Post by AKNorthernlights on Feb 6, 2016 0:12:11 GMT -9
Many organic grower will water in a tea every now and then and it can really shoot your plants up if done right.
I use a aquarium pump and a hose with a airstone on the end and I punched a hole in the lid of a coffee container for the hose. The container makes a gallon at a time.
You can add different amendments but be careful ,as they can run on the hot side and can mess with your PH if things like guano are overused.
A safe recipe is to add to one gallon of chlorine free water,( you can let it stand overnight and it will dissipate) One table spoon of Alaska Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1 and add to that one tablespoon of molasses I use Blackstrap molasses (they say to use unsulfured) to that add a tablespoon of a 50/50 mix of earth warm castings and organic compost.
Bubble for 24 -48 hrs and water in being carful not to get on the foliage, it can can burn the leaves bad. I do not foliar feed with tea's.
Use fresh it does not keep it should have a nice earthy brew smell when its good ,if it smells nasty throw it out.
The idea here is the sugars feed the microbes and they produce a byproduct the plants can take in as nourishment. Be sure to quit using and flush plants before harvesting.
Share your recipe if you have one.
