Compost Tea question.

I’m fairly new to the compost tea/living soil scene, I’m learning like I’ve learned to grow over the past 20 years… Trial and error!
My tea ingredients include local organic compost, worm castings, Sweetlix Sweet Cane, DTE bio-live, DTE Neem seed meal, DTE trace minerals (can’t remember the name), organic liquid kelp, fish and guano, Vit C powder and some epsom.
Question is, as I start to transition into flower feeding in my next brewing is it advisable to add a flower nutrient? I’ve got DE Bud and Bloom and MaxSea flower on hand.
Thanks.

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I would like to know more about this myself. coco grower here, fascinated to try compost tea at some point, just so much conflicting info out there. Hope you find your answer.

petert said:

I’m fairly new to the compost tea/living soil scene, I’m learning like I’ve learned to grow over the past 20 years… Trial and error!
My tea ingredients include local organic compost, worm castings, Sweetlix Sweet Cane, DTE bio-live, DTE Neem seed meal, DTE trace minerals (can’t remember the name), organic liquid kelp, fish and guano, Vit C powder and some epsom.
Question is, as I start to transition into flower feeding in my next brewing is it advisable to add a flower nutrient? I’ve got DE Bud and Bloom and MaxSea flower on hand.
Thanks.

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Sounds more like a nutrient tea, than a compost tea.

Hollatchaboy said:

Sounds more like a nutrient tea, than a compost tea.

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Well… besides the microbial benefits to the soil compost tea also contains N-P-K. I’m just interested in boosting P &K. For the flowering stage.

petert said:

Well… besides the microbial benefits to the soil compost tea also contains N-P-K. I’m just interested in boosting P &K. For the flowering stage.

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Do you have a worm bin? If you do, feed them banana peels. They love them, and their castings are a good source potassium.

petert said:

Well… besides the microbial benefits to the soil compost tea also contains N-P-K. I’m just interested in boosting P &K. For the flowering stage.

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Compost is usually sufficient as a source of phosphorous. Kelp meal is a good source of potassium.

petert said:

I’m fairly new to the compost tea/living soil scene, I’m learning like I’ve learned to grow over the past 20 years… Trial and error!
My tea ingredients include local organic compost, worm castings, Sweetlix Sweet Cane, DTE bio-live, DTE Neem seed meal, DTE trace minerals (can’t remember the name), organic liquid kelp, fish and guano, Vit C powder and some epsom.
Question is, as I start to transition into flower feeding in my next brewing is it advisable to add a flower nutrient? I’ve got DE Bud and Bloom and MaxSea flower on hand.
Thanks.

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Are you using a bag or just throwing it all in and brewing?

guitarguy10 said:

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I would like to know more about this myself. coco grower here, fascinated to try compost tea at some point, just so much conflicting info out there. Hope you find your answer.

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I’ve done some more searching. It sounds like manure and bone meal are the answer.

PadawanWarrior said:

Are you using a bag or just throwing it all in and brewing?

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I followed the Oregon State U compost tea bubbler plans, but I’m using a food grade 50 gallon drum. I am using the bag they recommended, it’s not cheap, I think I could have made my own easy enough, but I saw it on Amazon for about $40 so I bought it. I already had the drum, the pump and the pvc. Pretty easy really.

Hollatchaboy said:

Compost is usually sufficient as a source of phosphorous. Kelp meal is a good source of potassium.

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Thank you, I just wasn’t sure if I should try to beef the P/K during flower, my plants are looking super healthy even through this 100+ degree heat we’ve had for 3 days and it looks to continue for 4 more. They are sucking up the water though!!

petert said:

I’ve done some more searching. It sounds like manure and bone meal are the answer.


I followed the Oregon State U compost tea bubbler plans, but I’m using a food grade 50 gallon drum. I am using the bag they recommended, it’s not cheap, I think I could have made my own easy enough, but I saw it on Amazon for about $40 so I bought it. I already had the drum, the pump and the pvc. Pretty easy really.

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Why not top dress with most of that, and make a compost tea to help activate it.

I took the filters out of my pumps, so when I give teas, it's also a top dressing at the same time.