Mayan MicroZyme Bacterial-Enzymatic Complex (Humboldt Nutrients)

I have had this Mayan MicroZyme for a little while. I tired to brew some a long time ago and I am certain I screwed up somewhere, but I also added additional ingredients (castings, fish fertilizer). Basically it ended up smelling like crap.
This time I want to do it as instructed, 2 oz MMZ + 3 oz Grandma's Unsulphered to a gallon of chlorine-free water. The directions just say "allow to stand 2-3 days for activation in a bucket, tank, reservoir", I plan to use a gallon jug.
Does this require aeration?

I did speak briefly with a HN sales rep who told me mixing it in a gallon jug and just letting it sit should work fine, so here's hoping.
There was one other thread that came up when I did a search for Mayan Microzyme, about it in particular.But nobody responded to that person.
I would love to hear from others who have used it about the results they achieved (or what it is supposed to smell like when done) and also whether there are any other successful recipes that could give it an extra boost. My plan is to spray the finished solution on the soil and foliage of my plants which will be about three weeks old once it is ready.

I haven't used that brand but have used this type of product in the past in get my microbeasties going or introducing them into new soil. I would suggest to aerate the water beforing using. The molasses will like it as it also has little beasties to get going in the soil. This will really help the soil as long as you are organic. This product really feeds the soil more than that plant itself in return the soil gets to feed the plant. good luck and would love to hear of your results.

You have to aerate it for the bacteria to grow . YOu can stir it but u will have to stir many times a day .just get an air pump and air stone let it rip for 24 hrs.
3oz of molassas is too much never seen anybody post more than 2 tbsp per gallon .

I've had some sitting un-aerated for a few days, though I did shake it up on occasion. The bottle puffs up, so there is some gas being released.
I noticed when I put the raw concentrate in that it had a faint smell of reminiscent of ethyl alcohol. What has been in the gallon jug just smells mostly like molasses. At any rate, I think I'll just use this batch on my garden outside and make up another with a little less molasses and aerate it.

I have heard that violent aeration can actually do damage to the bacteria, so using the air-stone seemed a little iffy.

I have been using the air-stone now for almost 2 years and my plants are happy, the tea smells good. I make up 20 gallons at a time and keep this going for up to a couple of months with no visiable ill effects.

yeah if yoyr tea stinks and its expanding your jugs its rancid ! dont put it on your garden . it has no shelf life bateria forms in 24 hr with aeration and should be used right away before bacteria die they eat all the sugars in the mix once its gone or oxygen levels drop they r dead . and u have sume bad rancid bad ph goo.
You dont have to use an air stone u can bubble right into the water with just ur air hose but this more violent than an air stone.Dont believe evrything you read on here till you see it from more than 2 or 3 experianced growers . I read what that guy wrote and its the only time i,ve seen it on here and i have read it all.THe web expert on tea and he doesnt grow cannabis uses air stones in his mix and one a competion against universitys for having the most and best microbes bacteria nematodes and such in his mix .

First off, love the mayan, great stuff. Have you seen the tiny label on the smallest bottle? HA! I have been seeing more labels say not to use air-stones. I also heard that the bubbles were too violent for the microbes.

To find a middle ground I've clipped a weight to my lines and removed the air-stones. This gently mixes the 5 gallon bucket I've been using without really bubbling it. And I also feed it a little on the second and third days. Hope that helps.

I'm not an expert, but will H2O2 kill this Mayan stuff? I use Humboldt's Grow/Micro/Bloom and everything on the current nutrient chart except this and White Widow............ What'cha think?

researchkitty said:

I'm not an expert, but will H2O2 kill this Mayan stuff? I use Humboldt's Grow/Micro/Bloom and everything on the current nutrient chart except this and White Widow............ What'cha think?

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Yeah, H2O2 will kill the mayan. Good call.