Quote Originally Posted by dylan
hey torog, i don't know how to make tea, but would like to know. i just put the castings in the soil and mixed it up. what are the advantages of using tea? can you mix it with water and fertilize the plants like that? ...only a few more months until it's time to get ready for next year. i think i will try some cp strains, maybe some dagga and some outdoor cambodian. i have never bought seeds online before and i want to see if they are worth the cash. maybe hempheadjack is willing to sell some seeds? lol
Howdy Dylan,

Basically,in order to make a manure tea,you need to suspend a bag of the chosen manure,in ph adjusted water,6.8 - 7.0, for 4-7 days. I did my tea,by the gallon , using a family-sized tea-bag,I took out the tea leaves and replaced them with bat guano,re-stapled the bag ,with the string,letting the bag sit in the water totally submerged. I used the milk-jug cap,to hold the string of the bag,and I used the string to dip the bag in and out of the water-and swirled the contents around. After several days,it will look nasty-but it will be ready for use. You can then use it at full strength,or dilute it,depending on how well the plants are able to utilize the extra fert.

Indoors,under a weak or low-light set-up,the plants may not be growing vigorously enough,to utilize full strength-dilution would be called for,in that case. You can even use the tea as a foliar spray-but I dang sure wouldn't do it indoors...lol.

When you consider the time,cost and risk,associated with growing,it makes sense,to have the best genetics possible. In my opinion,seeds from a good seed-bank,are the way to go,because of the consistantcey and reliability,of superior genetics..believe me,it's the difference between night and day.

As for Jack, ya never know..he's a generous and kind-hearted man,I'm sure that if he can help ya,he will.

Have a good one....Torog