Compost tea, pros needed!

SJ KOrganic

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So guano's would be effective if added to the mix? Also have a bag of that, that i would like to put to use. Any recommended compost that can be bought locally such as home depot, menards, lowe's, ace, ect? What am i mainly looking for in a store bought compost? I do not have access to making my own yet. I will be out and about here, going to pick up some EWC from a local mill, so let me know, i will be on the road! Thanks
 

NoSwagBag

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So guano's would be effective if added to the mix? Also have a bag of that, that i would like to put to use. Any recommended compost that can be bought locally such as home depot, menards, lowe's, ace, ect? What am i mainly looking for in a store bought compost? I do not have access to making my own yet. I will be out and about here, going to pick up some EWC from a local mill, so let me know, i will be on the road! Thanks
I'd check Craigslist for local compost and ask them what it's made from. I found local worm compost that derived from cow manure, leaves, vegetable scraps...it's full of castings and some worms. I dunno if you need that bat shit. You're already well amended.
 
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greasemonkeymann

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I'd check Craigslist for local compost and ask them what it's made from. I found local worm compost that derived from cow manure leaves, vegetable scraps...it's full of castings and some worms. I dunno if you need that bat shit. You're already well amended.
hah, my brain just manifested a funny picture of some cow manure leaves.
 

greasemonkeymann

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In other words, stop listening to local hydro store guy because he doesn't know shit? Got it! Well, is there any where i can use this mycorrizae (great white shark) being that it was well, $40. I will stop spending my money and start listening. That is always a good start. As for the tea, i guess with my heavily amended super soil that i use, im looking for a "kick", or boost if you would. So maybe a nutrient tea is what i am after? It seems like this soil does good, but the fact that he only yields 2-3oz per plant concerns me in a way that i think they can produce more, and better. Obviously as a beginner, i am going to follow someone that has showed me proof of end product, at it is the tastiest shit ive ever had in my life! Experience means nothing with street weed when you smoke straight indoor from a grower, whole new book there. It just seems as if subs "supersoil" doesnt really...well...give it enough of what it needs to thrive. The fact that every strain is different is understood, but with this strain i think it can uptake more nutes then the soil is providing. I will get some pictures soon, on day 25, they dont look far enough long. Lacking, in other words.
Well, that's not a problem, regarding the great white, just use it on transplants and you'll be fine, what I do is get a spray bottle with water and spray the roots when you transplant, this allows the myco to stick to the rootball better, then sprinkle it all over the rootball and plop it in the soil and you are golden
 

greasemonkeymann

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What am I looking for in the compost? I can get aged chicken poop locally. Farms are everywhere here.
I don't like chicken manure, it's pretty damn hot, plus I imagine those chickens get fed some chemicals/hormones/medications, or something..
check craigslist for either alpaca/llama manure or rabbit manure, those are the best two, search for alpaca wool, and usually where there is alpaca wool, there are alpacas, and where there are alpacas, there is poo aplenty
 

SJ KOrganic

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I don't like chicken manure, it's pretty damn hot, plus I imagine those chickens get fed some chemicals/hormones/medications, or something..
check craigslist for either alpaca/llama manure or rabbit manure, those are the best two, search for alpaca wool, and usually where there is alpaca wool, there are alpacas, and where there are alpacas, there is poo aplenty

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/grd/4716504711.html

Bam!!! Should i go grab a few bags haha?
 

SJ KOrganic

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I did so, i ended up getting 60 lbs, just in case :), $2.50 for a 10 lb bag so might as well right? haha. Anyways, i went and got the paint strainers for my "tbags" like Flagg420 said, gathered some worm castings from local hydro store, got the compost, now where to start?

x amount of compost
x amount of EWC
x amount of black molasses
and i am not entirely sure i threw this question out there yet, but would it be OK to use the bat guano too?


Thank you all for your patience and teachings i really do appreciate it. I know it can be annoying to teach a rookie new things, but when i establish a base i should be able to further my grasp on the situation and maybe eventually pass it down the line to the next guy like me :)
 

greasemonkeymann

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I did so, i ended up getting 60 lbs, just in case :), $2.50 for a 10 lb bag so might as well right? haha. Anyways, i went and got the paint strainers for my "tbags" like Flagg420 said, gathered some worm castings from local hydro store, got the compost, now where to start?

x amount of compost
x amount of EWC
x amount of black molasses
and i am not entirely sure i threw this question out there yet, but would it be OK to use the bat guano too?


Thank you all for your patience and teachings i really do appreciate it. I know it can be annoying to teach a rookie new things, but when i establish a base i should be able to further my grasp on the situation and maybe eventually pass it down the line to the next guy like me :)
Nah man, leave out the guano, that's only for nutrient teas, an AACT should only have molasses, ewc/compost and water.
And HOLY alpaca crap, 60lbs will last you damn near forever, unless you are doing some big ol grow-op
A nutrient tea is a good thing to use if they need nutrients, and i'd recommend an alpaca manure, alfalfa, and kelp meal tea.
Good stuff, just be careful, even though it's organic, there's a LOT of nutrients in that tea
 

SJ KOrganic

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Sweet! Well today is the day I'll need to start brewing to stay on schedule so I am still unclear as to how much ewc and alpaca poop per 5 gal of water to my tea bag. Also another thing the local hydro store had me buy for the tea was seaweed non liquid. Can I add that to this too or another money waster?
 

keysareme

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Sweet! Well today is the day I'll need to start brewing to stay on schedule so I am still unclear as to how much ewc and alpaca poop per 5 gal of water to my tea bag. Also another thing the local hydro store had me buy for the tea was seaweed non liquid. Can I add that to this too or another money waster?
Since your tea this time is mainly a beneficial bacteria one? (or are you brewing for a nutrient dense plant ale?), I would say, up to and/or around 1 cup of EWC, for beneficial microbe tea.

From what I've read/been informed of about Alpaca Goodness, is it does not need to break down, I am not sure if that flows onto that it is less likely to have any potential to cause burn or over nutrient'd. I'm not sure how much of that to use, a couple Tablespoons to a quater cup? (Someone may say more, or less and if so, good, cause my experience with it is none so far).

Seaweed = Kelp? Or am I mixed up. :clap:
If it is Kelp, yea add it into your tea, a couple teaspoons to a tablespoon? (Again, someone may say more or less from their own experience with custom recipe tea brews). It will add a lot of Humic Acid, which will greatly contribute to the birthing and formation of beneficial bacterias. :razz:
 

smokey the cat

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Ain't no way I'd ad a fresh fecal ingredient to a tea I was brewing - a sure fire to expose yourself to fecal coliform. The eventual brew might not harbour anything bad, but the 6-12 hours of splashy raw shit at the start of each brew sounds awful.

Once composted no problem. Raw? I wanna grow compost microbes not some random animal's arse microbes.

Lol, just be safe out there guys. Ass microbes are probably the future of tea brewing.


I figure fine compost and molasses these days. If I wanna feed anything else I do it with a seperate tea that doesn't need to be so biologically potent as AACT.

I love em by the way - they are a healthy plant in a liquid form.
 

SJ KOrganic

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Since your tea this time is mainly a beneficial bacteria one? (or are you brewing for a nutrient dense plant ale?), I would say, up to and/or around 1 cup of EWC, for beneficial microbe tea.

From what I've read/been informed of about Alpaca Goodness, is it does not need to break down, I am not sure if that flows onto that it is less likely to have any potential to cause burn or over nutrient'd. I'm not sure how much of that to use, a couple Tablespoons to a quater cup? (Someone may say more, or less and if so, good, cause my experience with it is none so far).

Seaweed = Kelp? Or am I mixed up. :clap:
If it is Kelp, yea add it into your tea, a couple teaspoons to a tablespoon? (Again, someone may say more or less from their own experience with custom recipe tea brews). It will add a lot of Humic Acid, which will greatly contribute to the birthing and formation of beneficial bacterias. :razz:
Yea i am after a an AACT tea. Its the Soluble Seaweed Extract from Technaflora 1-1-16.

Ain't no way I'd ad a fresh fecal ingredient to a tea I was brewing - a sure fire to expose yourself to fecal coliform. The eventual brew might not harbour anything bad, but the 6-12 hours of splashy raw shit at the start of each brew sounds awful.

Once composted no problem. Raw? I wanna grow compost microbes not some random animal's arse microbes.

Lol, just be safe out there guys. Ass microbes are probably the future of tea brewing.


I figure fine compost and molasses these days. If I wanna feed anything else I do it with a seperate tea that doesn't need to be so biologically potent as AACT.

I love em by the way - they are a healthy plant in a liquid form.

I guess i am really at a loss then, im getting multiple different answers here. I am just trying to make a beneficial AACT, but its starting to get frustrating. I am brewing indoors, so if this is going to smell, its not an option...for 1....for 2, if this is going to expose me to harmful bacteria, im also going to pass on that.. so what SHOULD i use for compost, lol, what do you guys use? Do you get it at a store, online, what?
 
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