Does any use anything close to this that saves on the cash
I’m trying to really simplify growing
But not ready for full powder or granular grows.
But stay as organic as possible
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I was actually looking at some threads about recharge the other day. If you search it up and look, I think you can probably still find them. Some people were suggesting other cheaper options from brands that I have not heard before. I do know for sure there are other brands out there with a lot of the same microbes and Trichoderma. I do know Dr. earth, veg and flower girl has a shit load of microbes also, so you get food and beneficials. It’s pretty cheap too.
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I think one product similar was called Mikrobs or something like that. I’m not 100% but I think It’s similar or better and possibly cheaper.
Yrs ago it was great white an roots excel to jump start the soil lol
Or should I say roots
@Mattman
This time I’m thinking
Fox farm soil an veg nutes with microbes an h16 roots because I get it cheap
Then stay with the min products in flower
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There was another one made in Oregon just don’t remember it’s name light blue tub
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That sounds super close to my regimen. I use recycled soil that was fox farms ocean forest at one point, recharge, dry amendments like Dr. earth, pridelands or down to earth basically whatever I have on hand. Some mykos, earthworm castings and compost. I make teas and sometimes add a little TM-7 if I see any funky things develop. I also use tap water that’s bubbled for a few days, we live on top of that giant freshwater aquifer so we’re pretty lucky. I keep it simple and as natural as I can. I provide flowers for my mom and wife so I like to be mindful of what I’m putting into the soil.
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Lots of products similar to recharge. I have some recharge still new in the “jar”, too. Check out the ingredients, they’re all pretty common individual ingredients, and/or found in other “blends”.
Eg: you can find them all at kelp4less. Mycorrhizae, humic/fulvic acid, molasses powder(?), kelp, etc.
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I use these for flower. The maker of Mega Phos has a N specific product but i haven’t tried it. Good luck.
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The cheapest and easiest way to get soil microbes is to go outside and grab a handfull of dirt. Pick a spot where plants are growing. Many different plants is better. Microbes are everywhere and they can double their numbers every 20 minutes. The Universe will provide. 
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In JADAM farming you can make your own with sea salt, water, potato, and two handfuls of leaf mold soil. It’s called JMS(JADAM microbe solution) I’ve been making this for a bit now and it’s far superior to anything you can buy.
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it was called compost tea well before jms jadam
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I agree, I till in my additives every fall, cover with plastic and let it cook for the winter. I have no claim of organic but I only add from nature.
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I’ve used recharge on and off for years primarily for the molasses and kelp… not sure how effective it is past those two ingredients but def can’t hurt. Little packet from Amazon lasts months
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Edit: sorry this was supposed to be in reply to the original topic
This company makes a great inoculation package and it’s decently priced. About $6 bucks a pound, more diversity, and higher concentrations of microbe CFUs/propagules than something like recharge. By comparison recharge is something like $45/lb vs microlife’s $6-7/lb. Compost extract is another great way to get microbes into your system if you have access to high quality compost.
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Thanks everyone for your response
I do have worm beens an compost in colville my son’s mom has the other plants up there
I was looking for a cheap replacement in the city
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Not sure if you’ve heard of Mr grow it the YouTube guy but he has some product called the stash or something you can find it on Amazon which uses microbes and similar to recharge
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The biggest caveat to buying products for microbes is that 99% of them culture at 80*f. So unless you are always running a tent or outdoor at or above those temps, most won’t be of much use.
I live in the forest and will happily mail you some leaf mold soil from my area. We range from -20 in winter to 90 in the summer. Lots of hard wood leaves are continuously being broken down by fungi and microbes.
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@CaptainRon I will look into this
Because in colville it is the forest an I do visit multiple times a yr my children mom is there with a huge compost bin I actually built lol
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I used recharge in flower once. Maybe this was the wrong thread to bring up flower specific microbes.
My bad.
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