super tea help

[xoch]

2cups earthworm casting
1/2 cup alpha meal
2tbs molassess
1/4 cup fish emulsion
1/2 kelp meal
2tbs root ex( at last few hours)
I wanted to put this in a paint strainer 5 gallon bucket wait
48 hours Also dilute to an other 5 gallon bucket.i would then get 10 gallons out of this.not sure if I can put 2tbs of super dry tea
Any thoughts wanted to use this in veg.can I use this in flower???

 

[hle144]

That's a good base. Pump some oxygen into the brew for 24 hours would greatly improve microbial life like 100x. I also add an organic base nute depending on vegging or blooming. Add Epsom for mag.

 

[Mikell]

Not really, that's pretty much just nutrient tea. The kelp alone will halt any microbe growth over that period.

A good rule of thumb, it should look like weak brewed tea. I would drop the nitrogen heavy amendments for flower.

 

[CoastalKind]

2cups earthworm casting
1/2 cup alpha meal
2tbs molassess
1/4 cup fish emulsion
1/2 kelp meal
2tbs root ex( at last few hours)
I wanted to put this in a paint strainer 5 gallon bucket wait
48 hours Also dilute to an other 5 gallon bucket.i would then get 10 gallons out of this.not sure if I can put 2tbs of super dry tea
Any thoughts wanted to use this in veg.can I use this in flower???

Try to find some fish hydrolysate instead of fish emulsion.

 

[Granger2]

Microbe Man has observed that kelp will delay not halt herd growth. Good luck. -granger

 

[Mikell]

True, but I believe those results came from 1/3 the concentration seen here. And lacked a similar amount of alfalfa, emulsion, etc.

 

[Granger2]

Are you saying that herd growth is halted with this mix? Based on what? Did you use a microscope? -granger

 

[Photosynthesis]

I use kelp at a 1/4 cup per brew, and after 24 hours there are plenty of microbes. After 36-48 there are tons as long as the temperature is correct.

Verified with a scope.

The problem with this recipe is the amount of fish, and the fact that it is an emulsion.

Cut the fish to about a tablespoon. Drop the kelp altogether if you don't have a scope.

Also drop the alfalfa meal to 1/4 cup. It does feed bacteria. Microbeman will verify this.

I don't know what that root shit at the end is, but I am guessing it is unnecessary.

I also prefer to use 3 cups of composted material for a 5 gallon brew. Some think it's to much. Some can kiss my ass.

 

[Microbeman]

You do not appear to state what you are doing with this 'tea'. Are you stirring it? Using an air pump?, etc.

More information is necessary to address your situation. There is good info in the tea threads on the forum.

To evaluate the effects of kelpmeal on microbial division in a liquid, one must look at it as a stand alone component in a measured amount of water and [vermi]compost. Over a period of hours/days it should be examined microscopically to see how many and what sort of microbes emerge and multiply. This should be compared to some similar mixes with the same [vermi]compost and plain water and a variety of other foodstocks can also be used separately for comparison. Results are not necessarily identical every time but they were substantial enough for me to notice a delay in microbial development caused by kelpmeal.

I certainly encourage others to repeat this process and record their results. Perhaps your results will differ.

One can experiment using greater or lesser amounts of [vermi]compost than I recommend. These are suggested from mean values/observations and are deemed relatively safe.

 

[Mikell]

Are you saying that herd growth is halted with this mix? Based on what? Did you use a microscope? -granger

My first reply does sound like I definitively knew what I was talking about, which, let me assure you, I only have a light grasp on.

Based on not much more than a conservative attitude I take towards ingredients, I suppose. I don't have a microscope, and lean on information supplied by those that do, ie. Microbeman and others. Halt was bad word choice, and I could have more plainly expressed what I was thinking by saying "less is more".

Long way of saying I was talking out my ass, but with a loose footing.