captinknots
Member
so glad i read this entire thread. thanks yall
Okay, so I'm new to the world of AACT and would like some advice from the pros.....
What would be a great starter recipe for tea in a 10 gal tub....I know the main ingrdient is EWC & Molasses, But what else is needed?..and how much per gal of water....BTW, I'm growing autos in 3gal bags, so nothing to0 strong for first 3wks.....another question...would it be ness. to continue to use other bottled nutes/supp. with tea or just feed tea alone??? Thanks for ANY and ALL help....
What would be a great starter recipe for tea in a 10 gal tub....I know the main ingrdient is EWC & Molasses, But what else is needed?..and how much per gal of water....BTW, I'm growing autos in 3gal bags, so nothing to0 strong for first 3wks.....another question...would it be ness. to continue to use other bottled nutes/supp. with tea or just feed tea alone??? Thanks for ANY and ALL help....
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
A witch's brew to improve your life can be found in your backyard.
Four different ACT
Just ACT no ferts
A fine line between good and perfect (see the red lines on the stem go away)
Thank you all for the info you have givin me
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
A witch's brew to improve your life can be found in your backyard.
Four different ACT
Just ACT no ferts
A fine line between good and perfect (see the red lines on the stem go away)
Thank you all for the info you have givin me
SecretGardener
Member
A witch's brew to improve your life can be found in your backyard.
What causes the foaming? I've never seen such excessive foaming in my brews. The surface water of my brewer is never calm, its always thrashing about...maybe that is disapating the foam?
statusquo
Member
Bi-product of aerobic bacteria doin' their thing. In regards to the guy asking what he needs for tea/does he need to use ferts? It depends on what your soil comp is and what you put in the tea. With just EWC and molasses, you would probably need to add something. Guano or something. If you have enough organic goodies already in your soil, than yes the bacteria in your soil will be sufficient without adding more fertilizer to your tea.
C
CT Guy
Some info for you SecretGardener
Can I ask where you go this information?
Huh?
Yucca contains high levels of saponin which is a foaming agent used in shampoos, toothpaste, soft drinks (root beer in particular), et al.
If you want foam (and I can't imagine why one would) then just add about 1 tablespoon of yucca extract to a 5-gallon of tea while it's brewing. You'll end up with about 3' of foam - easy.
The 'surfactant' properties of yucca extract are directly tied to it's foaming paradigm, i.e. foaming a liquid will allow it to remain somewhat intact on the leaves and branches which allows for a more complete uptake through the cells.
Just my experience.
CC
It was posted at TCC and I didn't notice anybody correcting this or I wouldn't have posted it LOL sorry guys... Like I said I've been doing this for less than a week
C
CT Guy
Hey, don't feel bad for posting. It's just good to post a source for where you got the info. I've tested the vegetable oil (I think we actually worked with Dr. E in the beginning in discovering this).
Personally, I don't consider it a good or bad sign as to the quality of your tea. Smell is a much better indicator if you don't have a microscope. Some of my best teas under the microscope never foamed at all, and some of the worst (almost completely devoid of life) had HUGE foam!
I typically just recommend the veggie oil so you don't have an overflowing of the bucket. Typically as little as a teaspoon will cure it.
Personally, I don't consider it a good or bad sign as to the quality of your tea. Smell is a much better indicator if you don't have a microscope. Some of my best teas under the microscope never foamed at all, and some of the worst (almost completely devoid of life) had HUGE foam!
I typically just recommend the veggie oil so you don't have an overflowing of the bucket. Typically as little as a teaspoon will cure it.
Odd question... I have some diluted tea sitting in a closed bottle for four days now and it smells like soil and molasses... Not bad, but good... When does it get the bad smell? I bottled it so I could see what it smells like when it goes bad... LOL
C
CT Guy
If you use high quality compost and brew up some well-made tea and put it in a bottle, it will explode and be very stinky! There's possibility that your tea didn't contain a lot of biology, in which case it wouldn't have as high of oxygen demands and go anaerobic as quickly.
C
CT Guy
For example, one time I had 3 batches going in our 5 gallon brewer at the same time in the garage. Hurt my knee and ended up not doing anything more than just shutting off the brewers. 2 weeks later when I got off crutches, they were so smelly and filled with slime and bio-film that I had to throw them away. You could smell it from 15 feet away it was so bad!
Humph??? I used ewc and kelp meal with humic acid and molasses... I put it into a spray bottle and left it...
ewc was worm gold
the kelp was grow more
??? LOL
Just ACT no ferts
This is what I diluted and bottled in the spray bottle at 1 quart to 1 gallon
I let a batch go bad once and just moved the whole 55 gallons outside,got lazy and never drained it. In about a week it attracted several of those black and orange beatles that sniff out and eat dead animals.They fell in and drowned......it smells like death.
