.0 or others complain their teas are too acidic for instance 4.0
I have heard that humates like fulvic, and humic acid help to buffer nutrients so they can be absorbed across a wider PH range, but wouldn't a tea that is very acid hurt the microheard in the soil if you gave it to a plant with a soil ph of 6.5?
PH Down
Generally speaking acidifying(lowering PH) teas is not a problem. Many just add citric acid, lime juice, vinegar ect.
PH Up
This is where the problem arises. How does one raise the PH of their tea. I have heard of only two ways. Adding baking soda or Bubbling the tea for a day.
Considerations:
So does bubbling(aerating) a tea in fact raise PH?
Are there other options to raising PH such as adding Dolomite lime, hydrated lime, oyster shell flour, or coral calcium to Teas?
Yes most of those are soil amendments but is it plausible to use them for PH adjustment?
I am on this thread due to me brewing a tea and ph adjusting with ph up until I hit 6.2 As we have read people say it does not matter but my friend told me to always ph due to the increased benefits. Instead of using ph up from now on I think i will just brew my tea then dilute the tea with my well water that is 7.0 until I hit the optimal range. Do you think this option is better than using ph up or other solutions? I recently purchased Hades Down by Nectar of the Gods and it is phosphoric acid. So instead of using ph down with clean water I CAN/SHOULD only use this to get the ph down even if I am not mixing in anything else? Another question I have for you that I can not seem to find an answer. Does the ppm of my tea matter? My educated guess is that no it does not matter but when adding all the ph up that I did (which was a scary amount IMO) my ppm's increased obviously. But since there is no burn with organic teas ppm is not a factor? Am I correct?ok , from personal experience i have found that brewing your tea does raise the ph like someone has already pointed out , but i must warn you that some organic growers spread the idea that no ph adjustment is necessary if you make your own organic teas , even though it does work that way to a certain extent it does make a massive difference if you take the time to get your ph between 6.3 and 6.5 , if your ph is to low brew it , if your ph is to low and you need to water straight away add the tap water with the higher ph to balance it , if the ph is to high add molasses (think the ph is around 5.5 or something) the microbes love it ,
either way there is only one way and that is experiment and experiment a bit more
dmc65- i dont think the roots mind what you use as long as the ph is within the acceptable range , i use phosphoric acid (when making a clean water solution) for ph down and that shit is corrosive , but if the ph is between 6.3-6.5 they love it as long as there are nutes in the soil to feed them.
happy brewing
I just added a bunch of ph up to my tea last night which was the first time I ph'd my tea because a friend told me about the added benefits. It was a scary amount of ph up IMO. I think a good solution to the low ph of a tea is to brew your tea as normal. Once done brewing pour that tea into a bigger container and then add water to raise your ph. Assuming the water you are pouring in is neutral or alkaline.Well i see that no one knows how to raise ph of organic teas...i also would like to know as well:(
Just adjust your pH and Brew your tea it'll be alright. Just use straight worm castings. You can put some calmag in or even some hydroponic Solutions on the conservative end. But when you start adding a lot of the other things that people suggest it will change your pH like rock dust for instance.So depending on your compost tea ingredients and microbial life the PH of Tea varies. I would like to discuss the different options that exist for safe PH adjustment to teas.Some people complain theire teas are too alkaline for instance 8.0 or others complain their teas are too acidic for instance 4.0
I have heard that humates like fulvic, and humic acid help to buffer nutrients so they can be absorbed across a wider PH range, but wouldn't a tea that is very acid hurt the microheard in the soil if you gave it to a plant with a soil ph of 6.5?
PH Down
Generally speaking acidifying(lowering PH) teas is not a problem. Many just add citric acid, lime juice, vinegar ect.
PH Up
This is where the problem arises. How does one raise the PH of their tea. I have heard of only two ways. Adding baking soda or Bubbling the tea for a day.
Considerations:
So does bubbling(aerating) a tea in fact raise PH?
Are there other options to raising PH such as adding Dolomite lime, hydrated lime, oyster shell flour, or coral calcium to Teas?
Yes most of those are soil amendments but is it plausible to use them for PH adjustment?
I just purchased Ph Up and Down from Earth Juice.So depending on your compost tea ingredients and microbial life the PH of Tea varies. I would like to discuss the different options that exist for safe PH adjustment to teas.Some people complain theire teas are too alkaline for instance 8.0 or others complain their teas are too acidic for instance 4.0
I have heard that humates like fulvic, and humic acid help to buffer nutrients so they can be absorbed across a wider PH range, but wouldn't a tea that is very acid hurt the microheard in the soil if you gave it to a plant with a soil ph of 6.5?
PH Down
Generally speaking acidifying(lowering PH) teas is not a problem. Many just add citric acid, lime juice, vinegar ect.
PH Up
This is where the problem arises. How does one raise the PH of their tea. I have heard of only two ways. Adding baking soda or Bubbling the tea for a day.
Considerations:
So does bubbling(aerating) a tea in fact raise PH?
Are there other options to raising PH such as adding Dolomite lime, hydrated lime, oyster shell flour, or coral calcium to Teas?
Yes most of those are soil amendments but is it plausible to use them for PH adjustment?
Some worm castings will contain Rock Dust be wary of that.Just adjust your pH and Brew your tea it'll be alright. Just use straight worm castings. You can put some calmag in or even some hydroponic Solutions on the conservative end. But when you start adding a lot of the other things that people suggest it will change your pH like rock dust for instance.
I personally like a high concentration of homemade compost it is the best.Some worm castings will contain Rock Dust be wary of that.
I was following instructions for OG BIOW WAR FOLIAR 24 Hour Brew. It calls for molasses to be added to your water, than PH to 6.5-7.0 before adding the proper amount of the of bio war contents which are beneficial microbes. -I was wondering why, I think it is because that is the ph the microbes do well or are activated in best in? Also added to the mix is earthworm castings.If we're talking compost tea, why would one want to PH adjust there tea ? Are we feeding soil or plants ?
I was following instructions for OG BIOW WAR FOLIAR 24 Hour Brew. It calls for molasses to be added to your water, than PH to 6.5-7.0 before adding the proper amount of the of bio war contents which are beneficial microbes. -I was wondering why, I think it is because that is the ph the microbes do well or are activated in best in? Also added to the mix is earthworm castings.
Mahalo for reply @Perception -I am extremely interested in teaming with microbes and learning more about them. The fact that you use a microscope to check your brews is totally awesome and as I think about it just sounds completely necessary! -I mean we check ours Ph and ppm, so let's count check to make sure our micro herd is ready to be deployed!I saw this too on the OG Biowar site, and adjusted my water PH for the first time BEFORE adding molasses or anything else. My tap is 8.5, so I lowered it to 6.5 using vinegar before adding anything.
I always analyze my brew under a microscope... counting bacteria in frames and taking averages every 8 hours, like a total crazy person :). I didn't notice a big change after I started PH-ing the water, but my bacterial populations did get a little higher. Plant's loved it, but they ALWAYS love it.
I'm starting a batch tonight - will check ph after adding molasses, and at end of brew.
I saw this too on the OG Biowar site, and adjusted my water PH for the first time BEFORE adding molasses or anything else. My tap is 8.5, so I lowered it to 6.5 using vinegar before adding anything.
I always analyze my brew under a microscope... counting bacteria in frames and taking averages every 8 hours, like a total crazy person :). I didn't notice a big change after I started PH-ing the water, but my bacterial populations did get a little higher. Plant's loved it, but they ALWAYS love it.
I'm starting a batch tonight - will check ph after adding molasses, and at end of brew.
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