Is it possible to use just worm casting tea as fertilizer the entire grow?

Linklove93

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I am a newb to growing but have done as much research as I can find that would help me personally, but I was wondering if it was possible to use JUST worm casting tea as fert the entire grow. This is my first grow, kinda a cheap set up because I'm kinda poor but most requirements are fairly met, I have 2 starting sprouts out of 4 seeds so far and I just started them about 4 days ago. (I know to wait a little while to use the fert cause the soil has some in it to begin with. The first sprout got long so I re-buried the stem, it had it starting clover leaves and was starting to make the first new set of leaves. Was that too early to re-bury? I feel like I'm going to screw something up. I have a stealth grow set up in a Rubbermaid I think like 18 gal snap top container, walls have reflective surface, I have fans and cfl lights. The seedlings are starting in Styrofoam cups for now until they get a little bigger to transplant to a bigger pot. They seem healthy so far. Any advice would be helpful. (Please don't say buy better grow equipment, I cant afford it.) Also is it necessary to get a carobn filter for just one or two plants or can the odor be controlled easier and cheaper? Help?
 
to answer your question, unless using living soil, you can't use just ewc tea as a fert all the way through. if you're pressed for cash, get a quart of dyna gro and you can use that all the through, from start to finish.

as for the filter, i don't think one would be needed just for two plants. just make sure you have a lot of air moving and keep your humidity in the 40% range during flower.
 
Ok thanks. I'll check into that 'dyna grow' stuff. I bought a small amount of some ewc first so would it be ok to at least wait a little while to get the 'dyna gro' and us the ewc first just so as not to waste it and have wasted money on it? I really want to use only organic nutes on my plants. Wouldn't the young plant like something natural and organic first till it gets a little stronger anyway?
 
You may be able to cover some of the smell with ONA gel, but honesty as long as you have a fan that can support it, it will be cheaper to build a DIY carbon filter since you can easily go through 2-3 jars of the ONA gel and they run 14-17/each. I built a DIY carbon filter for $26 and have since stopped using the ONA. And frankly when I was using ONA it smelled like fresh laundry and a hint of weed :)

I might actually unplug my carbon filter for awhile, I miss the smell of my plants when I wake up :weed:
 
Well I don't know that I have room for a filter, I'm kinda strapped for space as well as cash. Hiding the grow box in my small bedroom. I'll have to rig something up later. good thing they don't smell much till you flower, so I have time to figure something out. Kinda more concerned about the nute question than the odor one though at the moment. lol.
 
I've also been trying to look up home made organic ferts like I heard fish tank waste water can be good to feed the plants.
 
I don't mean growing it IN fish tank water, I mean using it with/in/as fertilizer. I'm growing in soil. (miracle grow soil)
 
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