Total Noob using teas and I am a believer
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AllDayToker
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Well I mean I saw improvement after using it, so you think my soil isn't amended enough or doesn't have enough microbes?
Rrog
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Well, not sure. My definition of soil is a bunch of compost and minerals, and I only water it and occasionally add top dressing of worm compost, maybe a tea.
If you have a material that's in a pail and you call it soil but you are feeding it liquid nutes, in my opinion that is not soil
If you have a material that's in a pail and you call it soil but you are feeding it liquid nutes, in my opinion that is not soil
AllDayToker
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The only thing I feed my plants are alfalfa/kelp teas and worm casting teas. No bottled stuff. This plant food stuff is the only stuff I use that's premixed.
You think if I feed worm casting teas twice a week I can get a good enough colony in a couple months?
st0wandgrow
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If you're looking for an NPK type organic fertilzer Espoma makes fine products IMO. I've used their Garden Tone in the past with good results, and it's available at most any big box store or garden center
http://www.espoma.com/product/garden-tone/
AllDayToker
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Pretty much was looking for some way to replace this product I use when my girls begin to flower.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Jobe-s-8-lb-Organic-Proven-Winners-Flowering-Plant-Food-09728/203649777
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Jobe-s-8-lb-Organic-Proven-Winners-Flowering-Plant-Food-09728/203649777
st0wandgrow
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The one I posted will replace it just fine IMO. The Garden Tone has some beneficial microbes as well. The NPK values are slightly different, but I wouldn't get too hung up on that.
AllDayToker
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Awesome, thank you! Always helping me out haha
mycomaster
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My Critical Super Silver Haze. I'll be pulling her down on tuesday. She smells super fruity, and has a perfume like scent on the back end. Can't wait to get her dry, and cured up. I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. Peace & Love, Myco.
Steelheader3430
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No more air stones and paint strainers for me. 1 cup ewc, 1/2 cup hendriksus all purpose fertilizer (reamending) 1/2 tbls molasses. 36 hours smells nice. I also added some gen hydro diamond nectar to it. Which might rub some people the wrong way but every soil mix I've made had ended up with P deficiencies. So this can't hurt. I'm sick of crispy necrotic leaves.
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DonPetro
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Thats a beauty...i've been looking at the SSH hybrids offered by Beanhoarder. Seems to have been solid genetics.
AllDayToker
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No airstone? What kind of system you got running there, I like it lol.
Getting stick of buying airstones, mine seemed to get clogged up quick and don't get near the amount of water movement out of my big Ole air pump
Steelheader3430
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I just push the airline down the pvc. I had to use a 1 1/4 waterproof electrical conduit to connect the pvc to the bottom of the bucket. And silicone. Seems to work pretty damn good.
AllDayToker
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So pushing the airline down the pvc at the bottom of the bucket pushes the tea back up the top of that pvc?
Just a little confused, looks like you got a water pump at the bottom sucking down and pushing up and out lol
Steelheader3430
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No sorry it's not in the pic, but I drill a hole in the top-side 90 and shove the airline down. The rising bubbles push the tea up and it then pours back into the bucket. Any leaks around the airline get plumbers putty. It only takes about 30 seconds to get the Venturi effect. I'm in the northern hemisphere so it goes clockwise. Just make sure it's going good and slowly add your goodies.
Steelheader3430
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Tricky thing to find might be the "conduit hub insulated throat 1 1/4 inch". Homedepot is where I got mine. Make sure you got silicone caulking, Teflon tape and plumbers putty.
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AllDayToker
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Now I understand the science! Haha.
That's a pretty awesome setup though. Might just have to cook up a verison of my own.
Is there a proper size pvc you found works better? Obviously might have some problems if I make it too large or small.
I'd be using same size bucket, my air pump is decently strong as well.
Steelheader3430
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I read people having clogging issues with 1 inch. 1 1/4 seems good. Only made 2 teas so far. No issues.
mycomaster
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Back to 6 plants, bout damn time!
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Mad Hamish
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Nice. I also moved back to less and bigger it works grrreeeeaaaaatttt