Bennies with salt base?

I just started at a farm that uses Cutting Edge Solutions mineral based fertilizer line in soil in 15 gallon pots. I was asked to look into adding a tea or inoculant to the regiment. Does anyone have any experience with inoculants with a synthetic base nutrient program? I've only done organic or mostly organic.

works just fine. tea will probably be the most cost efficient for your purposes. either make it from compost or select a bacteria product and multiply it in a bucket with an air stone

thenasty1 said:

works just fine. tea will probably be the most cost efficient for your purposes. either make it from compost or select a bacteria product and multiply it in a bucket with an air stone

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What about using it in the same reservoir with the nutrient solution? I don't see a practical way to add another reservoir in the space available.

SchmoeJoe said:

What about using it in the same reservoir with the nutrient solution? I don't see a practical way to add another reservoir in the space available.

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if youre doing large scale, make a few buckets of strong compost tea and throw it in the res right before a watering. probably the most efficient way to get it done. obviously bigger res=more tea

Lots of hydro growers use beneficial bacteria without issue. You will be fine. If you have such high salt levels the plants would be unhappy too.

Renfro said:

Lots of hydro growers use beneficial bacteria without issue. You will be fine. If you have such high salt levels the plants would be unhappy too.

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They get a regular flush.

When I was running bennies I would multiply them (5 - 10 mL out the bottle) in a 5 gallon bucket with a small air stone and about 2 gallons of water and some carboload. After a few days that would be thick and ready for use. My nutrient mix drums would get about a quart of that when they were refilled with H2o and nutrients added. Add 250 mL or so of the carboload to that 30 gallons and let it brew for 12 - 16 hours until I needed to use that up. Then repeat. Worked great and the bacteria multiplied really fast with the nutrients in there too.