Brewing Serenade and BT to increase bacterial numbers and effectiveness

[EastBayGrower]

Hi guys

figured this is the best place to ask, i heard a REALLY interesting thing while reading through some outdoor forums last night but cant find ANY of the info again other than just mentioning this as an option..

so what peaked my interest is the idea that you can increase the bacterial numbers in certain foliar fungicides/pesticides like BT (caterpillars) and Serenade (PM). they both consist of bacteria as there key ingredient, and since we brew our AACT's to bred MORE bacteria, i dont see why we couldn't do a separate 5 gal bucket with say..

2 tbls per gallon Seranade
2 tsp per gallon BT (maybe you dont want to mix 2 different kinds of bacteria in one?)
1 tbls blackstrap molasses
more bacterial food (rock dust, brewers yeast, ect..)
maybe some EWC/Humus also?

and after brewing 24-48 hours add whatever you want that will complete your foliar (ie, Aloe, yucca, horse chesnut powder, silica, fulvic acid, ect..)

does this sound like a viable idea? or can anyone see why it wouldnt work....

thanks in advance and i will be continually researching this until i find a suitable answer so stay tuned, going to look into research papers now....


excellent video on the mode of action for SERENADE (or how it works )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA7yiswLdMM

this is a x-post from the organic soil section also, i figured these two forums are the best to ask and some people are one but not the other, i want everyone opinion

 

[EastBayGrower]

lol doing a bit of digging off site i found my answer... looks like people are already doing this and have confirmed that it does work....

pasting from other site....

"Well I talked to someone who I trust and he said Serenade works best when it's been activated; it's been known to be non-effective until it's been activated. To activate Serenade you are just waking up the bacteria and helping them multiply.

So just add a 1/2-1 cup of Serenade to 4-5 gallons of water in your ACT brewer and brew for 24 hours. You also need add food for the bacteria, here are some bacteria foods: blk strap molasses, kelp extract, humic acid and yucca.

I'm gonna use blk strap molasses and humic for food, then brew for 24 hours and spray, spray, spray...

I was told that Serenade should not be added to ACT. The bacteria in Serenade cannibalize the other microbes in the ACT! yikes! So it's best to brew and spray Serenade separately from other microbes."

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[pipeline]

Thanks for the info! I have used serrinade a few times, but have never heard of brewing it. By brewing I guess that means agitation and an air pump?

Need to get some of that for my next trip. Been picking leaves every week. Don't have a good way to brew it though.

 

[EastBayGrower]

yeah you could pre-brew it at a safe location with a air pump, or even add the ingredients and stir in a bucket a few times and leave for a day, should work too... you dont need much its not like its a root drench, its just a foliar, gallon goes a long way..