[xmobotx]

Originally Posted by Coba

"{some of them smell more like death} "

alfalfa soaking in the bottom of a bucket for about a week or two, w/o an airstone... phew.

Hi Coba

noteworthy in regard to this is how last summer i was processing the charcoal from my BBQ smoker by soaking it w/ alfalfa in just enough water to cover

it wasn't "pleasant" exactly. But, the char goes a long way to reign in the evil

[chicohomegrown]

I just started my own no till indoor beds. Here is a link to the album in my profile if anyone cares to check it out. https://www.icmag.com/ic/album.php?u=413026 I have read this entire thread, but was to late to comment on most of it. Thanks to everyone for the info/ knowledge shared. It changed my life as a grower.

[Coba]

Noteworthy indeed

[chappie]

Curious what type of containers are used for Aerated Compost Tea. I am considering setting up a 10-gallon brewing system and thinking I need a 13-15 gallon container (to hold the foaming up etc). This is going to be pretty heavy, so I believe a spigot would be in order. Is it sufficient to use the type of plastic screw-on fittings beer homebrewers use in a 5-gallon bucket, if I were to use a trash-can like container? The industrial "liquid storage tanks" are insanely expensive. So what do you all use?

Thanks

[LBOrganic]

So i Plan on using the following recipe to mix 9 cu ft of soil for my next grow it will cook for 8 weeks.

#1 The Cootz Mix:

Equal parts of Sphagnum peat moss, some aeration deal (pumice, rice hulls, lava rock - whatever is sitting in the garage) and finally some mix of humus - my compost, worm castings some black leaf mold I bought from the local 'worm guy'

To each 1 c.f. of this mix I add the following:

1/2 cup organic Neem meal
1/2 cup organic Kelp meal
1/2 cup Crab meal (or Crustacean meal when available - it has Shrimp meal with the Crab meal. It's a local product from the fisheries on the Oregon & Washington Coasts)

4 cups of some minerals - rock dust (See Below)

The Rock Dust Recipe
4x - Glacial Rock Dust - Canadian Glacial (Gaia Green label)
1x - Bentonite - from the pottery supply store
1x - Oyster Shell Powder - the standard product from San Francisco Bay
1x - Basalt - from Redmond, Oregon (new product at Concentrates - about $18.00)

No Dolomite Lime, Greensand or SRP was used. Or Azomite.

After the plant is in the final container I top-dress with my worm castings at 2" or so and then I hit it with Aloe vera juice and Comfrey extract. Or Borage. Or Stinging Nettle. Or Horsetail ferns. Whatever is ready.

That's it.

To recycle I've just been letting the root ball breakdown and I remove it. I dump the potting soil into an extra large SmartPot container (50 gallons) and add some new potting soil mix as above. I water it down with Kelp meal and Comfrey tea and let it sit until I need it.

Credited to Some Old Coot



I am gonna use these earthworm castings.https://www.rockymountainwormcompany.com/

Could somebody possibly give me some advice thats used this soil mix before ? Do it dont do it? Im excited to get started!

[Sir D]

Hi guys! I understand sump pumps are ok for distributing AACT teas but what about inline pumps? Or any other pumps? Need a pump for a lot of tea!

LBO- if you used that recipe in a yard of soil could you basically multiply your amounts by three?

[JediMasterVon]

Originally Posted by chappie

Curious what type of containers are used for Aerated Compost Tea. I am considering setting up a 10-gallon brewing system and thinking I need a 13-15 gallon container (to hold the foaming up etc). This is going to be pretty heavy, so I believe a spigot would be in order. Is it sufficient to use the type of plastic screw-on fittings beer homebrewers use in a 5-gallon bucket, if I were to use a trash-can like container? The industrial "liquid storage tanks" are insanely expensive. So what do you all use?

Thanks

15 gallon cone bottom tank

[JediMasterVon]

Originally Posted by LBOrganic

So i Plan on using the following recipe to mix 9 cu ft of soil for my next grow it will cook for 8 weeks.

#1 The Cootz Mix:

Equal parts of Sphagnum peat moss, some aeration deal (pumice, rice hulls, lava rock - whatever is sitting in the garage) and finally some mix of humus - my compost, worm castings some black leaf mold I bought from the local 'worm guy'

To each 1 c.f. of this mix I add the following:

1/2 cup organic Neem meal
1/2 cup organic Kelp meal
1/2 cup Crab meal (or Crustacean meal when available - it has Shrimp meal with the Crab meal. It's a local product from the fisheries on the Oregon & Washington Coasts)

4 cups of some minerals - rock dust (See Below)

The Rock Dust Recipe
4x - Glacial Rock Dust - Canadian Glacial (Gaia Green label)
1x - Bentonite - from the pottery supply store
1x - Oyster Shell Powder - the standard product from San Francisco Bay
1x - Basalt - from Redmond, Oregon (new product at Concentrates - about $18.00)

No Dolomite Lime, Greensand or SRP was used. Or Azomite.

After the plant is in the final container I top-dress with my worm castings at 2" or so and then I hit it with Aloe vera juice and Comfrey extract. Or Borage. Or Stinging Nettle. Or Horsetail ferns. Whatever is ready.

That's it.

To recycle I've just been letting the root ball breakdown and I remove it. I dump the potting soil into an extra large SmartPot container (50 gallons) and add some new potting soil mix as above. I water it down with Kelp meal and Comfrey tea and let it sit until I need it.

Credited to Some Old Coot



I am gonna use these earthworm castings.https://www.rockymountainwormcompany.com/

Could somebody possibly give me some advice thats used this soil mix before ? Do it dont do it? Im excited to get started!

When using someones elses post put it in quote tags. As far as the mix goes use it. It is one of the best to build upon.

[JediMasterVon]

Originally Posted by Sir D

Hi guys! I understand sump pumps are ok for distributing AACT teas but what about inline pumps? Or any other pumps? Need a pump for a lot of tea!

LBO- if you used that recipe in a yard of soil could you basically multiply your amounts by three?

Ecoplus 5 69.00 from Amazon

[Neo 420]

Wow... This thread has been revived.....

What up all you psycho organic money saving growers?