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Tea Recipe

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im probably looking at less microbial diversity the more time that goes by as well too right?

you say 24 hours or less? whats the minimum?
 
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oxanaca said:
im probably looking at less microbial diversity the more time that goes by as well too right?

you say 24 hours or less? whats the minimum?
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Yes. The minimum is just to mix with water and a food source, then apply.
 
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Capulator said:
That's a long time. Most tea people I talk to say best to use at 24 hours or less, but at 72 hours aerated it will still be ok as long as it doesn't smell anaerobic.
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last question and ive got this. what do you mean by "smells anerobic" what does that smell like.
 
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Dunge said:
This is a food grade product, so will cost 10X more than a feed grade.
And, I don't believe powder is any better than ground or chipped.
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Dunge said:
This is a food grade product, so will cost 10X more than a feed grade.
And, I don't believe powder is any better than ground or chipped.
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Thats all cool...but I assume there is no harm in using it in a tea untill I have used it up and get some alfalfa meal next time.
 
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Lowman said:
Thats all cool...but I assume there is no harm in using it in a tea untill I have used it up and get some alfalfa meal next time.
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No problem at all.
I brew tea batches 'back to back' on a four day watering cycle.
I'm always looking for better sources of alfalfa, and I use feed grade molasses as well. (bought at a sporting goods store in a gallon jug as bear bait)
Inoculation with one of the Capulators bennies is a fun distraction.
Have fun. Your plants will love you for it.
 
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@Capulator How far along into flower is it ok to drench the soil without negative affects
 
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So I've read your recipe for this tea and it looks fantastic. I grow in Coco with Canna nutrients. How would you recommend to use this tea? Should I use it every other week in flowering without the earthworms castings. I have used tea in the past but nothing that sounds this good. Please help!

Thanks Capulator
 
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OGkushistein said:
@Capulator How far along into flower is it ok to drench the soil without negative affects
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All the way to the end. No problem.

beachtown77 said:
So I've read your recipe for this tea and it looks fantastic. I grow in Coco with Canna nutrients. How would you recommend to use this tea? Should I use it every other week in flowering without the earthworms castings. I have used tea in the past but nothing that sounds this good. Please help!

Thanks Capulator
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I use the tea every week on all my plants. Right now I do approx. 1 part tea to 8 parts nutrient solution in a DTW system and 2 cups/5 gallons in a recirc system. I use exactly this:

1 tablespoon per gallon root and foliar packs.
20mL/gallon wholesome sweeteners or grandmas molasses.
1/4 -1/2 cup per gallon EWC from local farmers market.

I have also been amending with EWC, alfalfa meal, and pyrophyllic clay.

Sometimes I add 20mL/gal Alg-A-Mic
 
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Hey cap had a quick question about my tea recipe. I am making a 4 gallon batch and I am using 100ml of molasses, 1 cup of earthworm casting, yucca extract, 1 tbs of root pouch, and 1 tbs of foliar pouch. Then I bubble it for 24 hours. My main question is, is that enough of the root and foliar packs. I see ppl are using up to 4 tbs of each and I want to make sure I am not overloading the bennies with too much molasses and making them into sugar junkies. Thx again for hearing me out
 
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SierraFarmer said:
Hey cap had a quick question about my tea recipe. I am making a 4 gallon batch and I am using 100ml of molasses, 1 cup of earthworm casting, yucca extract, 1 tbs of root pouch, and 1 tbs of foliar pouch. Then I bubble it for 24 hours. My main question is, is that enough of the root and foliar packs. I see ppl are using up to 4 tbs of each and I want to make sure I am not overloading the bennies with too much molasses and making them into sugar junkies. Thx again for hearing me out
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3 more tablespoons each and drop the molasses by 20mL.

You can use less if you like. You may also dilute the tea anywhere from 1:10 to 1:100. You can even use full concentrate. PM me if you have questions. I know a lot of this info is hard to find in the threads. Think I will make an FAQ.
 
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Looks like you're out of stock on the Root Pack, I knew I should have ordered a larger size last time... any idea how much longer until it's restocked?

Cheers.
 
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Capulator said:
3 more tablespoons each and drop the molasses by 20mL.

You can use less if you like. You may also dilute the tea anywhere from 1:10 to 1:100. You can even use full concentrate. PM me if you have questions. I know a lot of this info is hard to find in the threads. Think I will make an FAQ.
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Cap, i notice on your website under the tea brewing instructions, it says, "OGBIOWAR likes a short 2-4 hour brew" I have a print out of an older recipe you posted that looks identical to the current one, but mine says "OGBIOWAR likes a 24 hr brew"?
 
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cheaplastic said:
Cap, i notice on your website under the tea brewing instructions, it says, "OGBIOWAR likes a short 2-4 hour brew" I have a print out of an older recipe you posted that looks identical to the current one, but mine says "OGBIOWAR likes a 24 hr brew"?
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2-4 is for max diversity from the packs... 24 will do just fine. You can even just mix it and add it to the substrate/spray and get spectacular results. It's hard to miss really. There are so many spores per gram.

I dont recommend going past 24 hours though unless you are an experience tea brewer.
 
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Capulator said:
2-4 is for max diversity from the packs... 24 will do just fine. You can even just mix it and add it to the substrate/spray and get spectacular results. It's hard to miss really. There are so many spores per gram.

I dont recommend going past 24 hours though unless you are an experience tea brewer.
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yes...I will say this...I've been setting aside the amendments in my tea bags (castings and humisoil) to mix into my mom dirt, whenever I brew for longer than 24 hours the tea bags will start to get extremely anaerobic and smell horrible overnight. 12-24 hours and I'll usually have two or three kinds of fungi starting to pop up after letting it sit out overnight and it smells like rich earth.
 
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