Good point about the smaller batch, well put.

[Microbeman]

I agree as well. With a high output aquarium pump, you can brew successfully in a one gallon container. BTW the Hailea 9730 is not even large enough to maintain DO2>6 PPM in 50 gallons with compost and food. That's why I use the EcoPlus 5 commercial (100 LPM).

[Bozo]

Originally Posted by Joey56789

I wonder if it has something to do with us growing in smaller containers, or (If y0u follow recipe #3 in organics for beginners) we are hitting the crop with tea almost every time. Or in the case of Burn1, he uses at least EWC tea every time.

Joey i am no expert on this but I belive you have confused Nutrient Tea with Compost Tea.As I understand it the recipe 3 tea is a nurtient tea you apply this tea 1 cup per 5 gallons and use as a fertilizer .Compst tea is not used to fertilize but is used to increase the microbes in you soil.In compost tea you are basicly incubating microbes and fungi .
As i understand it you will have microbe life in guano teas but the food compost ratio is not ideal for microbe production
Please correct me if I'm wrong I am still learning about all this and want to be sure I am thinking correctly

[Joey56789]

hmmm... I didn't know there was a difference. So recipe #3 veg a flower is nutrient tea, and I suppose EWC is mostly just compost tea? I know EWC has the microbes, but is it not compost?

[Bozo]

EWC is compost . From what i can gather is is extrememly high in microbes.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge will clear this up .

[jaykush]

earth worm castings = vermicompost = worm compost = worm crap = plants love the stuff

[Microbeman]

Originally Posted by jaykush

earth worm castings = vermicompost = worm compost = worm crap = plants love the stuff

= loaded with flagellates, bacteria/archaea, amoebae and usually fungal hyphae if fed lots of cellulose; carbon

[habeeb]

Originally Posted by CT Guy

One correction I would make is that mycorrhizal fungi is in spore form until it come into contact with the roots of the plant. Since it's in spore form, there's no point in adding it to compost tea and it may get eaten by other microbes if the other food sources are scarce. That being said, I've never heard a 24 hour rule in regards to it dying. It's in a stable form when you buy it as a product. If anyone has more info., I'd love to hear it!

trying to clear some stuff up

I was reading in the tea brewing manual, when you get a chance will you check out page 17 and page 56. page 56 states that the spores when they start to germinate will be killed off by the pressure.

just leads me to believe that its safer to add the spores at the end of a brew if there being killed if you add them before, I would like to know more information and don't want people to be wasting there spores if its of no benefit.

I am limited in knowledge, and my knowledge only extends from books, and would love to know more information so people are getting maximum benefit ..

[Kosmo]

Originally Posted by habeeb

I was reading in the tea brewing manual, when you get a chance will you check out page 17 and page 56. page 56 states that the spores when they start to germinate will be killed off by the pressure.

Just so we're all on the same page now^^

[jaykush]

just leads me to believe that its safer to add the spores at the end of a brew if there being killed if you add them before, I would like to know more information and don't want people to be wasting there spores if its of no benefit.

mycorrhizal fungi are best added to the soil at transplant time, so when the roots go searching through the new soil they most likely come in contact with the spores and then they colonize the roots and your set. much better than adding them to teas and watering in imo.

= loaded with flagellates, bacteria/archaea, amoebae and usually fungal hyphae if fed lots of cellulose; carbon

= damn good pot lol