Aeroponics/DWC and Organic Teas

PHRoG · #1 01-27-2009, 08:03 AM

Hello again, long time no see...I'm about to start an Aeroponic/DWC grow (good ol' rubbermaid tubs ) and I have been very interested in doing organic grows for quite some time...I strongly believe it has a strong effect on taste, quality and smell.

However, I'm a bit skittish as I know very little about organic teas and I fear killing everything in the process...LOL

With Aero/DWC I know you need to run your PPM's much lower, around 900ish.

Can anyone recommend some good tea reciepes used in DWC/Aero?

Thanks in advance,
PHRoG

PHRoG · #2 01-27-2009, 05:57 PM

Holy cow...The post has been indexed by Google already...woot!

PHRoG · #3 01-27-2009, 06:18 PM

This is pretty much the only info I have been able to dig up regarding aero and organic tea's.

Quote:

ORGANIC AEROPONIC

Organic aeroponic is at least partially possible with little or no hassle. No indoor gardening can be completely organic. Aeroponically, you're best to introduce partial organics which provide micronutrients not available in standard inorganic, mineral-salt based, hydroponic mixes.

You can provide your plants with their requirements as organically as possible by making your own nutrient teas with plants that you know "fix" certain types of minerals into themselves. First dry the plants you want, then put them into water,. Let them sit for a few days, then boil them, let them cool, put them through a fine particle filter, test the PH and parts per million so you know what percentages to add, and then introduce them to your aeroponic garden. The same can be done with "meals" like soybean meal and others.

I do not like to use blood and bone meals because I am not sure of the source. I would rather use plant sources of nutrients to help the persons who ingest my buds avoid contracting Mad Plant Disease!

How many people are using animal-based fertilizers whose origin they know nothing about? There is less restriction on the source of these "bone and blood meals" than there is in the pet food or agricultural industry, meaning that the indestructible "prion" particles responsible for "transmissible spongiform encephalophathy" (mad cow disease) are likely also present in bone and blood-meal plant fertilizers, and can find their way into plants fertilized with these products.

Liquid organic multivitamins for plants are useful and I would suggest using them in combination and in low concentrations. Be careful to avoid creating a giant toxic soup by adding nutrients all at once. Add one and then wait before you add the other. You will be amazed how readily your plants will gobble up the food you give them, and with aeroponics you can expect near immediate results, good or bad.

Source: http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1378.html

The article is a bit dated ( 1998 ).

In the article they state that they are using tea's in conjunction with mineral-salt based nutrients (synthetic nutes).

However, I would like to use only organic tea's...In an Aero system, is this possible?

Any tea makers out there with ideas on how to pursue this safely?

PHRoG

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