Dr.Budz

Can I ask why? Because I do at the moment. Is there some health risk Im missing?

Nastynesss? Most nasty thing in my teas are some kind of poo. Well, if that much of a girly girl, wear some gloves? lol

Takes about 18 hours for fungi/bacteria to be at their highest populations. A 1,000 gallon multi valve pump, and 5 buckets is a very simple setup for multiple plants/strains, ect...

Ill look into the bio shark. My pro mix is supose to have them. I could care less. Like I said, they get produced freely in my teas.

mattdreads

I don't disagree with teas, I just think they stink, and would rather just use aearated clean water with fresh mixed nutes each time.

nah, probably no health risks, though I would think that without proper maintence that you've got more chance of mold spoors in your room. no experience with it personally, just my own premeditated thoughts. probably just pipe paranoia. lol

any pictures of some of your plants with your fungi teas? always interesting

good growing to ya man

chappie

I'm not a soil scientist by a long shot: but I do know one and was just talking to him about putting mychorhizae into compost tea. He claims that it does nothing. Doesn't multiply, and in fact mostly dies. You can mix it into water as a way to distribute evenly, but letting it "brew" doesn't help. He claims the best success is achieved by getting some of the myco dust actually onto the roots themselves or at least within a few inches. They do not migrate well through soil so using it as a general ammendment is useless. The ideal is to sprinkle it directly on exposed roots during transplant, or 2nd best is to water with solution after a plant is in the ground.

Again, I dunno, personally. This is what a guy who works for a soil lab told me and he was pretty passionate about it. I have been doing what he says and my vegetable garden is very happy. I do it for my indoor soil plants too, but have not performed any tests without to compare.

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Dr.Budz

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mattdreads

those are some happy plants.

how far along are you?

chappie, thanks, I h eard the same but have no way of proving it so I don't argue what I can't prove.

I'd love to tlak to you your scientist buddy. I'll have to pick some more information out of the guru I know. also very passionate about this stuff.

happy growing

chappie

indeed, those are vibrant.

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Dr.Budz

Ehhhhh, id say 2 weeks after 12/12 in those pics. I wish I used bigger pots. Watering every 3 days already and humidity isnt even low. Its like 60 percent. Thirsty bitches,

Thats interesting Chappie. However they are only one type of fungi out of thousands.

Perhaps mychorizae does do best in powder forms. But I still think a wide range is more important than a lot of one type of species.

I may have to buy some and do a comparison next grow.

ezy

yo mattdreads & chappie you rock,I dident think any1 was interested but i shud ov known better,suppose theres a time difference to factor in aswell (as im in blighty) but anyway i wasent trying to teach granny how to suck eggs i just wanted to get some good advise & sure enuff you guys came good again, as allways, nice 1 lads

420Stylez

i have great white mychorrizae.. i have no idea how to use it in my hydro res... i have just poured it in but feel it is a waste,.... i bought the big 75 container.... has 100,000 of strains per tsp.. it doesnt really give directions on the container just a mixing table .... if yall have some knowledge oon this i dont please share foshizzle..... PEACE...

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johngalt343

i have also read from article that fungi's don't occur naturally or thrive in compost teas, they are just a good additive. i've been leaving it out of my teas using humboldt myco madness along with pro-mix w/myco and as long as you get it in contact with the roots during transplant it seems to be sufficient. i think once the fungi are colonized and assuming the plant stays healthy there is no need to reapply more spores. unless you kill them i.e. h202 flush

oh, and pretty much every tea i've made (especially when using molasses) smells damn near potable. stuff smells like the manifestation of life!!! don't use manure in mine, so that probably helps.