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have you tried the dry form of humic or do you always use the liquid form? just curious as I bought the ful-humix from bio ag a while back and find myself rarely using it. I grew some kale plants not too long ago and would mix an 1/8th of a teaspoon in with some dried coconut powder every couple...

I would post a picture of what you see growing on top so someone with more experience than me can see what you're dealing with exactly. I would venture a guess that what you are seeing is mycellium growth which would be an awesome thing to see. As long as it's white and not some strange color or...

Well said sir. I am very new to organic mixes and growing in general, but I had much better success following this type method as opposed to using a pre-mixed product (FFoF for me as well). Nothing but problems when I grew with amended FFoF. The first batch I made from scratch, similar to what...

Yea, that was an awesome read and gave me a lot better perspective moving forward with my researching and looking at things. Thank you for being so detailed and thorough in your response. i'm sure it'll go a long way for others as well.

The h series ones are 1600 and the l09 ones are 1380 ma.

Hey, first off I am brand new to the whole diy led builds. I have been reading a lot, but seem to be running myself in circles trying to figure it all out. I am looking to build a small veg light for a 2x2.5 ft tent to start with and then expand as I become more comfortable with the whole...

also on the rock dust addition, if you aren't adding ground up eggshells or anything with "grit", the dusts will help aid in the worms digestion I read. I believe it would mimic the sand qualities that make up our natural soils outside.

nice, valid points for sure. I'll have to keep that in mind moving forward with the char. I may also have to start incorporating some cardboard again and see how it goes. definitely a more endless supply of carbon that way. for sure on the spent grain though. my sister brews beer for a craft...

oh, I also put a couple shovels full of compost from outside the past couple of beddings I've whipped up.

hell yea, I'm sure it'll transition just fine. to be honest though, I haven't quite mastered keeping my bin as "even" as others probably do as far as moisture and air flow. I have turned everything gently by hand two times since my lower portions seemed to be holding a little more moisture than...

I keep my worm bin in my room just out of laziness now. when I first started it, it was the only spot I had for it. I've never had a problem with bugs around, occasionally there will be a few fruit flies but i usually just cover the scraps and they disappear almost immediately. I use roughly...

Haha nice score. your mix sounds awesome, hope the season goes well for you sir. do you plan on "feeding" them at all or is it pretty much just water throughout the cycle? I am starting to see more worm activity, but it's nothing crazy. the worms I find are very large and fat so I like knowing...

I've got these going for now, it's a mix of leaves and grass clippings mainly, but slowly adding small amounts of some biochar in as I burn them up. I've been starting to do small batches of burns when I'm turning the piles or doing other yardwork. these have been going since November probably...

Haha that's perfect and those sandals are dope too. that compost looks so good as well too. are your piles solely leafy type inputs or is there grass clippings in there as well?

looks awesome man. just checking this out is making me get my lazy ass out to my piles today. what size mesh are you sitting yours through?

I just made a small batch and I charged it with some fish hydrolosate and some kelp/alfalfa meal in water for two days. i just strained it all through an empty smart pot I had over my compost piles outside. I'd definitely dump it on something though, but that's me.

From what I've read so far about the worms, the two work different levels of the soil, so I don't think it would be a competition for food. My guess is that it is a more healthy bin with the night crawlers doing work below the red's and therefore a healthier red worm population starting to boom...

That looks awesome man, nice work. Are you turning these piles at all? I ask because I have a huge, 10+ years old pile of leaves/grass clippings/rotting logs from the property over the years. I've been building some smaller containers out of old pallets to make it more manageable and to get to...

that's a nice looking bin up there sir. what did you line or use for the inside lining? any luck with the peels up top? hopefully they came up for you.

Would you guys recommend 100% natural lump charcoal, like the cowboy brand stuff? I attempted my first run at making my own biochar in an old round wood burning stove. Its small and probably not the most efficient, but burned up a couple trash cans full of small branches and yard litter. I ended...