Compost Tea recipes.

Aloha9808

Aloha9808

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(Sustainability).





I just use Organics they tend to have sustainability certifications and same goes with marketplace meats. I hope that will be enough to save Animals and Eco systems.



The point being: After learning how to grow on forums. I only eat Organic. And Take all Organics seriously.


This is where my Organic Sustainability practice is at it's best (Live Soil, Compost Tea). PPM.
 
Oddjob

Oddjob

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After brewing for 24 hours do you just root drench at full strength? You don't measure PPM's? I'm just now getting into organics and figuring this stuff out..
 
Dirt_McGirrt

Dirt_McGirrt

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I would never bother running ppm for soil unless I'm going in there with my hydro stuff trying to fix something hard and fast. Or ph. Just use tap water.
 
Dirt_McGirrt

Dirt_McGirrt

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I think the only thing most people do is too much in a tea, but the microbes eat it so whatever it's not for the plant really.
 
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Hydro Hippie

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A couple things I use to super charge my brew are chitosan oligosaccharide and insect frass. I add this to the tea just before the middle of the reproductive cycle. I wait until the buds have established them selves. At this time the plants are well into flower and ready to put on some weight.

As some of you already know this triggers a perceived stress response in the plant. It is what is known as a defense priming effect. The plant thinks it is being invaded by insects. In response it puts on more yield, both in the tricomes and in bud density.

I use chitosan at a rate of .5g per gallon of tea for the first feeding and build up to 1 g / gallon over the 4 or 5 it gets before harvest. The insect frass I add at a rate of 60 ml or 4 Tbs straight through. I feed compost tea every 8 days. I have found that if you start feeding chitosan oligosaccharide too early in flower the plants have a harder time getting going and yield can suffer on some strains.

Chitosan oligosaccharide can also be applied foliar in the vegetative stage of growth.
 
MissinThe90’sStrains

MissinThe90’sStrains

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Question : what’s he verdict on using bulk-municipal compost for “special gardens”? I have 5 yards of combined - aged horse manure, municipal leaf compost, and mushroom compost arriving in an hour, to fill my newly re-built outdoor raised beds. It’s been difficult to maintain a compost pile, because it’s on the treeline and tree roots are growing all through it, stealing my hard work. I’m considering filling a few 40 gallon totes with this compost, to save for making new soil, and making compost teas. Theoretically, it would last quite a while, but I’m concerned because it’s not organic, and with municipal leaf sources, I’m worried about potential “WTFs” in there. I’m just starting week 3 of flower, and plugging along pretty well for my first foray into this type or gardening, and don’t want to introduce issues or ruin my project. I made my first compost tea last week, and am looking to try a fungal based one this time (due to the type of composts arriving).

Can I somehow utilize this abundant resource, or should I continue to look elsewhere for better produced small batch composts? I’m looking at gettting a tumbler, and having more control over this long term, but just recently switched t Organics, and am trying to plot out the logistics of it, long term.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Hydro Hippie

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MissinThe90’sStrains said:
Question : what’s he verdict on using bulk-municipal compost for “special gardens”? I have 5 yards of combined - aged horse manure, municipal leaf compost, and mushroom compost arriving in an hour, to fill my newly re-built outdoor raised beds. It’s been difficult to maintain a compost pile, because it’s on the treeline and tree roots are growing all through it, stealing my hard work. I’m considering filling a few 40 gallon totes with this compost, to save for making new soil, and making compost teas. Theoretically, it would last quite a while, but I’m concerned because it’s not organic, and with municipal leaf sources, I’m worried about potential “WTFs” in there. I’m just starting week 3 of flower, and plugging along pretty well for my first foray into this type or gardening, and don’t want to introduce issues or ruin my project. I made my first compost tea last week, and am looking to try a fungal based one this time (due to the type of composts arriving).

Can I somehow utilize this abundant resource, or should I continue to look elsewhere for better produced small batch composts? I’m looking at gettting a tumbler, and having more control over this long term, but just recently switched t Organics, and am trying to plot out the logistics of it, long term.

Thanks in advance.
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I use municipal compostb in my soil mixes. If it's going indoors I add it to my compost pile with layers of organic matter. After it's recompensed I'll use it indoors.

For outdoor beads I'll use it right away. I'll mix in a variety of other ammendments too. I don't get hung up on all organic. I use salt fertilizers in moderation.
 
MissinThe90’sStrains

MissinThe90’sStrains

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Hydro Hippie said:
I use municipal compostb in my soil mixes. If it's going indoors I add it to my compost pile with layers of organic matter. After it's recompensed I'll use it indoors.

For outdoor beads I'll use it right away. I'll mix in a variety of other ammendments too. I don't get hung up on all organic. I use salt fertilizers in moderation.
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The stuff arrived, and it’s pretty nice. It’s still cooking a bit too, steaming when I dig in there (granted it was 40* when I started this morning). In my beds, I’m mixing it up with peat, vermiculite, some crushed oyster shell, and a bit of builders sand and greensand. I’m not super hung up on it being organic or not, but I was concerned about possible unwanted things contaminating the indoor soil I’ve spent time and money building, lol. I’m just new to any sort of living soil, and don’t wanna fuck it all up. Things are going well so far, and I didn’t think I’d get this far this way my first time. Hell, I went outside after the rain this week to find for worms to add to my pots, after I got the kids to school. My wife already thinks I’m nuts, but it’s kinda been like taking care of a new pet. I’d like to get a tea bubbling up this weekend, and wanted to to make sure it’s ok to use. My experiences with synthetics was about prioritizing cleanliness, after battling several types of bugs. I’ve been bug free for several years now, and breaking those hard-learned habits has been a challenge, feeling like I’m going against my gut at times.
 
Fallguy111

Fallguy111

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MissinThe90’sStrains said:
Question : what’s he verdict on using bulk-municipal compost for “special gardens”? I have 5 yards of combined - aged horse manure, municipal leaf compost, and mushroom compost arriving in an hour, to fill my newly re-built outdoor raised beds. It’s been difficult to maintain a compost pile, because it’s on the treeline and tree roots are growing all through it, stealing my hard work. I’m considering filling a few 40 gallon totes with this compost, to save for making new soil, and making compost teas. Theoretically, it would last quite a while, but I’m concerned because it’s not organic, and with municipal leaf sources, I’m worried about potential “WTFs” in there. I’m just starting week 3 of flower, and plugging along pretty well for my first foray into this type or gardening, and don’t want to introduce issues or ruin my project. I made my first compost tea last week, and am looking to try a fungal based one this time (due to the type of composts arriving).

Can I somehow utilize this abundant resource, or should I continue to look elsewhere for better produced small batch composts? I’m looking at gettting a tumbler, and having more control over this long term, but just recently switched t Organics, and am trying to plot out the logistics of it, long term.

Thanks in advance.
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I like the idea of adding it to your personal compost pile first. Beware of introducing pests.
 
MissinThe90’sStrains

MissinThe90’sStrains

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Seeing as we’re heading into the cold weather season here, can I take a modified approach and compost it in a 40 gallon tub in my basement, by adding some extra amendments to help it heat up ? I think I mentioned, my compost pile has been a big waste, due to thieving tree roots growing through it. I’ve considered getting a tumbler, but unless it’s insulated, I don’t think anything effective will happen inside there until spring. The last resort would be to sacrifice a raised bed and use it for a compost pile instead of a garden. I need a quicker workaround to this if possible.
 
Fallguy111

Fallguy111

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MissinThe90’sStrains said:
Seeing as we’re heading into the cold weather season here, can I take a modified approach and compost it in a 40 gallon tub in my basement, by adding some extra amendments to help it heat up ? I think I mentioned, my compost pile has been a big waste, due to thieving tree roots growing through it. I’ve considered getting a tumbler, but unless it’s insulated, I don’t think anything effective will happen inside there until spring. The last resort would be to sacrifice a raised bed and use it for a compost pile instead of a garden. I need a quicker workaround to this if possible.
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This is probably considered bro science but I works for me. I was told that wiggle worm brand castings are loaded with beneficial predators/nematodes. So as some tests I've topped dressed this during fungus gnat outbreaks and it seems to significantly reduced the population so maybe mixing some wiggle worm with the community compost might "clean" it up.
 
MissinThe90’sStrains

MissinThe90’sStrains

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I’ve been using worm castings as a top dressing every few weeks, and a little neem seed too. Havent caught more than 2 or 3 gnats total on the sticky traps, so it must be ok. I was planning on filling up some old baby tights with about 1 cup compost, 1 cup castings, and a bit of food for the microbes - a tbsp of gypsum and molasses, and a handful of alfalfa pellets. I did recently added some clover seed that is sprouting, and some malted barley (came in today).
 
xtsho

xtsho

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MissinThe90’sStrains said:
Question : what’s he verdict on using bulk-municipal compost for “special gardens”? I have 5 yards of combined - aged horse manure, municipal leaf compost, and mushroom compost arriving in an hour, to fill my newly re-built outdoor raised beds. It’s been difficult to maintain a compost pile, because it’s on the treeline and tree roots are growing all through it, stealing my hard work. I’m considering filling a few 40 gallon totes with this compost, to save for making new soil, and making compost teas. Theoretically, it would last quite a while, but I’m concerned because it’s not organic, and with municipal leaf sources, I’m worried about potential “WTFs” in there. I’m just starting week 3 of flower, and plugging along pretty well for my first foray into this type or gardening, and don’t want to introduce issues or ruin my project. I made my first compost tea last week, and am looking to try a fungal based one this time (due to the type of composts arriving).

Can I somehow utilize this abundant resource, or should I continue to look elsewhere for better produced small batch composts? I’m looking at gettting a tumbler, and having more control over this long term, but just recently switched t Organics, and am trying to plot out the logistics of it, long term.

Thanks in advance.
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The problem with municipal compost is that many people use the bins they are provided to dispose of yard debris for all kinds of nasty stuff like dog feces and cat litter boxes. Then there are the weeds sprayed with roundup and other herbicides that get tossed in. Some municipal compost has sludge/biosolids from sewage treatment plants mixed in as well.
 
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