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ACT is an aerated compost tea. It basically gets the beneficials up and running by brewing compost with molasses (or other food source for bacteria and fungi), increasing their population, and watering them into the soil. Mycorrhizae are just one part of the soil foodweb stew.
I have used granules and water soluable. My only issue with granules is that sometimes I need to drench with insecticides that totally destroy the population (or so I think). The GW soluable gives me a chance to put them back in the mix.
Anyone ever try to top dress the crown with mycorrhizae and then water a compost tea over that? Just did that for the first time last night because I am running low on GW and I have a bunch of BioAg VAM sitting around.
BioAg VAM, CytoPlus and FulPower can be found here:
I don't have a side by side with Great White, but I have used both products. I use supplemental organic nutes in the form of teas, as well as some botanicare organic products.
Usually I only innoculate the soil upon transplant. But as I said, in order to keep the root aphids away, I've had to resort to some chems that don't make the soil biology as happy. I try to water and foliar with a compost/nutrient tea at least once a week to restore the little beasties.
BioAg makes some good stuff too, I used to use their bottled microbes before I got a tea brewer. As far as the application rate for the Mykos just follow the instructions on the bag. The full name of the product I use is "Xtreme Gardening Mykos Pure Mycorrhizal Inoculant."
AliasAO - if you are interested in using ACT I would highly recommend you do a little reading and research first. Understanding the principals behind the use of ACT and the soil food web is really important in my opinion, especially if you are going to be "off the beaten path" so to speak with your use of it in coco. There is a LOT of bad info on how to brew ACT on these cannabis websites. ACT is a very complex subject and having an idea of how it all works can help to differentiate between good and bad info on the subject.
I would recommend you pick up a copy of "Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web" by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis. It is a good general over view of the soil food web and how it works and is well worth the $15-$20 it usually sells for.
Meanwhile here is some free info to check out, from Soil Food Web Inc:
Also there are some GREAT threads here recently about the ACT if you look around. Do a search for "CT Guy" and take a look at some of his threads and posts, he has shared some great info and knowledge over the last few months.
Agreed, CT Guy, Guano, and UP have shared some amazing information. We also have an organic tea recipe thread going as well which you should check out if interested.
Awesome info guys..
Blaze- I should have remembered that about ACT... After I responded I had a weird feeling I should Kno thats. So i checked in my mail box and remembered that we had a LOOOONG conversation months ago here via PM.
Oh yeah.... LoL... We aren't stoners now are we? :bong-hits:
Usually within a couple days if conditions are right but it could take as long as a week. Depends on temps, the seeds, and doing it directly in your growing medium usually adds a bit of time too. I mostly crack mine in paper towels then transplant them into the soil once the tap root is established. Doing it that way I generally get my seeds to pop within 24-72 hrs. This is faster than germinating directly in a medium in my experience, but you gotta be REALLY careful not to snap off that little tap root when you plant it.
I'm gonna go take another bong rip now hehe....
Very unforgiving! They dry out fast too I always mist mine w/ a spray bottle when I have them unwrapped and I'm working with them.
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