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How do you make your Enzyme tea?
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An enzyme tea consists of water and enzymes derived from seed sprouts.
You make it by doing the following:
You can play around with the details, like what seeds to use, whether to do a second soak, or adjust the amounts if you don't need 5 gallons of tea but that's the gist of it.
You make it by doing the following:
- Soak approx. 2 oz of seeds in water for 8-10 hours
- Rinse seeds and then sprout
- Once sprouts have grown 1-2x the size of the seed add them to a blender with a cup of water and puree
- Add to 5 gallons of water and apply to plants
Are we making Whiskey here? Sure sounds like it!
you're funny.
I don't know about the malted part. I've read that seeds have growth inhibiting hormones, and that's why Ras suggested soaking then rinsing them first. Then, the hormones are all gone by the time the sprouts get going. it's the sprouts that have the good growth enzymes.
also, fresh coconut water has these enzymes too.
also, fresh coconut water has these enzymes too.
Just found out that if you use malted barley grain there is no need to sprout. just grind them up and soak with clean water at least 4 hours.
Hey Coba, how are you. I f you don't mind me asking, what does your watering regimen consist of. Do you just use plain water, coconut water, acts, ssts, combo of all....just wondering.
Hey Coba, how are you. I f you don't mind me asking, what does your watering regimen consist of. Do you just use plain water, coconut water, acts, ssts, combo of all....just wondering.
710420,
I'm doing well, and yourself?
I alternate alfalfa tea, fish hydrolysate, diluted coconut water, and plain water.
vermicompost is in the soil, so I don't really bust out the DIY act brewer much anymore ...
it's not anything strictly regimented, and I try not to use too much. it's usually just what I have available.
I'm doing well, and yourself?
I alternate alfalfa tea, fish hydrolysate, diluted coconut water, and plain water.
vermicompost is in the soil, so I don't really bust out the DIY act brewer much anymore ...
it's not anything strictly regimented, and I try not to use too much. it's usually just what I have available.
Not at least 4 hours, no more than 4 hours.
The term "malted" means that any type of seed has been germinated, by soaking in water, and then removing the water, drying out the seeds, and removing the little sprout from the seed. You now have "malt"..whether it be barley malt, corn malt, or cannabis malt..
This process of "malting", or sprouting, creates enzymes within a seed.. Nature uses these enzymes to convert carbohydrates, stored in a seed, into sugars, which any seed uses to grow...By "malting", however, we stop the growth of the seed by drying it out...
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Fish hydrolysate? do you mind elaborating on this type of soil drench. What do you use with it? How do you prepare fish hydrolysate for use?
Just reading up on the alfalfa tea. Nice.
Are hemp seeds suitable for malting? There are millions of them in the fields near here....
Microbial superfood basically. While not being food themselves per se, they catalyze the functions of microbial feeding.
That is what I don't get. Generally an enzyme would help digestion or catalyze some chem reaction in the microbe. But if it isn't in the microbe how does it work. Does it begin digestion of organic matter independent of the microbe? Convert organic matter into a more digestible form?
Not arguing that it doesn't work...just wondering how
Not arguing that it doesn't work...just wondering how
