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TanzanianMagic

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The issue I believe that some tend to run into with mixed solutions with bacteria is that the bacteria effects the solution over time while something like hygrozyme stays stable for years.

Could be wrong. For myself, at the end of the day the price point isn't effected if I add hygrozyme, so I do it.
Or you could invest in a bag of raw sugar, and make your own. The same way you make sauerkraut, only with different ingredients.

You can put, marijuana leaves, chop them and mix with an equal amount in volume of sugar, add (boiled) tapwater, make sure all the leaves are submerged with a stone, and put it away.

You will have your own hemp kombucha, which will have lots of enzymes - the right type for marijuana too. Google:

KOMBUCHA: The Ancient Elixir

When Kombucha first enters the digestive system it coats the stomach with digestive enzymes and live probiotic organisms. These healing elements of the live Kombucha culture immediately begin breaking down undigested foods, toxicity, and wastes produced by pathogenic bacteria that often interferes with our normal digestive processes.
It will do the same in plants too.

You know, we can pretty much make all the fertilizer we need from the very plants we grow.

Just a thought.
 

BubbaBear

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Has anyone tried ultraclear sst?
I dont know what this old thread is doing in the coco section and no I havent tried it but im definitely going to get some, the first ingredient listed Bacillus amyloliquefaciens which is the active ingredient in Botanicares Hydroguard, plus its got bacillus subtilis another known beneficial bacteria for plants, it sounds like it would keep your reservoir and root zone clean and stimulate root growth, l wonder what dosage l should use it at ? The recommend dosage for ponds is one ounce per 150 gallons. So maybe a drop per gallon?
 

Toke562

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I know this thread is old but I think this thread is really relevant, and there are always people that want to try new supplements and additives. I think Botanicare's pure blend tea is worth a try. Contains enzymes, beneficial micro nutrients, and vitamins for a low price.
 
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I grind up 1 oz of malted barley to powder. I dump in 1 gallon of water and bubble for about 3 hours. I strain and ph. Then I saturate a plant with a 1:4 ratio of enzymes to regular h2o.
This seems to be the less popular method for making your own enzymes at home. Less work though.
 
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Xray Kimono

Pond zyme with barley FTW

Total Zyme w Barley ftw here... $8 at Home Depot for enough to last 4 cycles from veg to end under 8kw... Cheap cheap cheap.

I add a few drops per gal once a week or so on a water wo nute day.

I also use a stronger solution of it to prep coco being reused. but that gets flushed after a few days off cooking as prep,, whole different thread
 

mojave green

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thesloppy

I use 1.5 drops per gallon of the Care Free Pond Protector, rounded up (e.g. 5 drops for a 3 gallon reservoir)...all of the liquid enzymes intended for pond/fountain use seem to breakdown to about 1 or 2 drops per gallon, for what little that's worth. Dosage for my product was recommended at 1 capfull per 100 gallons, so I measured out a capfull and then how many drops it took to get to that measurement, and divided by 100.
 

Drakeyd

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API - PondCare Pond-Zyme with BarleY, just order this of the net just to be clear this will do every thing that cannazyme does but for a big saving on price?, do I need to add any thing to this?
 

Drakeyd

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Thank you for the fast response would it be worth adding a Mycorrhizae to my cocco and the enzymes will work fine along side sorry if I sound a bit stupid
 
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thesloppy

Thank you for the fast response would it be worth adding a Mycorrhizae to my cocco and the enzymes will work fine along side sorry if I sound a bit stupid

Yup, enzymes and myco play great together, enzymes break down organic matter and the myco will eat it up. The organic activity of the enzymes (and myco) will result in extra nitrogen for your plant, which is great through veg and the early weeks of bloom, but that extra nitrogen can also work to extend your blooming period, so some folks stop using enzymes around week 5-6 of bloom.
 

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