It is processed from my tap water, and the water line is buried 6+ft deep coming to the house. The earth cools the water in the pipe system to the mid 50s.
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It is processed from my tap water, and the water line is buried 6+ft deep coming to the house. The earth cools the water in the pipe system to the mid 50s.
Governmentchz
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I do this too. I have 3 buckets in rotation. One full one in the GR for a day or so before use and when it's time to water, I drop in the aerator, "plop" in the tea, wait 10 mins, add drench liquids and apply to plants. I draw my RO in my garage and have 2 buckets in there too. I simply fill the one I just emptied as it goes. This also allows me some backup.
Having extra buckets full and ready is great on harvest day too, when you need 3 buckets of water to wash the bud!
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Good catch on that!
You say you are aerating your tea, this only makes sense to me if you are trying to oxgenate or activate a microbial community.
If this is a good choice, I'd like to know.
I keep extra buckets because some days it takes 8-10 gallons of water to tend to the girls nutritional needs..
I wash my buds in regular water. A touch of chlorine in clean water is not a problem for me when washing.
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There's no need to aerate it as in brewing a compost tea or a worm tea....but giving it a few minutes to "wake up" is a very good idea. I accomplish it by pouring from one bucket to the other several times.
OttawaGreen
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Ok thanks guys. Will add tea first from now on then RO water, then stir, wait 5-10 min then drench, then stir then use.
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That's a solid plan. I used to stir, now I pour from bucket to bucket. It works faster and better, but in the end we're still doing the same thing.
There is so much life in Tea, it really doesn't matter too much.
Buckshot317
Plant of the Month: Mar 2018
For drenching 1 gal pots. Is using 2 ml of GE and .2 ml of tea mixed up with 1.5 gal of water. I'll let sit and soak for 5 to 10 mins. Does these amounts sound right?
Gazoo
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Along the same line, What does everyone do with the extra water that is
left in the bottom of the container when Dunking ? Do you just toss it or do
you poor the remaining in the top ?
When we dunk ours, we dump about 16 oz of water on top as it is getting put into the drench and you should see some bubbles in the top of the pot. Let it sit for a few minutes.
When done the extra gets tossed to the house plants or veggies. Usually isn't that much waste.
That is the number I use for bottom soaking one gallon pots. I let them float and soak until the top of the soil is moist.
I use the amount of water it takes to float the pot, so I don't measure, I think it's about 1/2 gallon with my current bucket and pot sizes.
My plants are on all different schedules, so I check watering needs first and make a decision on who gets watered first. I water from small pots soaking to large pots top watered - and from from tea only, to tea+1/4 transplant or tea + GE. After soaking in tea only, I refresh the leftover water with the next ingredients and top up my bucket with fresh RO water.
A lot of the time it works out that a tea + GE that I used to bottom soak a small pot gets used as an ingredient for tea + GE to top water a larger pot.
If there is anything left over at the end, I use it for houseplants or pour it down the drain.
Gazoo
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1.5 Gal water for a 1 Gal pot sounds like a lot of extra water.
I have been using 12 cups RO (3/4 Gal) for 2 Gal Felt Pot.
Buckshot317
Plant of the Month: Mar 2018
1.25 to 1.5 puts the water level up to 3/4's way up the pot.
I'm about to give water+ trans soaking for 1 gal pot, how much trans do you use for that, said 1/4 oz for all plants, I've just been adding 1.5 ml if trans for the dunking
I'm about to give water+ trans soaking for 1 gal pot, how much trans do you use for that, said 1/4 oz for all plants, I've just been adding 1.5 ml if trans for the dunking
Gazoo
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Oh ok that makes sense, it is dependent on the fit of the bucket and pot.
For the 2 gal felt pot I have been using the following mix ratios
I copied from somewhere
I wish I could remember who to thank for the following breakdown.
- HIGH BRIX FEEDING SCHEDULE -
Alright everyone, using several different posts from "DocBuds High Brix Q&A" as well as his "In The Lab" threads I have put together a precise feeding chart that can applied to any number of pots. I took Major PITA's Foliar Spray ratio and expanded on it, those are my best estimates based on how much of the Foliar Spray I have used in the past.
This schedule assumes that you are following DocBuds recommendation of Solo Cup (not necessary) > 1 Gallon Pot > 7 Gallon Pot transplanting. I also made the assumption everyone with the kit has basic horticulture experience... I did not take into account any of DocBud's specialty products (OG Drench / Fungicide), or heavy feeding plants. This entire schedule is adjustable, so if you have a heavy feeder feel free to bump up the ratios a little.
Also keep in mind I did not give recommended water ratios, that is because we are feeding the soil. Mix the amounts of Drenches and Teas I have given with as much water as you need to get about 20% run off.
Anything written in RED has to do with Transplanting and Soil maintenance. Anything in BLACK has to do with feeding.
DRENCH & TEA RATIOS (Compliments of Graytail)
1 GALLON POT >> 0.5 - 1.0 mL DRENCH >> 0.05 - 0.1 mL TEA
7 GALLON POT >> 3.0 - 7.0 mL DRENCH >> 0.3 - 0.7 mL TEA
10 GALLON POT >> 5.0 - 10 mL DRENCH >> 0.5 - 1.0 mL TEA
FOLIAR SPRAY RATIOS (Compliments of Major PITA)
SMALL PLANT >> 1 mL Foliar Spray per 30 mL R.O. Water.
MEDIUM PLANT >> 2 mL Foliar Spray per 60 mL R.O. Water.
LARGE PLANT >> 4 mL Foliar Spray per 120 mL R.O. Water.
Buckshot317
Plant of the Month: Mar 2018
Radogast, I think who posted that, I need to find it again lol
Gazoo
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Just found it
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Mag7
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Interestingly enough I feel the new direction are really very simple. We feed .5ml- 1ml of Drench per gal of soil to whatever ratio of water we need to feed that soil. Then the tea is really the same. But explained as feeding per gallon of Drench. So I mix 4 gallons of drench for 4 plants in 7 gallon pots. So 28 mls and use 4 ml tea if I feed heavy or anything below if I want to feed light. This how I understand it. If I am incorrect please someone get me on track cause maybe this is an issue I could be having.
The thing that makes it confusing is the need to feed different drenches to different plants at different stages. If you're running a batch of the same plants, then it's very simple - just mix up a bunch of something and feed to them all.
But I run a small perpetual with 7 individual plants at different growth stages, and I need less than a gallon of water per plant, so ... how do I mix that up?
That's when you measure for soil gallons.
But I run a small perpetual with 7 individual plants at different growth stages, and I need less than a gallon of water per plant, so ... how do I mix that up?
That's when you measure for soil gallons.
Mag7
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The thing that makes it confusing is the need to feed different drenches to different plants at different stages. If you're running a batch of the same plants, then it's very simple - just mix up a bunch of something and feed to them all.
But I run a small perpetual with 7 individual plants at different growth stages, and I need less than a gallon of water per plant, so ... how do I mix that up?
Well that would different but not hard. You still measure for soil first. 7 plants all in different containers all on the same cycle. That's how I would do it or at least try but if you have different plant on different drenched then you'd have to get as many plants fed on the same day as possible. At times I will make a plant wait a day so I can feed all at once. I have fed all plants in my flower tent and veg tent on the same days since the beginning. If you look at my veg tent everything is healthy and just waiting for flower. I have 6 in veg, 3 clones and some well trained ladies.
My guess is that feed as many as you can at the same time? You said it gets confusing, maybe I can help. I don't know if I can but I'll try. What part don't confuses you?
Edit: are you saying you just measure for gallons individually? Or are you starting in solo cups?