DigitalTortures 100% Organic Flowering Tea

My tea that I've been making for the past couple years sure adds a kick in the pants for my ladies. It's simple and effective.

What I do is start out with banana peels, distilled or good filtered (de-chlorinated) water and a good glass jar.

I fill the jar about a third full of water. After eating a banana, I'll cut up the peels into small pieces about the size of a dime. Add the pieces to the jar and close the lid. A good shake of the jar will help break it down a bit faster. I repeat until the jar is full of peels and water. It should be really cloudy when it's ready to use. After that's done, I take a larger bucket and pour the mixture through a strainer into the bucket. We don't want it filtered, just no large chunks coming through.

You can go ahead and put an air stone into the mixture to aid with adding air to it. I will then fill it with more water till the bucket is half full. Two tablespoons of high p bat guano is added and let brew for approx 12 hours. Then added is about 2- 4 tbs of black strap molasses. Let it brew for another 12 hours. As a final step, I add a cup of worm castings and a half cup of ground large feed grade oats.

Brew for another 12 - 24 hours, then serve!

Interesting, I've been reading a bit about Banana peels lately. A couple of questions for you. How many Banana peels roughly are we talking about per one bucket of tea? How long do you let them ferment in the jar before brewing the tea? I'm also curious why you brew the banana and bat guano together first before adding Molasses, and then likewise for the worm castings and oats? Wouldn't it be simpler and just as effective to brew all of the ingredients together at the same time?

I'm going to start using banana peel tea when I switch to flower in a few weeks. I would think the EWC should be in first so the microbes help to break down the peels but w/e works for man.. keep us posted

I usually let the banana peel mixture sit for a couple days. It's usually about 4-6 peels that fit in my jar nicely. I add the guano first to introduce some bacteria to help colonize in smaller steps. Adding the molasses adds sugars for the bacteria and gives it added iron, mag, etc. Worm castings adds more bacteria and nutrients. Finally the oats add a good helping of fungus and helps condition the soil.

I suppose you could add all items at once, I just prefer my way.

Sirgreggins said:

I'm going to start using banana peel tea when I switch to flower in a few weeks. I would think the EWC should be in first so the microbes help to break down the peels but w/e works for man.. keep us posted

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If you put the ewc in first, you'll end up with a nasty anearobic mess. Read microbemans website about what happens to microbes when brewed for excessive periods. You get population explosions that use all of the dissolved oxygen, then the nasty anaerobes start dominating.

Nutrient teas should be kept separate from microbial teas IMHO, but if it's working for you, why change it?

DonBrennon said:

If you put the ewc in first, you'll end up with a nasty anearobic mess. Read microbemans website about what happens to microbes when brewed for excessive periods. You get population explosions that use all of the dissolved oxygen, then the nasty anaerobes start dominating.

Nutrient teas should be kept separate from microbial teas IMHO, but if it's working for you, why change it?

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Yeah. That's what I always worry about. It's best to take small steps when growing cannabis.

Do your buds taste like bananas?

superbak3d said:

Do your buds taste like bananas?

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No. They taste like purple kush. A bit sweet though.

superbak3d said:

Do your buds taste like bananas?

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Hahaha..........thank you........that made me chuckle

DonBrennon said:

Hahaha..........thank you........that made me chuckle

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heh me too...
funny shit

DonBrennon said:

If you put the ewc in first, you'll end up with a nasty anearobic mess. Read microbemans website about what happens to microbes when brewed for excessive periods. You get population explosions that use all of the dissolved oxygen, then the nasty anaerobes start dominating.

Nutrient teas should be kept separate from microbial teas IMHO, but if it's working for you, why change it?

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I should've specified my brew temps.

DonBrennon said:

If you put the ewc in first, you'll end up with a nasty anearobic mess. Read microbemans website about what happens to microbes when brewed for excessive periods. You get population explosions that use all of the dissolved oxygen, then the nasty anaerobes start dominating.

Nutrient teas should be kept separate from microbial teas IMHO, but if it's working for you, why change it?

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I use an airlift brewer and have brewed no longer than 48 hours. I shoot for 24 hours mostly. Since I'm brewing in the basement my ambient temps are around 60-65. Haven't gone anaerobic yet

Awesome! I just throw my peels in my worm bin & let them do all the work but you guys are right...a nutrient tea differs from a microbial tea but all that banana goodness is still deposited in the compost after worms consume it

Richard Drysift said:

Awesome! I just throw my peels in my worm bin & let them do all the work but you guys are right...a nutrient tea differs from a microbial tea but all that banana goodness is still deposited in the compost after worms consume it

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Yeah, thats what i do with the leftover peels after i make my tea. I tell you that my girls absolutely LOVE this tea. Ive even used it on veg plants occasionally to bounce them back if the soil gets out of whack.

DigitalTorture said:

Yeah, thats what i do with the leftover peels after i make my tea. I tell you that my girls absolutely LOVE this tea. Ive even used it on veg plants occasionally to bounce them back if the soil gets out of whack.

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Hey so I've got a mason jar full of bananas and water ready to throw into my newly constructed airlift brewer. They have been sitting in the jar probably close to 2 weeks. Do you think that's too long? I left them whole and have given them an occasional shake, the liquid is pretty cloudy. Good to use or should I make a fresh batch? My girls are a week into flower so I'm looking forward to seeing how they like it.

Quintessence said:

Hey so I've got a mason jar full of bananas and water ready to throw into my newly constructed airlift brewer. They have been sitting in the jar probably close to 2 weeks. Do you think that's too long? I left them whole and have given them an occasional shake, the liquid is pretty cloudy. Good to use or should I make a fresh batch? My girls are a week into flower so I'm looking forward to seeing how they like it.

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Honestly, I've never let a jar go longer than a week. But I would say that if it doesn't smell like booze, then give it a go.

DigitalTorture said:

Honestly, I've never let a jar go longer than a week. But I would say that if it doesn't smell like booze, then give it a go.

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Gotcha, thanks! It did smell a little funky so I'm going to start again.

I had to cut down a lower branch at 8 weeks because it broke due to being heavy. I noticed that my flowering tea really brings out the color and flavor of my purple kush pheno.

Beautiful!

Those 'colours' are stunning

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Those 'colours' are stunning

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Thanks. It's almost time for my honeysuckle to be done.... Can't wait. It's way frosty.