Bat guano in compost tea?

rkmcdon

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When making tea i was considering part compost, part ewc and part bat guano. I have down to earth bat guano and my question is, as a commercial product would it have been sterilized and if so, wouldn't that render it useless for the purpose of make compost tea?
 

Trainwreckertonville

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Sounds like a bad idea to me, more likely to go anerobic and you have no idea what your brewing at that point. Simple compost extract as simple as it is is the safer bet if your not looking under the microscope.
 

PadawanWarrior

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When making tea i was considering part compost, part ewc and part bat guano. I have down to earth bat guano and my question is, as a commercial product would it have been sterilized and if so, wouldn't that render it useless for the purpose of make compost tea?
Sure you can add guano if you want to make a combination compost/nutrient tea. Just don't overdo the guano. It's definitely not useless.
 

Dontjudgeme

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I just let mine sit for 48 hours in water before using. Otherwise it’s pretty gritty and just looks like sand at the bottom. I hate using it as a top dressing, takes too long to break down and become available for the plant to use. I don’t make teas.
 

chernobe

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I love the stuff, I'll add in a scoop of alfalfa meal too and small amount's of seabird guano and langebenite during veg, then go heavier on them during bloom. I'll bubble it for 2 days and use most of it, then top it off with fresh water and use it again in a day or two before it starts to stink
 

rkmcdon

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Well I wasn’t planning on making a mixed nutrient and compost tea, was mainly wondering if the guano would add beneficial microbes. Sounds like the compost and ewc will be all I need for my original question, but leave the guano if I want it to be both microbes and nutrients

thanks for the advise on the masks. I’d honestly not ever thought about using a mask when mixing this stuff. Looks like I might need to start!

thank you all!
 

PadawanWarrior

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Well I wasn’t planning on making a mixed nutrient and compost tea, was mainly wondering if the guano would add beneficial microbes. Sounds like the compost and ewc will be all I need for my original question, but leave the guano if I want it to be both microbes and nutrients

thanks for the advise on the masks. I’d honestly not ever thought about using a mask when mixing this stuff. Looks like I might need to start!

thank you all!
Yes, they add microbes. I wouldn't use much at a time though if you just want the microbes out of it. But I like mixing different types of stuff in my teas.

Definitely wear a mask, especially with some of the dry amendments. You can develop permanent lung problems.
 

Silky T

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When making tea i was considering part compost, part ewc and part bat guano. I have down to earth bat guano and my question is, as a commercial product would it have been sterilized and if so, wouldn't that render it useless for the purpose of make compost tea?
Oh my goodness, bat guano is the bomb in anything. It is in every time I water my plants and they love it. The fishier smelling the better. I would think that "gold" stuff would do well mixed with compost. I mix it with my other nutes. I use it everywhere. I get the kind from Fox Farm and there's another one called "Fish and Guano" just like that on Amazon and it's fantastic!
 

Sup Im BirDy

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When making tea i was considering part compost, part ewc and part bat guano. I have down to earth bat guano and my question is, as a commercial product would it have been sterilized and if so, wouldn't that render it useless for the purpose of make compost tea?
Look up budswel tea man, it’s a dry tea you brew and it has ewc, bat guano and other stuff. Also red frog tea is the bomb and that had all the other stuff plus Lang, alfalfa, kelp and more.
 

PadawanWarrior

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I just let mine sit for 48 hours in water before using. Otherwise it’s pretty gritty and just looks like sand at the bottom. I hate using it as a top dressing, takes too long to break down and become available for the plant to use. I don’t make teas.
I haven't made a tea in months either. They do love it, it's just more work. I've been experimenting with small batches and letting it sit in water for a couple days, but I've been using this magnetic stirrer to keep it oxygenated and constantly stir it.
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PadawanWarrior

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agreed! been trying to think a good way to make small batches of compost tea and this is perfect!

@PadawanWarrior whats on the top of the jar? a coffee filter? how many days do you let it mix up before you use it? How much noise does it make (would it be annoying to have in the same room with you all day).
Ya, it's a coffee filter and then the mason ring around it to hold I think on. Then I just folded up the sides of the filter.

I just do like 48 hours like a regular bubbled tea. It's really easy clean up too. I just throw the jar and lid ring in the dishwasher when I'm done, and clean the little magnet by hand.

And no, it's not annoying to me at all, and I run it in the living room, but it does make a little noise. All you hear is the little magnet spinning a bit. Nothing like my big air pump does though. That things loud as hell.

I think it's a cool little device to have, and it was cheap off Amazon. @Renfro is the one who told me about them.
 

loco41

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Ya, it's a coffee filter and then the mason ring around it to hold I think on. Then I just folded up the sides of the filter.

I just do like 48 hours like a regular bubbled tea. It's really easy clean up too. I just throw the jar and lid ring in the dishwasher when I'm done, and clean the little magnet by hand.

And no, it's not annoying to me at all, and I run it in the living room, but it does make a little noise. All you hear is the little magnet spinning a bit. Nothing like my big air pump does though. That things loud as hell.

I think it's a cool little device to have, and it was cheap off Amazon. @Renfro is the one who told me about them.
That thing is awesome man, thanks for sharing it. Might just have to get one while I'm still stuck in this apartment.

Are you brewing compost teas or more so nutrient teas with it?
 

PadawanWarrior

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That thing is awesome man, thanks for sharing it. Might just have to get one while I'm still stuck in this apartment.

Are you brewing compost teas or more so nutrient teas with it?
I've only used it a handful of times so far, but I've used it to mix my own KCl pH storage solution, make nutrient teas, and last time I added vermicompost and other stuff too to make a EWC and guano tea.

It is harder for the magnet to spin the solution if you put too much compost in it though. Last time I put a little too much in so I had to get it started spinning manually with a stick to help it, but then it was fine the rest of the way.

I should also mention this is just a quart jar in the pic. The 1/2 gal fits perfect on it, but they were out of them last time I looked, and I've just been having fun with it. I did mix the KCl in my last new clean 1/2 gal jar though. 1/2 gal really is the perfect size if you ask me.
 

Renfro

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I should also mention this is just a quart jar in the pic. The 1/2 gal fits perfect on it, but they were out of them last time I looked, and I've just been having fun with it. I did mix the KCl in my last new clean 1/2 gal jar though. 1/2 gal really is the perfect size if you ask me.
I usually use the 2 liter brown mason jars, if you put the lid on you can flip the jar upside down and the magnet will stick to the lid.
 
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