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p.s. - I just gave the girls a nice dose of tea. :D
p.s. - I just gave the girls a nice dose of tea. :D
excellent. Let us know how it goes.
I'm trying to get the "broth" that the lab uses to multiply the specimens. We will see if they give it to me so I can share here.
Wonder why the liquid karma killed my foam? I ran another batch yesterday with no LK, but a little algen. It foamed up pretty good. Just the earthjuice has gotten me the best foam though so far. Next batch Im gonna try some fish emulsion.
I'm not remotely a biologist, but as I understand it, foam is an indication of good microbial activity in a brew. One of the tea kits I've used indicated as such.
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I am about to try n make leadsleds vortex brewer, but it is lookin like i wont be able to brew only 1-2 gallons unless i downsize it. if i make a tea with 2 gallons worth of inputs (2 tbsp caps bennies, 50ml molasses, etc), but use 4 gallons of RO water, will diulting it at 2 cups/ 5 gallons, be equivelent to making it in 2 gallons of water diluting at 1 cup/ gallon? Im new with teas and was wondering how if changing its strength and dilution would be that simple. thanks
Im new to the teas as well, but not new to math. In Caps benne tea recipe he says 4tbs of each foliar and root, couple handfuls of EWC, 50-100mL molasses, and then add 4gal RO--dillute 1-2 cups per 10gallons. So, your ratio per gallon is 1 tbs each foliar and root, some EWCs (1/2 handful?), 12.5mL-25mL molasses, add 1 gallon RO. So, your ratio is 1 tbs (each) to 1 gallon water. If you keep the ingredients at the correct raios but double the water, that means youll have to double your dillution. Caps recipe at his strength says 1-2 cups per 10 gallons. Since your tea will be HALF as strong, that means you double the dillution (ie 2-4 cups per 10 gallon..or in your situation, 1-2 cups per 5 gallons).
Per yer ratios for the recipe tea concentrate, how much alfalfa do you add to your 4 gallon brew? Also, Ive attached a link to the page from TEAMING WITH MICROBES that details inoculating your compost/EWC w baby oatmeal. You can view the entire book there, btw.Alfalfa has tricontanol.
I am not sure about oatmeal. I would be scared to throw that in my res... Like cooked oatmeal??? What species of mycelium growing on "baby oatmeal" is beneficial for plants?
The packs have several spp of beneficial fungi already... ones that are tried and true, and compatible with the bacteria in the packs as well.
trash it. best to brew enough tea to use and not keep it.
Per yer ratios for the recipe tea concentrate, how much alfalfa do you add to your 4 gallon brew? Also, Ive attached a link to the page from TEAMING WITH MICROBES that details inoculating your compost/EWC w baby oatmeal. You can view the entire book there, btw.
http://books.google.com/books?id=r3ZsL47QiVQC&pg=PA157&lpg=PA155&ots=ejprRcWmYe&dq=baby oatmeal teaming with microbes&output=html_text
Per yer ratios for the recipe tea concentrate, how much alfalfa do you add to your 4 gallon brew? Also, Ive attached a link to the page from TEAMING WITH MICROBES that details inoculating your compost/EWC w baby oatmeal. You can view the entire book there, btw.
http://books.google.com/books?id=r3ZsL47QiVQC&pg=PA157&lpg=PA155&ots=ejprRcWmYe&dq=baby oatmeal teaming with microbes&output=html_text
Nice on that link man. Free books are always cool. Love Google.
hey on that compost junkie link above they have something on there about that, it's to pre-grow your fungi? It's from the same book.
http://www.compostjunkie.com/compost-tea-recipe.html
If I want to be lazy and only brew a single tea (root+foliar), is there any reason not to use this as a foliar spray as well as root drench? I assume I'd just be wasting some of the root pack.