@Gopher_Reaper, malted barley is just grain that has been sprouted and dried so that would be considered fully organic. It’s equivalent to a sprouted seed tea without all the hassle.
As for KOH being a problem for processing kelp, I didn’t know that, but it sounds like a straight pH adjustment that is not using NaOH which would be much worse. One doesn’t use kelp for K but for all the other trace nutes and enzymes.
And have you heard of the mineral Humalite? It is the freshwater version of Leonardite. It’s is almost like coal but is about 65% Humic acids. So just a powdered mineral to provide Humic acids. Only mined here in Alberta apparently.
Molasses, compost and humalite go a long way even if you skip the kelp. Cheers, and awesome plants.
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