RE: [compost_tea] minerials from pink salt crystals
54125;
Plants can often benefit from various nutrient elements - especially if they
are in short supply. I have no experience of these products, but off the
bat, would suggest caution in having a build-up of salts in your root zone
from over application. Personally, I would rather add compost as it has
probably sufficient nutrients in an available form for most plants. Why not
do an assay of your soil and apply correctives of those nutrient elements in
short supply? Or are you convinced that you have a shortage of all the
elements you are supplying? What will you do when you have excesses of some?
Calcium is usually the element in short supply.
SS
From: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of ds54125
Sent: 28 September 2011 00:39
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] minerials from pink salt crystals
I have made a brine solution from pink himalayan salt crystals by
adding enough ro water to enough crystals to have some crystals
remaining after 24 hrs. From what I read,this should be a 26%
solution, which is diluted w/8 parts water to make it a 3% solution,
which should be the same as sea water, and this should be diluted
1:10 which would be safe for plants and have all elements present in sea
water. I want to incorporate my 26% brine solution into my tea.
I have tried a product called Ocean Solution, which is a concentrate
of ocean water that has 90 elements present and a dilution rate of
1:100, in my tea brew using 2oz, of this to a 15 gal. brew w/good
noticeable results. I made a 15 gal vortex brewer and use a 90w
Sweetwater linear diaphragm air pump.
I was thinking of using 11oz of the 26% solution in my next 15gal brew.
Anyone ever use a brine like this this before? At what rate? Anyone use
Ocean Solution before?Came to
11oz because Ocean Solution is a little more than 5 times as concentrated as
brine solution, 5x2oz=10oz w/an xtra oz. and that diluting the 11ozs at 1:18
to make it safe for plants is still way below
safe levels for 15 gal of brew water.
Received on Wed Sep 28 2011 - 06:37:25 EDT
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