A lot of recipes out there, and no info on AACT PH........ what should the ph be for compost tea? i've been trying several recipes ie: (humic acid, kelp, bs molaseas, fish emulsion, ew castings) and they all ph very high............8.2 - 9.4 should i be concerned about the ph.........
AACT PH?
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Dr. Who
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Don't worry about the pH of AACT - What hyroot said!
What are you trying to do with an AACT?
Simple bio tea?
If so - drop the fish and the kelp! The fish is adding NPK value at a measurable rate.
Kelp, in any form, added before brewing will reduce the living bio counts by as much as 40%! We've done our own counts here for our AACT's use on the farm (organic) crops.
We will at times add a small amount of Alfalfa meal for a more diverse herd and some minor NPK value. The usual NPK of the Alfalfa averages 3-1-2 going in...
I see hyroot's point on the molasses/fish products as being about the idea of a simple bio tea or a fert tea.....Unless your trying to gain some of each in one shot (still called a fert tea). Leave the fish products out.
hyroot
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I like fish hydroslate instead of molasses to balance the bacteria and the fungi. with molasses you get too much bacteria which can bind nutrients. If you brew that tea for 3 plus days you will have plenty of protozoa regardless of the food stock. They will eat up all the bacteria.
I Also make my own fish hydroslate from the unconventional farmer recipe.