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van isle b.c. canada

looking for home made tea recipes for approx 6 gals. thanx craig

5/18/2008 10:22:23 AM

Seattle, WA

I just dug this info. up from an organic lawn care group that Dr. Ingham is a part of.

"Keep the ACT recipe simple.

100 gallon brewer
7 pounds of good compost (or 15 pounds of not-so-wonderful compost)
1 gal humic acid (Turf Pro for example)
1 pound kelp (please make sure it is organic approved)
MAYBE half gallon of non-sulfured blackstrap molasses (again organic please!)

No molasses once temperatures are above 85 F, increase the molasses if brewing in cold weather

If you brew in a 5 gal container, then,

5 gal brewer
1 pound compost
A half cup of humic acid
1 to 3 tablespoons of kelp
a teaspoon of non-sulfured, blackstrap molasses

check biology when you are done. If fungi are too low, up the humic acid, or lower the molasses

Bacteria and fungi compete for food. High bacteria mean low fungi, unless you get the right balance of foods for them to both do well.

Hope this helps!

Elaine"


One note though....we measure our compost by volume rather than by weight because moisture can fluctuate quite a bit in compost depending on the season. I would change the 1 lb. of compost to 1.5-2 cups, and try to incorporate a couple of sources of compost into that mix.

5/19/2008 1:20:13 AM

South East

2 cups wormcastings,, 1 cup alfa alfa, 1/2 cup kelpmeal,
3 tablespoons humic acid, 1 cup mollases.

5/19/2008 12:04:12 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Frank, those measurements, for how many gallons in yer brewer? Peace, Wayne

5/19/2008 10:16:38 PM

South East

5 gallons wayne...give it a try, it works good, 2 day brew.

5/20/2008 1:05:50 PM

Fresno, Ca

Tad and Frank what percent Humic acid? I have found several sources that range from 20% up to the 90% soluble that Tad has.

5/21/2008 5:41:24 PM

Midwest

Thank you Tad and Frank for these recipes. It's great to have you guys on this board!
Greg

6/2/2008 1:13:20 PM