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While you may be right, I feel the need to say that we are growing Marijuana... And they need quite a tight pH range. Adjusting pH to accommodate the microbes, while potentially putting the medium out of an acceptable range might not provide the right growing conditions for cannabis to thrive. I have found that the microbes and fungi regulate pH by themselves and adjustments aren't really needed. I have also found that fungi and bacteria thrive if they have access to food, and while adjusting pH might improve their growth... It's really not needed. Plant roots feed carbohydrates to the microbes and fungi and keep the population growing and or adequate.

Your soil and plants need both fungal and bacterial populations and the diversity is very important. You need enough of the good guys to keep the bad guys in check. They all have different functions relating to different nutrients/elements and the plants need them all. Keep in mind that it could take about 3-4weeks to establish the necessary populations, they in turn populate and ''grow'' within the medium, then the ''foodweb'' starts to work for you. Organically speaking ''No Till'' would be best (no disturbance), because the micro organisms can establish their populations and grow without interference and when you plant, the foodweb is allready well established and you tap into that and reap the benefits from the start. It would be very difficult to brew a specific tea either fungal or bacterial as they are some of the most abundant life forms on the planet. Literally everywhere and on everything. Only way to check would be through a microscope and I'm pretty sure you're going to find both fungi and bacteria most of the time. I believe the important points are, diversity and keeping it aerobic. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Some trichome shot.

The PH range that needs to be tweaked is pretty tight, 5.8 - 6.5 (ignore the bits about the extremes), weed should be aight, but again im on about soil and not even brewing, derailing the thread a bit. Proof is in the puddin always

I forgot to mention some important details, but didn't include it as I am lately just inoculating my soils at different stages with different mixes. Didn't think its relevant but let me explain, seeing a lot of you guys are doing this with DWC it might be applicable, at the very least quite interesting. The trick in soil after inoculations to control a fungi or bacterial dominate soil life is simply to control the ph of the medium. Also bear in mind like mentioned above when looked under a microscope you will find both fungi and bacteria, however with PH adjustments, you can let one thrive and the other struggle a little bit. What PH does bacteria prefer? Most bacteria grow best around neutral pH values (6.5 - 7.0), but some thrive in very acid conditions and some can even tolerate a pH as low as 1.0. Such acid loving microbes are called acidophiles. Even though they can live in very acid environments, their internal pH is much closer to neutral values. What PH does fungi prefer? In comparison, fungi thrive at slightly acidic pH values of 5.0–6.0. Microorganisms that grow optimally at pH less than 5.55 are called acidophiles. So in a nutshell soil gets inoculated (need to setup for brewing again) and then I try keep PH at around 6.5 - 7.0 for veg, then drop it down to about 5.8 - 6.0 for flowering. I do this mostly with the water/water+feed that the plants receive. Maybe the same is possible in DWC, however I do know with brewing teas sometimes PH goes all over the place.

Awe@Dank Checked up on her again this afternoon before work (pulling nightshift) and she is progressing well. Branches have turned more and she is going for the sunlight- so positive growth has resumed, she's a very resilient lady. Must confess I like the look of the ''candalabra'' effect this type of training is producing. Must be my previous bonsai training coming through....hahaha.[emoji3] I think it helps to keep the bottom of the plant clear from pests and exposes the top of the plant to more light where it's needed. The plant structure looks solid enough to support the colas, but support can be added later if needed. Only time will tell. Cheers vir eers.[emoji16] Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Sounds fucken rancid I'd hit that

Ok he just got named "FruityPuke" #fruitypuke at Dank - 420SA

I got sent some free regular Kush beans as part of a order from the States. It is apparently from a legendary Kush dad in California. I culled one male from the batch, but one special male plant emerged. The smells coming off the stalk is pungent, fruity and pukey at the same time. Pretty sure this is more HinduKush / Afgani leaning as opposed to OgKush. This bud has popped out in about a week, super fast trigger, will post some more pics as he flowers out. He will be doing some natural pollination with a few select ladies, will also collect pollen as well as take some cuttings to keep him backed up.