Greasemonkey's Compost Pile

greasemonkeymann said:
nothing wrong with that my man
in fact not only does it add nitrogen back into the soil (after the legume composts) but it's also a good "canary-in-the-gold-mine"
cuz EVERYTHING likes the way legumes taste, you'll get mites, or aphids on those rather than your cannabis
BUT only for a day or two.. then it's a clusterfuck
here is a pic of a big-ass clover in a no-till smartie from last yr
if you "wheres waldo" it hard enough you can see the stem from the harvested plant, that one was a slow-ass GSC... hate that strain... good enough to wanna run more than once but such a slooooow strain.. and yields small too
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Was there a certain type of comfrey that is best? I think that we are about to order some!
 
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That would look nice as a wildflower. I think that you said that they are invasive plants right? I would be fine with that... I have a spot picked out for them lol. This is where I have been gathering leaves from.
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MustangStudFarm said:
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That would look nice as a wildflower. I think that you said that they are invasive plants right? I would be fine with that... I have a spot picked out for them lol. This is where I have been gathering leaves from.
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here is mine flowering from a week ago
nevermind the jasmine tangling it, they are buddies, also that's a "cloned" runner of aloe too
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greasemonkeymann said:
heh, absolutely...
I have a couple dead mice at the bottom, tons of old cannabis leaves, I once made a pile using about 60% redwood pineneeedles (to prove a point, that it wasn't acidic after composting), doghair, beard clippings, bigass mushrooms...
all sorts of things..
but doghair is LOADED with slow release nitrogen.
very close to the macro value of feather meal (basicly the same thing really)
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DAMN!! Who knew. Love this place! Learning new stuff constantly. That is bad ass bruh! I have 5 dogs so yeah ... this is a nice tidbit to know!
 
MustangStudFarm said:
It is not that old of a thread! I just thought that other people were not interested in compost? Grease is a great guy, I am still learning from him!!!
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Hell yeah, there is lots to learn from him I see. This is fascinating info man and based on the content I guess it's never too old of a thread! It's making me look at EVERYTHING and question whether or not I should trash it, or being to stockpile it for compost!! Loving this!
 
greasemonkeymann said:
heh, absolutely...
I have a couple dead mice at the bottom, tons of old cannabis leaves, I once made a pile using about 60% redwood pineneeedles (to prove a point, that it wasn't acidic after composting), doghair, beard clippings, bigass mushrooms...
all sorts of things..
but doghair is LOADED with slow release nitrogen.
very close to the macro value of feather meal (basicly the same thing really)
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Okay, I'll let you work with the dead mice! Dog hair and rabbit shit is about as far as I am willing to go; I will freak the f**k out thinking there are dead mice contributing to my grow! LMBO!! Seriously, what do they contribute to the soil?
 
Chicsgro2 said:
Okay, I'll let you work with the dead mice! Dog hair and rabbit shit is about as far as I am willing to go; I will freak the f**k out thinking there are dead mice contributing to my grow! LMBO!! Seriously, what do they contribute to the soil?
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heh, welllll?
i'd imagine it to be sorta a speck of blood meal, bone meal, and mice hair.....
Soooo yea...
MustangStudFarm said:
I thought about this before, maybe get the fur before you apply flea drops or anything..
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YES!!!
of course!
in fact I don't treat my dog with anything, but luckily she has super short fur and the only bugs we get in the forest are ticks, which are easy to spot on her, but she knows the routine, she is so smart I just have to say
"let me check you for bugs"
and she flips over, lets me check her belly, then lies on her side.. then the other side
Greatest dog ever..
 
Chicsgro2 said:
Hell yeah, there is lots to learn from him I see. This is fascinating info man and based on the content I guess it's never too old of a thread! It's making me look at EVERYTHING and question whether or not I should trash it, or being to stockpile it for compost!! Loving this!
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and this is EXACTLY why I am on this site, to help people see what I wish would have been exposed to me, way back in the 1990s...
I will never say the way I grow, and the philosophies and principles involve are the "only" way, not even the "right" way..
just the way that makes the most sense to me, and not only is the most environmentally friendly, but just so happens to grow me the best herb I can find.
Notice how I said it that way...
you get to a point where you make the soil just right, and you no longer become the grower..
you just become the guy that pays the electricity bills and adds water.... and trims it all up at the end..
 
You really dont get fleas? I have to treat the yard and carpet every other month or else they go crazy! When I was in the army, I spent time with a guy from Oregon. He said that he went to basic training in Missouri, and he said that all of the biting insects were horrible compared to Oregon. He said that he has never seen a firefly until then also.
 
greasemonkeymann said:
and this is EXACTLY why I am on this site, to help people see what I wish would have been exposed to me, way back in the 1990s...
I will never say the way I grow, and the philosophies and principles involve are the "only" way, not even the "right" way..
just the way that makes the most sense to me, and not only is the most environmentally friendly, but just so happens to grow me the best herb I can find.
Notice how I said it that way...
you get to a point where you make the soil just right, and you no longer become the grower..
you just become the guy that pays the electricity bills and adds water.... and trims it all up at the end..
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Talking to you is better than any "Grow book" that I have read.. I feel like it is still 1990 where I am lol!
 
MustangStudFarm said:
You really dont get fleas? I have to treat the yard and carpet every other month or else they go crazy! When I was in the army, I spent time with a guy from Oregon. He said that he went to basic training in Missouri, and he said that all of the biting insects were horrible compared to Oregon. He said that he has never seen a firefly until then also.
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nah, no fleas at all, not a single one...
BUT the redwood forest is crawling with like 5 types of spider mites...
EVERY grow I have, has mites to a degree.. always a battle.
 
greasemonkeymann said:
nah, no fleas at all, not a single one...
BUT the redwood forest is crawling with like 5 types of spider mites...
EVERY grow I have, has mites to a degree.. always a battle.
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I was looking for an invasive type of comfrey. From what I read, they spread from the root mass instead of seeds... Is that why you let it grow through your smart pot, to spread the roots?
 
Hey guys, learning some really good stuff here! I'm just getting started on composting. Just made a bin today from a bed frame, pallet, and some wood I found in the high desert Cali.

I've been gathering leaves from the park where I walk my dogs. People look at me like I'm crazy, but I don't have any trees at my house. I've gathered about 7 trash bags full over the past couple weeks. Some are still in bags and some are in a big trash bin for green waste recycling, which we don't actually have here.

My main concern is what can be added to my compost pile, ( I'm getting there )and what should not be. I started with peat moss and stuff from my wife's job. She brought me cabbage, sweet potatoe peels, lettuce leaves and cores, cucumber, onion and skins, white radish ends. I should have enough grass to add in a couple days if needed. Bought a couple bags of rabbit/ hamster bedding because of no grass.

It is still cold at night ( low 30's to mid 40's ) and my pile does not seem to be doing much. I've added a bunch of leaves and layered all of this. Try to turn it every 3 or 4 days. It was steaming once, but not so much since turning. Pile is on the ground now, and covered, but I'm wondering if the soil that gets scooped up is affecting the heat.

Sorry for the long post, just trying to give as much info as possible to get this sorted out, as I am new to composting.Thanks for any help with this.
 
shaft09 said:
She brought me cabbage, sweet potatoe peels, lettuce leaves and cores, cucumber, onion and skins, white radish ends.
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This part should go to the worm bin, easy on the onions. It is still compost, just called vermicompost.
For your leaf compost, you need a good ratio of carbon(brown) to nitrogen(greens) for the pile to steam well. I noticed that mine was dry and it keeps it from heating up as well. Even after the rain we just had, I pulled back the tarp and turned the pile, there was still dry spots...
 
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