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I didn't really want to say anything at this point, but I've wondered just how useful constantly applying teas really is. I'm a fairly lazy grower and only use teas a few times through the season. I've never been diligent enough to make and apply weekly as I'm "supposed" to, but I've also figured that if the goal is inoculation and culturing of soil microbes, then I've already inoculated and as long as I keep living roots around, I should still have my host suite of microbes... shouldn't I?I would have thought that this report would generated more interest.
With all the effort I and others put into brewing tea, the thought that our plants are not benefiting from the attention should stimulate some controversy.
First off, we can question my tea formulation and habit of using it in every watering start to finish.
This is not that hard a demonstration to duplicate.
I'd like to see an example of a soil/tea formulation that does show improved plant performance.
It is my conclusion that my soil formulation is fully populated with microbes and that the plants are getting all the nutrients they can use without tea.
I can't stop thinking about your pictures.I think if you have a strong soil mix,like a super soil and deriving your feed from it,the teas are not as neccesary because your soil is living already but teas do make a difference when you are using a light soil mix and feeding nutes.I do an experiment every year with plants in my yard getting extra leftover teas,this summer my room is torn apart for remodel but i have a couple small plants in my soil mix outside and the runoff from my mix is just like a damn tea so im using it to feed the lily of the nile/agapanthus.My mix this year is 1/2 my own homemade amended compost and half ocean forest that i was trying to use up,these plants just get normal irrigation water but one side gets the Runoff (tea) from my supersoil,can you tell which one?
Yes,i just dump the runoff from my plant trays on it.Last year i did pretty much the same except i gave it the extra tea instead of plant runoff with pretty much the same result,i do have pretty poor soil,heavy clay.I can't stop thinking about your pictures.
Does the bigger plant get runoff as additional water to normal irrigation?
I didn't really want to say anything at this point, but I've wondered just how useful constantly applying teas really is. I'm a fairly lazy grower and only use teas a few times through the season. I've never been diligent enough to make and apply weekly as I'm "supposed" to, but I've also figured that if the goal is inoculation and culturing of soil microbes, then I've already inoculated and as long as I keep living roots around, I should still have my host suite of microbes... shouldn't I?
Thats hardcore, weighing the plants. Maybe worms are the key, somehow encourage the mycros to flourish, the ones we pay big bucks for.I was spending lots of time brewing tea. It's not much work, but it is constant small tasks, like molasses additions. And tea forces me to hand water. Now that I made a manifold, watering is so much simpler and precise.
I also weigh my plants to monitor water use and replenish accordingly on 3-4 day intervals.
Spring clips grasp pot edge, string over top, fisherman's scale to measure.
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I honestly did not expect those results, but im kinda glad it happened lol...im gonna start guerrilla growing again and thought about bringing an ACT concentrate out once in a while for the plants, well now im not hahaa
I'll just amend the soil good enough for them to get water only, you use Caps bennies right?
Whats your soil mix? If its not proprietary lol
Looks awesome bro and great experiment. Just food for thought. I'd be worried about the alfalfa tea in later bloom stages due to the nitrogen content. I would think u wouldn't c much difference but on a general overall health id say the tea plants would be better. However I'd worry that alfalfa in late bloom would actually work against u. I'm no expert and u seem to be quite good at ur craft bro just throwing it out there. Good luck!I brew an alfalfa tea one gallon at a time for four days between watering and continue to harvest.
One little fish tank bubbler, inoculated with caps, and fed molasses.
the second pic getting the tea?I think if you have a strong soil mix,like a super soil and deriving your feed from it,the teas are not as neccesary because your soil is living already but teas do make a difference when you are using a light soil mix and feeding nutes.I do an experiment every year with plants in myThe second pic yard getting extra leftover teas,this summer my room is torn apart for remodel but i have a couple small plants in my soil mix outside and the runoff from my mix is just like a damn tea so im using it to feed the lily of the nile/agapanthus.My mix this year is 1/2 my own homemade amended compost and half ocean forest that i was trying to use up,these plants just get normal irrigation water but one side gets the Runoff (tea) from my supersoil,can you tell which one?
I brew an alfalfa tea one gallon at a time for four days between watering and continue to harvest.Nice test. Did I you post your tea recipe?
Not the N, the triacontanol. ;)Looks awesome bro and great experiment. Just food for thought. I'd be worried about the alfalfa tea in later bloom stages due to the nitrogen content. I would think u wouldn't c much difference but on a general overall health id say the tea plants would be better. However I'd worry that alfalfa in late bloom would actually work against u. I'm no expert and u seem to be quite good at ur craft bro just throwing it out there. Good luck!
As always thank u. So it would actually have negative effects correct? I cut alfalfa out of my teas as soon as bloom begins.Have you scoped the teas before and after the addition of the Morbloom?
Not the N, the triacontanol. ;)
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