I want to start this thread by stating I'm not a professional gardener and have had little to no experience with DIY/ACT organics. However, I have been very successful growing in soil and will even call what I have produced truly DANK.
There are organic products being sold and advertised via ic mag. It is my recommendation that you think twice before using them. These products are no doubt quality and the customer service I have received has been second to none. I have no problem at all with the vendor!!!
Hers the problem as I see it.
For us small scale home growers I don't think these compost tea brewers are worth the time, effort or certainly the money. Starting from seed with these require quite a bit of trial and error even with specific instructions. It is very messy for a small indoor grow (and keep in mind, I'm meticulous)... I believe these compost tea kits are much better for outdoor gardens or large scale indoor production.
My most recent experience with the DIY organic soil and compost tea kits have been a disaster. I started with four plants (that's not a felony where I am) and had a tough time gauging the waterings. Even though I followed the vendors instructions to the letter, I will accept full responsibility for the failure of the first attempt as a result of over watering. I did however, relocate these plants repotted them in happy frog and did the normal gen hydro nutes ph'd to 6.8 and within a week they went from looking like cooked spinach to thriving plants.
The second grow I did an experiment. I started 3 plants in the DIY soil and one in happy frog with perlite and worm castings. I watered the 3 DIY soil plants with the compost tea and the girl in happy frog with the gen hydro nutes and ph'd water. BTW all my water IS dechlorinated I did not over water at all and the strains are the same.
I got the same results. The three in the DIY almost died and the one in happy frog soil thrived. It was actually twice the size and had much better green color. I repotted the three and they all recovered in two days.
When I repotted I noticed that the DIY soil accepted water very unevenly. Some parts were dry and others clumpy and soaked. I do water evenly and slowly so I have no idea why this happened but the DIY soil seems very very dense.
Again, I'm not starting a war and certainly not bashing what are probably great products. I am simply recommending that before you go full bore on the organic DIY ACT trip do your research and don't expect miracles. Pay attention to the size of your garden and how you can best manage it.
Good luck and I hope my experience helps....
There are organic products being sold and advertised via ic mag. It is my recommendation that you think twice before using them. These products are no doubt quality and the customer service I have received has been second to none. I have no problem at all with the vendor!!!
Hers the problem as I see it.
For us small scale home growers I don't think these compost tea brewers are worth the time, effort or certainly the money. Starting from seed with these require quite a bit of trial and error even with specific instructions. It is very messy for a small indoor grow (and keep in mind, I'm meticulous)... I believe these compost tea kits are much better for outdoor gardens or large scale indoor production.
My most recent experience with the DIY organic soil and compost tea kits have been a disaster. I started with four plants (that's not a felony where I am) and had a tough time gauging the waterings. Even though I followed the vendors instructions to the letter, I will accept full responsibility for the failure of the first attempt as a result of over watering. I did however, relocate these plants repotted them in happy frog and did the normal gen hydro nutes ph'd to 6.8 and within a week they went from looking like cooked spinach to thriving plants.
The second grow I did an experiment. I started 3 plants in the DIY soil and one in happy frog with perlite and worm castings. I watered the 3 DIY soil plants with the compost tea and the girl in happy frog with the gen hydro nutes and ph'd water. BTW all my water IS dechlorinated I did not over water at all and the strains are the same.
I got the same results. The three in the DIY almost died and the one in happy frog soil thrived. It was actually twice the size and had much better green color. I repotted the three and they all recovered in two days.
When I repotted I noticed that the DIY soil accepted water very unevenly. Some parts were dry and others clumpy and soaked. I do water evenly and slowly so I have no idea why this happened but the DIY soil seems very very dense.
Again, I'm not starting a war and certainly not bashing what are probably great products. I am simply recommending that before you go full bore on the organic DIY ACT trip do your research and don't expect miracles. Pay attention to the size of your garden and how you can best manage it.
Good luck and I hope my experience helps....