[Sir D]

Originally Posted by JediMasterVon

Ecoplus 5 69.00 from Amazon

Hey Jedi thanks for the help. That's actually the one I currently have to brew my tea but I I must not have been clear cause I nee a pump to feed with not for brewing . I need something that I can foliar with if necessary and to feed with using about 100ft hose. I bought a inline pump last year but thought it may have been counter productive as I did not see the results I was going for. I understand that sump pumps are cool to use for the beanies sake but was wondering about the pump I already have if it was ok or if it's a microbe slaughter?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Flotec-2-...5182/100150450

[nameth2004]

just grabbed two rootcutting of bocking 14 comfrey,one rooted and starting to grow leafs the other one didnt have anyshoots breaking out like the first cutting but it had roots any way to speed things up ive read on the other rols pages that this is pretty hard to kill

[nameth2004]

i have another question.it says i need.7 grams of aloe extract to make a gallon worth is that gallon worth a concentrate or is it ready to feed plants?

[Coba]

7 grams of fresh aloe or the Lilly stuff? anyways that's like a teaspoon and a half ... that should be good to go. no diluting needed.

[FatherEarth]

Originally Posted by Sir D

Hey Jedi thanks for the help. That's actually the one I currently have to brew my tea but I I must not have been clear cause I nee a pump to feed with not for brewing . I need something that I can foliar with if necessary and to feed with using about 100ft hose. I bought a inline pump last year but thought it may have been counter productive as I did not see the results I was going for. I understand that sump pumps are cool to use for the beanies sake but was wondering about the pump I already have if it was ok or if it's a microbe slaughter?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Flotec-2-...5182/100150450

A diaphragm pump under 60 psi will prevent destroying your microbes from cavitation. When I was into compost teas I used a
High Flo gold Series 2.1 gpm for foliar applications. You can see some of the details of the foliar setup in the Big Soil thread.
For the record Ive stopped brewing compost teas all together. Ive started inoculating with more microbes and using enzymes as well as foliar applications with fantastic results. I cant truly say all the brewing and spraying and great effort I put toward making compost teas ever paid off like using the right microbial products. Not saying plant teas arent good they certainly have their place. I just no longer mess with compost tea brewing etc.


Respectfully,

FE

[FatherEarth]

Bocking 14 is a beast and yes its very hardy. I have see it come back time and time again without fail. You have to go out of your way to kill it and even then you may fail.

[nameth2004]

i mean the 200x dried so a tsp and a half of it? the other comfrey plan finally deiced to show it self and is looking good the bigger one is already in the ground they did pretty good in small pots

[FatherEarth]

puraloe 200x is something like that.. 1.5 tsp is aprox 1 gram and around 225ml of water then use 1/4 cup per gallon...

[nameth2004]

so i would have to make a concentrate liquid then dilute there no way to mix enough into a gallon worth to use

[xmobotx]

when i used 200x powder, i used something like a 1/2 tsp to a gallon of water. that's like using 2 cups or so of regular aloe to a gallon ~so, you could use less {even 1/4 tsp of the 200x is quite a lot}

goes to show you can use a lot of aloe w/o over-applying it