To Foam Or Not To Foam: Why Isn't My Tea Foaming? Is That Bad?

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Seamaiden

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Adding alfalfa will definitely cause more foaming. ;)
 
TheSmoker

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I used worm castings, kelp, bat guano, and molasses..no foam but constant bubbles (not huge ones).....brew 24 hours and it smelled like fresh soil to me pretty much.. I checked the ph and ppm and it was 7.1/410( I know organic growers say don't even check it, being first time using a tea was very nervous about not checking it lol). I fed it straight to the ladies (in there third week of flower). sorry if that swerved off topic...
 
Seamaiden

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I would hope not considering how much you filled that container. :o
 
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@Seamaiden that was after only a few hours this is this mourning and I am going to be applying it this afternoon when the sun cools off, i put about 88-90 gallons in at a time leaving about 2-3 inches before the top but I've found with these containers is that the lid kinda keeps the foam in, once it touches the top it dissipates apparently
 
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Seamaiden

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I use a very similar container and, depending on what I've used, the foam may completely overflow it. :o
 
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My question is how the hell do you keep a garbage can of that size completely sterilized??

@Seamaiden that was after only a few hours this is this mourning and I am going to be applying it this afternoon when the sun cools off, i put about 88-90 gallons in at a time leaving about 2-3 inches before the top but I've found with these containers is that the lid kinda keeps the foam in, once it touches the top it dissipates apparently
 
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Foam Def doesn't matter but something about it just makes one think they did it right. At this point I could care less about foam although I can't remember a time when I didn't get any. I don't do this anymore seeing as I add alfalfa and it will make anything quite foamy add 1 ml of seagreen. Instant uncontrollable foam. Do it at the end or u will end up with a mess. Just an example of foam being meaningless. Add all ur shit literally and some carbs and foam or no foam I'm sure ur good!
 
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I have been trying to figure out why i use to get foam in my tea but i don't anymore and i have had a hard time getting the ph to go up. I believe i have found the cause to be my airstones. i started using them during my last grow and since then that has been the only change i have made. So i tested it out yesterday by removing the airstones from the pump and even though im getting big air bubbles I am now getting foam and my ph going back up. So it seems my problem is solved. :)
 
Seamaiden

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Fascinating. I wonder if the stones were disallowing sufficient airflow and turbulence.
 
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