Organic Growing Books?

[budLIFE60]

Hey just wanted to up my knowledge on organic growing a bit. What are some good books youve read on this? Thanks

 

[whitebb2727]

First book you need to read is "Teaming with microbes". By Jeff lowenfels and Wayne lewis.

 

[Richard Drysift]

True living Organics by the rev- not really in depth but a primer into one simple style of organic growing. A short afternoon read but does contain several organic tea and soil recipes to reference

 

[foreverflyhi]

Teaming with nutrient

 

[mr sunshine]

@Xephier u need this thread..read bro!

 

[hyroot]

Teaming With Microbes, Teaming With Nutrients, Compost( Elaine Ingham), Growing Marijuana Soma Style, The No Work Garden Book, Sustainable Gardening


There a lot of books

 

[green_machine_two9er]

All suggested are good reads.
To slightly hijack but on topic has anyone read organic marjiuana soma style. And if so how is this book college textbook price. Used lowest I coul find is 40$. And one read it and recommend, or nt?

 

[budLIFE60]

Hey thanks all for the great replies i will be looking into all these books!
I was really interested in teaming with nutrients so i may start there!

If theres anything else you think i need to see please share!

 

[Smidge34]

Not a book, but there are tons of internet sources too. I recommend you Google "the unconventional farmer" and "making your own homemade nutrients". You will be busy a very long time with just those two searches.

 

[Dr. Who]

Teaming With Microbes, Teaming With Nutrients, Compost( Elaine Ingham), Growing Marijuana Soma Style, The No Work Garden Book, Sustainable Gardening


There a lot of books

Ah Soma,,,the white rasta.....very good book! You can learn about some simple grow tactic's right on his site.......

 

[xxMissxx]

Anyone know where Somas daughter Willow is at? Shes ignoring ME! Annoying!

 

[Pattahabi]

Not the best copy, but it works...

P-

 

[green_machine_two9er]

Not the best copy, but it works...

P-

Damn right it works! Wow thanks! Was getting ready to buy this myself.

 

[BarnBuster]

All suggested are good reads.
To slightly hijack but on topic has anyone read organic marjiuana soma style. And if so how is this book college textbook price. Used lowest I coul find is 40$. And one read it and recommend, or nt?

.pdf download here:

http://ytdj.org/PDF Library/Cannabis/Organic Marijuana, Soma Style - The Pleasures Of Cultivating Connoisseur Cannabis.pdf

 

[hyroot]

you can download pdf torrents of all those books from kat.cr

 

[Lucifder]

Any books out there with recipes? Or care to share your own? thanks and peace R.I.U dudes and dudettes

 

[greasemonkeymann]

Hey thanks all for the great replies i will be looking into all these books!
I was really interested in teaming with nutrients so i may start there!

If theres anything else you think i need to see please share!

Not a book, but there are tons of internet sources too. I recommend you Google "the unconventional farmer" and "making your own homemade nutrients". You will be busy a very long time with just those two searches.

If I may add, and at the risk of sounding like a broken record.. PLEASE check out any and ALL homesteading sites.
I'm serious, waaaaaay more shit there than you'll ever need to know, not to mention if you are sorta an organic head, homesteading is probably interesting to you anyways, or I am just a nerd... but I digress.
google or bing or whatever "homestead gardening"
and get some coffee.
ALLLLL those other recommendations are golden also, but for some people that can get a lil overwhelming... by microbial populations, mychorrizhae, and such.
And we all know that for beginners it's often TOO much information that causes issues, and then "over" tending to their plants, tweaking things every day because of being too eager/overzealous
(we've all been there)
Keep it simple.
for me, the biggest thing was a simple quality humus source, compost or ewc, in my case the compost is like gold, makes the entire process almost idiot proof.
Less peat, more compost, more aeration, slow release nutrients mixed in months prior with the compost, no aging needed, partial no-till, re-mix with compost every third or fourth run depending on container size and strains.

 

[green_machine_two9er]

If I may add, and at the risk of sounding like a broken record.. PLEASE check out any and ALL homesteading sites.
I'm serious, waaaaaay more shit there than you'll ever need to know, not to mention if you are sorta an organic head, homesteading is probably interesting to you anyways, or I am just a nerd... but I digress.
google or bing or whatever "homestead gardening"
and get some coffee.
ALLLLL those other recommendations are golden also, but for some people that can get a lil overwhelming... by microbial populations, mychorrizhae, and such.
And we all know that for beginners it's often TOO much information that causes issues, and then "over" tending to their plants, tweaking things every day because of being too eager/overzealous
(we've all been there)
Keep it simple.
for me, the biggest thing was a simple quality humus source, compost or ewc, in my case the compost is like gold, makes the entire process almost idiot proof.
Less peat, more compost, more aeration, slow release nutrients mixed in months prior with the compost, no aging needed, partial no-till, re-mix with compost every third or fourth run depending on container size and strains.

Hey greasemonkeyman. I have a handful of no till pots started. 10 gallons. Do you too dress with anything besides compost? I wondering when I should mix in some new nutrients on top if ever. Also I'm a bit concerned about the soil becomin to "tight". Almost hard.

 

[greasemonkeymann]

Hey greasemonkeyman. I have a handful of no till pots started. 10 gallons. Do you too dress with anything besides compost? I wondering when I should mix in some new nutrients on top if ever. Also I'm a bit concerned about the soil becomin to "tight". Almost hard.

Ahhh soil tension! Yes, that can sometime be a problem in organics
I topdress with comfrey shavings, worm castings, and the "tops" of the old pots that are waiting for the next run, when I say the tops I mean the all the aeration that has accumulated over the grow.
But I only do that if I think it needs it, it's not everytime.
If the soil tension is too much, you may have too much peat and EWC in it, kinda why I prefer more compost rather than castings.
A good thing to use to fix that is oyster shells, like the stuff they use for chickens, or horticultural sand. Plus they sorts kinda control the PH, not as much as oyster flour though.
Or the usuals, perlite, vermiculite, rice hulls, etc.

 

[green_machine_two9er]

Ahhh soil tension! Yes, that can sometime be a problem in organics
I topdress with comfrey shavings, worm castings, and the "tops" of the old pots that are waiting for the next run, when I say the tops I mean the all the aeration that has accumulated over the grow.
But I only do that if I think it needs it, it's not everytime.
If the soil tension is too much, you may have too much peat and EWC in it, kinda why I prefer more compost rather than castings.
A good thing to use to fix that is oyster shells, like the stuff they use for chickens, or horticultural sand. Plus they sorts kinda control the PH, not as much as oyster flour though.
Or the usuals, perlite, vermiculite, rice hulls, etc.

I was looking at the chicken style oyster shells. It says 15-20% oyster. The rest I'm guessing is calcium carbonate coral or something. Think that's ok?