My first super soil questions on tea

So biology major here(letting you know I have a fundamental knowledge). I mixed up my own super soil from the grow weed easy page, I cut it down to a third of everything just because I cannot use that much soil and don't have the space(I grow for my own medical needs that's all). So I'm following the directions to a T. I know in a perfect world I wouldn't need tea at all right? Or is using such things as bat guano still good because of microbial life? I'd like to think there's something I can "feed" them as well. Also does anyone leave worms in their pots while growing indoors? I have lady bugs in my tent(I'm a nerd for insects and think its super cool) and I wondered if the worms could stay and promote more castings naturally? Without the need of human interaction to add it. A veg and flower tea recipe would also be nice! I've seen some here and there but I'd really like some feedback from someone who has proven results. I'll post a pic of supplies for super soil(add Epsom salt and biobizz to picture I forgot to take it with them)

They keep microherd in shape to feed your plants and in that way can increase yield but taste......used teas for years and grown gardens with manure and buried fish waste and such and never had a carry through on any taste

If you've got your biology all set by having castings/compost in your soil, and you've got your soil properly built up, and you shouldn't need teas. Now...growing containers, especially anything smaller than a ten gallon or 15 gallon...you will need to do some additional fertilization probably about five weeks into flower (depending on how long you veg I suppose!), you could use teas at this point to feed your girls but IMO you should just top dress some more castings and fish bone meal when you first switch to flower and you'll be set.

And yes you can add worms!!! They may or may not stay, bigger the pot,better the chance they'll stay.

Rasta Roy said:

If you've got your biology all set by having castings/compost in your soil, and you've got your soil properly built up, and you shouldn't need teas. Now...growing containers, especially anything smaller than a ten gallon or 15 gallon...you will need to do some additional fertilization probably about five weeks into flower (depending on how long you veg I suppose!), you could use teas at this point to feed your girls but IMO you should just top dress some more castings and fish bone meal when you first switch to flower and you'll be set.

And yes you can add worms!!! They may or may not stay, bigger the pot,better the chance they'll stay.

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rasta,are you familiar with tennesse brown phosphate?

natureboygrower said:

rasta,are you familiar with tennesse brown phosphate?

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No but you have peaked my interest! Mined phosphate rock from Tennessee or is that too much assumption? Lol

Rasta Roy said:

No but you have peaked my interest! Mined phosphate rock from Tennessee or is that too much assumption? Lol

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lol,it very well might be! its supposedly a phosphate with way less heavy metals,its 0-1-0 but 23% p2 o5(?). i went looking for soft rock phosphate(wanted to try just a pinch in my teas for a pm preventative) but left with this.

natureboygrower said:

lol,it very well might be! its supposedly a phosphate with way less heavy metals,its 0-1-0 but 23% p2 o5(?). i went looking for soft rock phosphate(wanted to try just a pinch in my teas for a pm preventative) but left with this.

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I just looked at the chemical analysis online, seems like legit stuff!

Phosphate rock with heavy metals are typically mined from the ocean. Quality phosphate mines (like the one in Tennessee) are running out. So they've begun mining immature Phosphate deposits, these are full of heavy metals.

I'm not sure what property phosphate rock has that works as a pm preventive though my friend. There's a lot of cannabis growers that will insist that phosphate rock in a tea gives fungal microbes a surface to hang on to...I would argue that they should make some friends in the botany field...lol. A lot of complex fungal relationships that happen in the soil are just not capable of occuring in an aerated tea environment.

Compost tea with just compost or castings and molasses will carry some pm preventive properties. So does neem oil.

Rasta Roy said:

I just looked at the chemical analysis online, seems like legit stuff!

Phosphate rock with heavy metals are typically mined from the ocean. Quality phosphate mines (like the one in Tennessee) are running out. So they've begun mining immature Phosphate deposits, these are full of heavy metals.

I'm not sure what property phosphate rock has that works as a pm preventive though my friend. There's a lot of cannabis growers that will insist that phosphate rock in a tea gives fungal microbes a surface to hang on to...I would argue that they should make some friends in the botany field...lol. A lot of complex fungal relationships that happen in the soil are just not capable of occuring in an aerated tea environment.

Compost tea with just compost or castings and molasses will carry some pm preventive properties. So does neem oil.

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yes,i read about phosphate as a pm preventative on microbemans page,tests were still inconclusive,just something he was playing around with.i'll scratch that idea.i have a big brewer as well as a small one that i would like to use as a foliar feed for bugs/pests/disease.from what i understand (maybe you could clear this up)is that a bug deterrent tea would be more fungal dominant? if so,that probably wouldnt be a great idea if im worried about pm? i dont want to spray anything that could attract and be a great host for pm.i'm just looking for something i can brew that would be helpful against disease/bugs/pests wothout going to chems."organic" or not.

natureboygrower said:

yes,i read about phosphate as a pm preventative on microbemans page,tests were still inconclusive,just something he was playing around with.i'll scratch that idea.i have a big brewer as well as a small one that i would like to use as a foliar feed for bugs/pests/disease.from what i understand (maybe you could clear this up)is that a bug deterrent tea would be more fungal dominant? if so,that probably wouldnt be a great idea if im worried about pm? i dont want to spray anything that could attract and be a great host for pm.i'm just looking for something i can brew that would be helpful against disease/bugs/pests wothout going to chems."organic" or not.

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You would actually want bacteria, a simple tea with castings and molasses will be a decent bug prevent, honestly, actively Foliar spraying your plants with plain water can be a pretty good bug preventative. So are strong fans.

Neem oil with a touch of plain dish soap to help it cling to the leaves is a solid bug preventative.

Go heavy on your preventative strategy in veg, and your first couple weeks of veg but back off once you get to bud development. Keep the strong fans going and always wear fresh shoes in your grow room!

And always spray when your lights first go on, never when they go off!

Try agricolas high octane fertilizer. It has almost everything you could need