Spliff - it's funny how cancer-fighting plants are often illegal to the public, yet at the same time by the government they are deeply studied, chemically isolated, and sold under a brand name as "medicine". I would rant forever along side you if we had a thread on that topic lol...but agreed we should keep it focused here on the soil food web.
I guess I'll post some relevant pics from recently to keep it on track.
First, the seeds I received from Horizon Herbs - Yarrow, Nettle, and Chamomile. I also picked up some alfalfa and dandelion seeds locally, and planted a bunch of areas outside with all of the above. Also, some are in pots in my greenhouse/sunroom.
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Also got 5 Russian Comfrey roots from Horizon...these are in pots - some inside, some out.
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Here is one of the Aloes I got from my friend. Notice what look like aerial roots growing out of it already...are these roots?
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This is a nice picture of some food scraps I had left in a bin to decay for my worms. After a few days everything got coated with this awesome white mold. After a few days I threw some bokashi grain on top, it's still getting moldier and moldier - but still white (this is good right?) I will be setting up my bokashi bucket tomorrow - Just got an old bucket with a spigot on it from a friend
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This is a sweet picture of the top inch of my soil that I noticed during a transplant. The soil was dry and this piece flaked off...check out the fungal hyphae holding it together! This piece was like a dirt chip - !00% glued together by mycelia.
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My homemade EM-1 in the process of culturing. This is 4 days after adding 10 parts milk to rice wash. Can't wait for it to be done!!!
Next up is harvesting BIM, another (3rd) worm bin, collecting leaves/leaf mold from local sources, and I'm sure theres more I cant think of. Always one project after another
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otherwise I get bored.