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To Tea or Not To Tea
Shadowhoundstarted grow question 3 years ago
How's it goin y'all, my question, I hope it's not a dumb question, do I NEED to brew a compost tea if my soil already has fertilizer and nutes in it (using Dr.Earth dry amendments like the all purpose 4-4-4, veg 5-7-3, and bloom 3-9-4) for autos?
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Smokey89answered grow question 3 years ago
Brewing teas helps the microbes in the soil stay active it also helps the plants obtain nutrients at a faster rate however it is not essential for growing but it does increase nutrient uptake and can also help against bugs hope this helps
hafthor_growsanswered grow question 3 years ago
A reasonable alternative to brewing your own aeriated compost tea is an innoculant like ReCharge. UNLESS you are using ACT to deliver nutrients. As long as you are amending every month you shouldn't need additional nutrients. The last factor is pot size. If you are using 10 gallon and below you will likely need to some kind of additional inputs as the pot size is too small for water only. Hope this helps and have a great grow!
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