Quick Question about Compost Tea and Banana Peels!

Michi Sama

Michi Sama

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As stupid as this question may sound, I felt compelled to ask it just to ease my anxiety ridden mind. Can I brew, let's say Worm Castings, Et cetera, Seabird Guano + Banana Peels?

Or would I have to brew Banana Tea separately from my Flowering Compost?
 
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Rocha_Farms

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Michi Sama said:
As stupid as this question may sound, I felt compelled to ask it just to ease my anxiety ridden mind. Can I brew, let's say Worm Castings, Et cetera, Seabird Guano + Banana Peels?

Or would I have to brew Banana Tea separately from my Flowering Compost?
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I've had success with this recipe
Veg:

1/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (PSG)
1/3 cup High N Bat Guano (Mexican)
1/3 cup Earth Worm Castings (EWC)

Mix with water @ 1 cup of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.

(That makes the "dry mix". You can make all you want and save it to use later.)

To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Maxicrop or Liquid seaweed.
5 tsp. Black Strap Molasses

Flower:

2/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano
2/3 cup Earth Worm Castings
2/3 cup High P Guano (Indonesian or Jamaican)

Mix with water @ 2 cups of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.

(That makes the "dry mix". You can make all you want and save it to use later.)

To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Maxicrop or Liquid seaweed.
5 tsp. Black Strap Molasses

Hope this helps
 
Michi Sama

Michi Sama

Member
Rocha_Farms said:
I've had success with this recipe
Veg:

1/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (PSG)
1/3 cup High N Bat Guano (Mexican)
1/3 cup Earth Worm Castings (EWC)

Mix with water @ 1 cup of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.

(That makes the "dry mix". You can make all you want and save it to use later.)

To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Maxicrop or Liquid seaweed.
5 tsp. Black Strap Molasses

Flower:

2/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano
2/3 cup Earth Worm Castings
2/3 cup High P Guano (Indonesian or Jamaican)

Mix with water @ 2 cups of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.

(That makes the "dry mix". You can make all you want and save it to use later.)

To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Maxicrop or Liquid seaweed.
5 tsp. Black Strap Molasses

Hope this helps
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Uhh I use OF Fox Farm Soil so I only make the Flower Teas. I got a few things from DTE like the seabird guano, Kelp and alfalfa Meal. I also have worm castings that I use and some recharge. I try to make a gallon and a half for teas, how would I go by the measurements?
 
CaliRootz88

CaliRootz88

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Michi Sama said:
As stupid as this question may sound, I felt compelled to ask it just to ease my anxiety ridden mind. Can I brew, let's say Worm Castings, Et cetera, Seabird Guano + Banana Peels?

Or would I have to brew Banana Tea separately from my Flowering Compost?
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Skip a banana tea for potassium. Banana peels take to long to garnish what’s needed in a form small enough for your plant to uptake. Instead, I recommend you go with a organic bloom boost In mid flower. I use this and works wonders. Also has fulvic acid in it.
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Rocha_Farms

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I would make the mix 1st and then break it down I say maybe 1/4 of cup to your gal are you putting it straight in the water or are u steeping the tea, I do the steep method with the air and let brew for 2 days I also found some raw potassium and potash at arbigo organics that I'm using in a grow right now
 
Michi Sama

Michi Sama

Member
Rocha_Farms said:
I would make the mix 1st and then break it down I say maybe 1/4 of cup to your gal are you putting it straight in the water or are u steeping the tea, I do the steep method with the air and let brew for 2 days I also found some raw potassium and potash at arbigo organics that I'm using in a grow right now
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Yeah, aerated in a cheese cloth bag. So I can do 1 tsp Seabird Guano 2 tsp Alfafa, 2 tsp kelp, 1 cup of worm castings and take 1/4 of that mixture once mixed, am I getting that correct?
 
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Rocha_Farms

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I would just use the mix because it already has bird guano and add the kelp and alfalfa and Tbs of black strap Molasses this was one of my outside organic grows 20210915_204648.jpg
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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CaliRootz88 said:
Skip a banana tea for potassium. Banana peels take to long to garnish what’s needed in a form small enough for your plant to uptake. Instead, I recommend you go with a organic bloom boost In mid flower. I use this and works wonders. Also has fulvic acid in it.
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Michi Sama

Michi Sama

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No Worms unfortunately. But I will try drying honestly, btwn brewing the teas and everything, just feels like im being overloaded. 2 years going and still haven't gotten a viable grow but one can only hope. This grow has been looking better than the last.
 
PseudoGuru

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The drying out and grinding sounds like a great idea, but as has been echoed, don't overcomplicate things. I've found that the simpler the better, especially for organic grows. Just watch how your plants react, you can always give more, but its much harder to take something back lol. I don't see why it would need to be brewed separately, regardless.

Veg:

1/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (PSG)
1/3 cup High N Bat Guano (Mexican)
1/3 cup Earth Worm Castings (EWC)

Mix with water @ 1 cup of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.

(That makes the "dry mix". You can make all you want and save it to use later.)

To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Maxicrop or Liquid seaweed.
5 tsp. Black Strap Molasses

Flower:

2/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano
2/3 cup Earth Worm Castings
2/3 cup High P Guano (Indonesian or Jamaican)

Mix with water @ 2 cups of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.

(That makes the "dry mix". You can make all you want and save it to use later.)

To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Maxicrop or Liquid seaweed.
5 tsp. Black Strap Molasses
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I have also had great success with this formula, or my own variant with the same principle. Especially further into flowering, the effects were more pronounced. I'd be interested to hear what you ultimately choose to go with, and the results =)
 
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Michi Sama

Michi Sama

Member
PseudoGuru said:
The drying out and grinding sounds like a great idea, but as has been echoed, don't overcomplicate things. I've found that the simpler the better, especially for organic grows. Just watch how your plants react, you can always give more, but its much harder to take something back lol. I don't see why it would need to be brewed separately, regardless.



I have also had great success with this formula, or my own variant with the same principle. Especially further into flowering, the effects were more pronounced. I'd be interested to hear what you ultimately choose to go with, and the results =)
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I chose to buy Langbinite since it has a k source of 22. What I didn't understand at the time of purchase was it virtually almost takes a month to break down. I made two separate bad choices, I thought! Than realized The Blood Bone Meal and the Langbinite has it's uses. I just have to remember to stop dress second to third week of veg so that it kicks in during Flower - Which isn't a bad deal for me! I've also heard, not sure if this is true, but the Langbinite can be brewed as well - Still uncertain. Plus it doesn't mess with the Soils PH which is also a major plus.

I'm just considering what I can do with what I have; just a few DTE supplements and Molasses + Recharge from Growers Choice.

I'm assuming a few top dressings, one or two Compost Teas, should be enough for an entire grow cycle for one plant.

Hope to hear some opinions!
 
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