[BurnOne]

Guys, let's stop mentioning the names of banned members before it turns into a TOU violation.
Those guys are gone and won't be back. Let's move on please.
Burn1

[xmobotx]

Originally Posted by bigshrimp

Is that your preferred temp across the board for 'infusions'? - whatever we are calling them.

sure, I say "around" because a little cooler/warmer won't make too much difference. I chose the word 'infusion' because one basically wants to infuse what they used to refer to as "the essence" of the plant in to their water

in some cases this may equal long chain compounds where you don't want fermentation to occur so, it's not an FPE ~same when you want the living micro-organisms but then you may want to bubble & feed molasses {like actively aerated compost tea right?}

we see the word "tea" in many instances & it means many things to different people

I make an AACT {~1 c vermicompost, ~4-6 TBS molasses ~4 gal water} bubbling 24 hours in my "bio-ractor" {a 5 gallon bucket with a PVC airlift and a disc airstone each driven by their own eco-plus comm 1}
alternately; I also brew a alfalfa/kelp meal nutrient "tea" in the same brewer

however; here I am talking about soaking something like lavender or mint for a foliar to do IPM or; as queried something like clover or alfalfa for a foliar or soil drench w/ microbiology intact {comfrey, yarrow or, chamomile, et al too FTM}

all this stuff happens in a range from ~65*F to not more than 85*F

the verbose response comes because there is a ton of advice pertinent to "teas" and compost tea & much of it seems ill-informed

[W89]

For those who are wanting to plant these nutrient accumulator plants in large numbers, g out and find a nice quiet area somewhere, Ive found a nice little place down by a river where no body goes, I already found around 100 comfrey plants there and I had around 70 root cuttings I took which I also planted there, I also have pulled up a bunch of yarrow plants and planted those too which I hope will spread nicely over the next year, dandelions will be planted too and there is already an abundance of nettles there so should have all I need all in 1 spot.. horsetail aint too far own the road so I will just leave that where it is

[Coba]

once that thing takes root it's a non-stop free fertilizer garden.

[W89]

Hows it going Coba? an yep thats what I'm hoping for anyway

[Coba]

Hows it going Coba?

I'm doing well man living the dream I made a fertilizer tea with some stuff I found growing in my backyard the other day air potato vine and elephant ears I'm not sure, but I think it burned my leaf tips so I'm playing with the ratios of that stuff because I used a lot of the air potato

how are you...

[JuiceDaLeaves]

What up everyone

So I haven't opened up or stirred my FPE in like a good week and now I went to use some for my plants and there is a layer of some sorts floating on top....

The FPE actually smells better than it did last week but now I have this floating layer of chunky stuff that could possibly be mold? Not really sure...

My question is, will it be harmful to my plants? And any chance anyone has any insight into what this is and if its super beneficial or the opposite?

Thanks!

[Seaf0ur]

white mold = OK

green grey black etc = bad

[JuiceDaLeaves]

Excellent =) It's white ... Will be stirring it more often -- Thanks again for the assistance!

FYI if you ever cut yourself out in the field and yarrow is around, pick it, chew on it till its gets like a paste and then put it on the wound. It will stop the bleeding and will numb it a bit. Esp your mouth.

Originally Posted by VortexPower420

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HEre is a pic of some of the plants I have wild crafted Yarrow on the left, some horsetail and my favorite comfrey. The comfrey is from a small plant I have in the back of my house I use this one for teas and my wife makes medicine and creams from it.

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This is a 55 gal trash can filled with dried comfrey ready for the weed wacker to be turned into mulch. This is one of about 5 trash cans I have filled. Worms love it, and plants roots love it.

When I harvest the comfrey people must think "what is this asshole cutting down from the side of the road and filling up the bed of his truck with". Lucky wild crafting in my area is smiled upon.

One truck load wet comfrey = 55 gal dry = about 3 gals chopped.

The next picture is what roots do when exposed to a comfrey mulch
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