{"id":7842,"date":"2020-06-15T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growingexposed.com\/?p=7842"},"modified":"2021-02-27T15:02:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T23:02:15","slug":"how-to-make-compost-tea-for-your-cannabis-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growingexposed.com\/how-to-make-compost-tea-for-your-cannabis-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Compost Tea For Your Cannabis Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7842\" class=\"elementor elementor-7842\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f37790c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f37790c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ff8c432\" data-id=\"2ff8c432\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34940165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34940165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Compost tea is a liquid produced by extracting beneficial microorganisms (microbes) from compost using a brewing process. It is an all natural, organic material that will supercharge your plants unlike anything else.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Here, Justin Cooper, from Growing Exposed shares his recommended recipe on how to make a high quality compost tea that will give your garden immediate results and improve the overall health of your plants.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Our recipe is based on a 100 gallon reservoir. Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Two Filtered Bags<br \/>1 L Kelp Meal<br \/>1L Alfalfa Meal<br \/>1.5 kg bag Bokashi Pro-Gro\u00a0<br \/>500 ml Premium Fish Hydrolysate<br \/>2L Worm Castings<br \/>2L Forest Humus<br \/>1L Dry Unsulfured Molasses<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628a908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"628a908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/427770572?color=36CE29&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e38d92a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e38d92a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12becb2\" data-id=\"12becb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd39a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd39a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not recommended to make this product directly in your reservoir as it could clog your pump. So we mix our tea using filtered bags. Let\u2019s break down the ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>Kelp is known for its cytokine hormone content. These growth hormones can help regulate the growth of cannabis, and give it a huge boost. It is full of micronutrients.<\/p>\n<p>Alfalfa Meal is used to extract Triacontanol. Triacontanol enhances the enzymatic activity in the roots and hormone functionality, increasing the overall performance of the plant. Triacontanol also enhances the basic functionality of the plant, increasing the rate of photosynthesis and producing more sugar or glucose.<\/p>\n<p>Bokashi Pro-Gro is a fermented fertilizer that is superfood for the soil. It increases color, flavor, and yield.<\/p>\n<p>Fish hydrolysate, in its simplest form, is ground-up fish transformed into a liquid.<\/p>\n<p>Worm Castings are the unprocessed manure of earthworms. High in organic matter, they add essential nutrients, encouraging strong plant growth.<\/p>\n<p>Forest Humus refers to the top layers in forest soils that are rich in humus and formed from plant and animal matter decay over hundreds of years.<\/p>\n<p>Dry Unsulfured Molasses. It\u2019s important to make sure your molasses is unsulfured because sulfur can be used as a preservative to kill microbes, and of course, compost tea is designed to encourage microbes.<\/p>\n<p>100 gallons of rainwater. This is important because rainwater has no chlorine. If this isn\u2019t possible, you can use a reverse osmosis system, or a filter called a KDF85 which will remove all chlorine from your water.<\/p>\n<p>Begin by mixing together the Kelp Meal and Alfalfa Meal and put into your filtered bag.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Then add the entire bag of Bokashi Pro-Gro into the bag.<\/p>\n<p>Tie the bag so it doesn\u2019t clog your pump and add it to the reservoir. Justin recommends an eco-jet pump and a full air stone to create as many healthy bacteria as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Next, add the fish hydrolysate directly to the reservoir.<\/p>\n<p>Mix together Worm Castings and Forest Humus and put in your second filtered bag. Tie and add to the reservoir.<\/p>\n<h3>Final Step To Making Compost Tea<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, add the dry unsulfured molasses to the reservoir. This will be the food source for all the microbes we are trying to colonize. The goal is to colonize all the microbes in these products, resulting in the healthiest possible nutrients for your plants.<\/p>\n<p>Let the tea bubble and mix for 36-48 hours. When there is a two to three inch of foam on top, you\u2019ll see there is a lot of microbiology going on, and you\u2019ll know it\u2019s time to supercharge your plants.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy teas commercially instead of making your own. However, pre-made teas in a bottle have been pickled which means while you might get all the essential elements of compost tea, you are missing the crucial microbiology that is created when you naturally brew your own. For passionate growers, brewing your own tea should be an essential part of your growth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L0cA8mWQBZ8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compost Tea<\/a> is not recommended for going through irrigation lines because the microbes might clog your pipes. It is designed to be sprayed directly onto plants and watered at the root. You should apply your tea these ways about once a week, and then during the last month of flowering, only use tea to water the roots.<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, tea should be used immediately after brewing but it can be stored in the fridge for about a week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Done correctly, you will see results within 24 hours of giving your plants freshly brewed tea. You will maximize your yield and increase the size, aroma, and trichome production. Overall, your plants will be healthier as the microbes will make them able to absorb more nutrients.<\/p>\n<p>Get ready for your plants to explode! Keep it green and happy growing!!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compost tea is a liquid produced by extracting beneficial microorganisms (microbes) from compost using a brewing process. 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