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Due to the fact the bacterial cultures start to replicate within 4-8 hours of application, and fungal cultures will take 12-16 hours to germinate, the best way to apply the bennies is by brewing a tea for 24 hours.
IF you are in soil, you only need to add a mycorrhizal product like the nute pack once or twice as early as possible in the plant life cycle, and again when you pot up to a bigger size. It is better to apply as a powder, not in tea, and mix at the rate of 1/4 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon per gallon of soil.
Here is a tea recipe copied from ICMAG, with my own twist, that will put your plants in to a happy state of being.
1) Add 4 gallons non-chlorinated water a 5 gallon bucket.
2) Add 100 ml of regular unsulphured black strap molasses, you can get this from the grocery store.
3) pH solution to 6.5-7.0 (not necessary, but helps).
3) Throw in a cup of earth worm castings.
4) Add 1 tablespoon per gallon of each OG Biowar root and foliar packs.
4) Bubble with an air stone and air pump for anywhere between 1-24 hours. Bubblng ess time will give you more species diversity. More time will give you more bacteria, but may also reduce diversity as some species will outpopulate others as they compete for food.
5)Unplug air. Strain again with a cheesecloth, or let settle and take off the top.
5) Dilute 1-2 cups per 5 gallons and add to the reservoir, or use as an individual drench. This works GREAT in a turbo or easy cloner, or even on your cuttings in a dome.
Now, the bacteria will die off no matter what if there is nothing for them to eat, so really you are killing bacteria all the time in a hydro setting, where there is no soil that is "breaking down"
The packs are a mix of a shitload of bacteria, but they rarely all go to work right away when they are applied. some make it and some don't, it depends on their environment and what they have to process. This is why you want to add 1x per week.
Additional goodies:
Add a couple of handfuls of alfalfa meal in with the earth worm castings, to provide a great boost to plant vitality.
Apply tea once a week or every other week for best results during veg and flower
Can be used up to flush.
I have found that this tea will deter all soil borne pathogens and insects, especially if using the foliar pack. I have successfully used this tea to destroy a fungus gnat population and keep my roots white and pythium free. There are other farmers here that have used it to kill their root aphid infestations.
ENJOY!
IF you are in soil, you only need to add a mycorrhizal product like the nute pack once or twice as early as possible in the plant life cycle, and again when you pot up to a bigger size. It is better to apply as a powder, not in tea, and mix at the rate of 1/4 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon per gallon of soil.
Here is a tea recipe copied from ICMAG, with my own twist, that will put your plants in to a happy state of being.
1) Add 4 gallons non-chlorinated water a 5 gallon bucket.
2) Add 100 ml of regular unsulphured black strap molasses, you can get this from the grocery store.
3) pH solution to 6.5-7.0 (not necessary, but helps).
3) Throw in a cup of earth worm castings.
4) Add 1 tablespoon per gallon of each OG Biowar root and foliar packs.
4) Bubble with an air stone and air pump for anywhere between 1-24 hours. Bubblng ess time will give you more species diversity. More time will give you more bacteria, but may also reduce diversity as some species will outpopulate others as they compete for food.
5)Unplug air. Strain again with a cheesecloth, or let settle and take off the top.
5) Dilute 1-2 cups per 5 gallons and add to the reservoir, or use as an individual drench. This works GREAT in a turbo or easy cloner, or even on your cuttings in a dome.
Now, the bacteria will die off no matter what if there is nothing for them to eat, so really you are killing bacteria all the time in a hydro setting, where there is no soil that is "breaking down"
The packs are a mix of a shitload of bacteria, but they rarely all go to work right away when they are applied. some make it and some don't, it depends on their environment and what they have to process. This is why you want to add 1x per week.
Additional goodies:
Add a couple of handfuls of alfalfa meal in with the earth worm castings, to provide a great boost to plant vitality.
Apply tea once a week or every other week for best results during veg and flower
Can be used up to flush.
I have found that this tea will deter all soil borne pathogens and insects, especially if using the foliar pack. I have successfully used this tea to destroy a fungus gnat population and keep my roots white and pythium free. There are other farmers here that have used it to kill their root aphid infestations.
ENJOY!
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