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Originally Posted by Ravioli
It does help! I was unsure of mixing them together. I'm trying to keep it simple + cheap this round considering I'm in a rental, and growing in a closet. I'm just using the worm poop fertilizer that comes in a spray bottle from TerraCycle, since I couldn't find anything else with worm castings in it. Heres's a link: TerraCycle Inc . I read on an earlier post in some other category that mixing molasses and worm poo with your water would make some sort of bacterial foam on top, and I have done so, but now it's unclear if I should skim this crap off, or pour it right in? Does this happen with other emulsions?
My experience with organic fertilizers is slim to none, as I started as a MG grower, as many do, and I sincerely thank you for your advice! You're pointing me in the right direction. So far, this grow is completely organic, and doing much better than the others, naturally. Pun intended.  |
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TerraCycle is pretty good stuff, keep using it. The unsulphured molasses is also a favorite of mine. The NPK of one ounce to one gallon of unchlorinated water is 5-1-3. Decent numbers, with an added bonus -trace minerals.
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Don't fear the foam - use it. Just the byproduct of Bioconversion ( a fancy word ) for little micro-beaties (bacteria & fungi) eating & pooping. Naturally, what ever comes out of their south end - is very, very tiny (highly soluble). So, your plants can suck it right up, with ease.
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When making your teas - you will always end up with foam (or big ass bubbles sometimes) on the top. Don't worry about them. Skimming them off if OK, using them is OK. Pouring what you make throught a paper coffee filter is OK. Since, the stuff your plants are really going to use, are small enought to pass through that filter anyway. I take all the left over crud & put it in my compost barrel. Since, your in a rental - just flush it. It will benefit some plant somewhere down the line.
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Stay on the Road... The Organic One....
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