It begins with a tray...
Guru's 2013
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millworkman
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Thats gonna be some great stuff Rich. What all besides compost went in?
Pepper-Guru
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Just the compost run off, and a handful of worm poo.
Paging Dr. Greenthumb!
Pepper-Guru
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Ah yeah! Haha!
Here are the newest and last recruits for my 2013 season as far as hot peppers are concerned.
Yellow Bhuts, Brown 7 Pots, Fla Wilds and some more Praetermissums.
Also, its about that time. Getting ready for patio containers!
So far it's Four 65 gal, Two 45 gal, and Eight 15 gal air pruning containers.
Also got the grape and hop vines sprayed with the first AACT of the season.
Here are the newest and last recruits for my 2013 season as far as hot peppers are concerned.
Yellow Bhuts, Brown 7 Pots, Fla Wilds and some more Praetermissums.
Also, its about that time. Getting ready for patio containers!
So far it's Four 65 gal, Two 45 gal, and Eight 15 gal air pruning containers.
Also got the grape and hop vines sprayed with the first AACT of the season.
4x 65g Trees!
Pepper-Guru
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millworkman
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And now I am jealous of your tractor Rich, gee thanks... Or is that your buddy who helped with the rows the first time around?
Pepper-Guru
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Just a guy helping me out. Wish I had a nice big tractor like that!
AACT is like the gift that keeps on giving. Pepper plants got their first foliar spray a few minutes ago
Found an aphid or two already so I figured we would eliminate that threat right off the bat with some abrasive, exo skeleton eating micro organisms ! Look at that frothy goodness!
AACT is like the gift that keeps on giving. Pepper plants got their first foliar spray a few minutes ago
Found an aphid or two already so I figured we would eliminate that threat right off the bat with some abrasive, exo skeleton eating micro organisms ! Look at that frothy goodness!
Pepper-Guru
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I don't have a set recipe, per say, I just use what's around at the moment. This time around I used compost run off and a hand full of worm castings. This was the meanest, fastest colinizing batch I've ever done though! One hour for all that foam!
So do you just brew until foam and then use or do you wait the full 24 hours regardless of how quick you get foam?
Pepper-Guru
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I still wait for at least 24 hours. This ensures high colonization values. I pour some into my sprayer, spray the first day, then whatever is left over gets replaced back into the bubble bucket for further aeration. Each day the colonies change a bit and I get a wide array of protection over the course of three to four days. Generally AACTs start off being bacterial or protozoal and finish dominated by fungi. Changing your compost material will have an effect on this as well.
One important thing to remember is that foam isn't necessarily an indicator of a highly colonized tea. The only real way the grower knows what's up is with a scope. I've seen very foamy teas contain almost 0 microbes while teas with no foam have been full of bugs! Its all about what you put in, how much water, how much air and how much time!
One important thing to remember is that foam isn't necessarily an indicator of a highly colonized tea. The only real way the grower knows what's up is with a scope. I've seen very foamy teas contain almost 0 microbes while teas with no foam have been full of bugs! Its all about what you put in, how much water, how much air and how much time!
Pepper-Guru
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Here's a nice video on calcium deficiency in plants. Its pretty straightforward and very informative. Calcium and magnesium deficiencies are often misunderstood or over looked. Often times these deficiencies aren't detected until the plant is really deprived and showing the worst of symptoms. Just thought I'd share. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj8bhuovqGA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj8bhuovqGA
Guru, when you spray with your AACT, do you use it full strength, of do you thin it out with water a little?
Pepper-Guru
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Full strength.
Pepper-Guru
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Feed the soil!
