Looks like my refrigerator.
doing my first trial run on a new brewer i just designed. it was inspired by microbeman's 50 gal "microbulator" like the one in his avatar, but i scaled it down to 2 gal.
i have a good feeling about it.
ps- it's an airlift.
edit: check out the write up: 10 min $10 DIY aerated compost tea ACT brewer
The product 'Alaska Humus' is sold under any number of names like Alaska Magic, Denali Gold (my personal favorite), Alaska Humus, et al. This is a product without merit and other than the name attached, i.e. Alaska, it is pretty much a joke.
Look at Microbeman's study on this - MicrobeOrganics.com
Save yourself some serious money and buy straight Canadian Spangham Peat Moss at about 1/8 the cost of Alaska Humus.
Just a thought.
CC
The product 'Alaska Humus' is sold under any number of names like Alaska Magic, Denali Gold (my personal favorite), Alaska Humus, et al. This is a product without merit and other than the name attached, i.e. Alaska, it is pretty much a joke.
Look at Microbeman's study on this - MicrobeOrganics.com
Save yourself some serious money and buy straight Canadian Spangham Peat Moss at about 1/8 the cost of Alaska Humus.
Just a thought.
CC
humus as in humic acids? it cost me 13 bucks for 15 pounds, theres tons of brands of sphagnum out there and weight wise peat costs more in my area.
"alaska humus" seems like Its got alot of good shit in it, if price is the only reason people dont like it, i couldnt care much. But if your tests showed that the microbe content on the denali is shit, then thats something different, even though im not using the denali brand
As with EWC different brands have different analysis so it seems ideal that different "alaskan humus" from different companies will contain different things. Im excited to use this stuff, if both sphagnum and "alaska humus" contain microbes, id personally rather use the naturally composted stuff. The amounts im using are minimal and price is not an issue. Also my mix FFOF has peat in it already, I would prefer to add something beneficial that isnt already in the mix. Like a true organic head, i lack my own compost and soil mixes so i try to ammend and add after the fact.
i havent read your study if its the link up above. It goes into it a bit.
I finally found why you posted the link, the videos of the sphagnum, vs denali gold, alaska magic, its not the easiest site to read. Alaska magic isnt a bad product, but its just not that much different that sphagnum peat, (what it is mostly compromised of) The sphagnum was better at producing a larger fungal hyphae (sp) but really if the Alaskan humus is made of sphagnum, then it has the same fungal capabilities as sphag IMO. The denali gold could have seen less fungal activity for a plethora of reasons, one being the source(mine) of the humus itself, one mine source may have different biological activity than others.
just want me a good recipe for a fungal tea using alaskan humus and ewc, whatever it may be. Much grateful for the info. Id like to see tests on different brands of sphagnum and alaska humus, not all is created equal, they are mined products and there is very big variability in mined materials and their content from region to region, even if its within the same state(alaska). Im a rockhound and this is a rule of thumb,"gold is where you find it" in this case the gold are bennies and I bet my two balls the microbes and fungal activity in sphagnum and humus mines are different from mine to mine, yet still similar in some aspects.
Thanks for all the info, still excited about the ancient forest I bought and would rather use it over sphagnum for now, not to say i wont try sphagnum(thats just ignorance), its next once this bag of humus is gone, which i will probably purchase in the future. For now though, Its alaskan humus, GO brand, its what im using. recipess anyone?
thanks CT, is fish hydrolysate same as fish emulsion? any good bottled brands, thanks. I hear for mid late flower fungal dominate is bitchin and very necessary to achieve big yields. Im looking to make a balanced tea right now, but thinking ahead.
ingredients so far: alaska humus, EWC, kelp extract,fish hydro(going to buy) anything else?
the only way for me to tell if im making a good tea or doing anything proper bacteial or fungal is foamy brews and i havent been getting those anymore. Not all good teas foam, but it just feels nicer to see and know theres beasties growing.
I really didnt know shit about teas and in the summer i saw tonsss of strands of fungi growing in my brew, I thought the stuff was spoiling so id feed it to my veggies and not cannabis, lol. Its hard for me to read things and learn, im a visual learner and it helps to be shown things, i feel really stupid sometimes reiterating things to you guys who know what youre doing. But i guess thats why we are all here. Thanks for all your help, im not ignoring what you tell me, it just takes a while to sink in.