Absolutely @Oldgrower54, compost tea is one of those things that done correctly is hard to give too much of. Every time you apply it you should be able to see added vigor and strong growth.
I agree with you... the ability to have professionally grown microbes of just the varieties we need, in a bag and at our fingertips, has made LOS as easy as any other method, if not easier. The quality of my grow this time is amazingly good, and the mess of making teas and the constant watching of the calendar to time the teas for watering day has gone away and has taken away the need for a lot of the day to day grind of running an AACT grow. It no longer is difficult to run an organic living soil grow... just mix up the soil and cook it, and this stuff puts your grow on autopilot from then on.
Holy shit... I have to ask, what do you do for living? Are you some sort of Botanist? And how badass is your weed when they are done? And can I be your friend cause you kick ass..... ? Sorry but not meaning to sound like a creeper... LOL
That ain't no shit... I concur... and will sit behind you.
Thanks for the kinds words, but no, I am not a botanist but am an economist instead, with background studies in engineering and science. I loved hard science when I was younger and bring a lot of scientific method into my work, and botany has always been a hobby because my father has been growing this weed since the 70's and my grandfather years ago was the chief arborist in Wales during his career... so green does run in the blood around here.
Right back at you Crazy!
What is compost tea and how can I get it or make it?????
do some searches on actively aerated compost tea... whole books have been written about it
The leachate from this worm farm would be an excellent start in making a compost tea, but it is not quite as simple as opening up a spigot and having the stuff pour out ready made. You will need a good high pressure air pump and some added raw nutrients so as to make specific teas for specific uses during the grow.After reading through this thread I happened to come upon this little item. A worm cafe, (composter) with the end product being your own worm castings and a home brewed tea ready made.
How did you control the heat generated by LEDs in such a small space?
Did you have a heat issue? How did you keep it cool?
Just normal air exchange did the trick. There was not a lot of heat generated by these small lights and it was easily removed by venting from the top of the tent.
Hi Em... do you give your "rocket fuel" full strength or do you dilute before use? I mixed up the ingredients in a Gallon of RO water.I was in the tent this evening getting ready for bedtime by lifting each of my plants to see how close they are to needing water. It looks like the bigger ones are going to be ready tomorrow, the rest probably the day after that. Things are still accelerating, but slowly, as a result of the strong LST training and wack-a-mole trimming of the dominant growth tips, and soon as I start letting things go vertical, they should start using the water a lot more quickly. The new lights will also help and this next watering is going to be very nutrient rich...
I plan on giving them with the water, 1 tbs of liquid fish, 1 tbs calmag, 1 tbs FF Big Bloom and 1 tbs of Emmie's distilled Dandelion fertilizer. This feeding will be like liquid rocket fuel and we should see some immediate strong growth as a result. Remember: Think of nutes as supplements designed to put into hyperdrive an already thriving plant.
So with that, here are some shots around the tent to highlight these thriving plants. Their ages are between 35-45 days old. Please excuse the red light... Emmie is a tired girl tonight and was too lazy to fire up the white light.
Full strength. I trust the nutrients that I give to provide significant benefit to my plants, not just simply feed them. If you are going to use nutes, then nute like you mean it. Remove the word FEED from your vocabulary and replace it with the word FERTILIZE. Don't be timid... Garden like a BOSS!
Emilya... you scaring me. I just thought of the time I cooked all my plants! Lol. It was a capful of floranova grow. A big cap ful. Lol. And all my leaves turned to stone! And crumbled. Learning lessons. You pushing me out my comfort zone. Thank you!
I just wanted to show you how you saved my early veg tent from being overwatered! 22 plants in a 2x2. They ain’t staying in here much longer. Lol grow fast now...
