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yes, virtually everything can be found online, but it can take A LOT of time. check out the ROLS thread on RIU. lots of good info, which my book is based on, but my book is also more coherent and can be read through quicker. there's always a trade off.

i humbly submit my upcoming book for consideration if you're wanting to grow organically

very much true: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23312137 & http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/should-we-all-take-a-bit-of-lithium.html

From: http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/02/28/new-us-patents-could-signal-the-end-of-pesticides-gmos/ The biopesticides described in the patent reveals a near permanent, safe solution for over 200,000 species of insects, and it all comes from a mushroom. After what is called...

To get back to organics, just wanted to share the best summary of soil life I've found so far: Soil contains a diversity of life forms which can interact with plants, such life forms including bacteria, fungi and nematodes. These biological forms are particularly abundant in the rhizosphere...

yeah, they be better off adding lithium instead: higher lithium levels in the public drinking water are associated with lower suicide rates.

In general, LEDs produce little heat. I can't imagine it increasing your grow room's temps more than a few degrees, at most.

i use area 51 leds. for their 150w model they suggest: Minimum: 24"x24" Maximum: 36"x36" Optimal: 24"x30" footprints

I found this: "Whole dried insects are about 10 percent chitin, more or less." http://www.food-insects.com/Vol2%20no3.htm

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according to this site: http://microbeorganics.com/ having too much air/agitation is a myth except when your water is jumping out everywhere.

looks like you can also buy bug poop for chitin: http://www.onfrass.com lolz.

smashed-up insects, eh. do you catch your own? where do you get your bug bits? thanks for the kind words.

I used plastic storage totes, with no problem. i first put a layer of small lava rocks, and then a mix of composted manure and moar lava rock. i just kept it open, without a lid, but you can cut out the middle of the lid and add a mesh for airflow. i threw my worms in gardening pots big and...

@Pattahabi Yes, this is an excerpt from the book shown by my avatar; the book is on pre-order at amazon and will be released on 30 March, if not sooner. I think I'll re-name "liming agent" to "calcium-supplement". what do you think? I'd rather list these under "mineral mix", but it makes that...

While we're on the subject, here's a soil mix excerpt from my book (only step 1): How to Organically Garden in 8 easy-to-moderately bothersome steps: 1. Make your soil mix according to the following ratios.[1] BASE MIX There are two options for the base mix o A ratio of 1:1:2 (one part...

depending on your soil mix, you can grow many vegetables. i've grown chilli plants that really took off after transplant. aloe vera and other house plants too. or your could just plant a cover crop, throw in some compost worms, and let it go fallow. that's what i'm doing now, out of laziness.

i can't give a definitive answer, but i don't think neem oil, in those quantities, will kill significant soil life. neem makes plants less attractive to bigger bugs, and kills smaller bugs like aphids, thrips or whitefly with direct application. earth worms love neem, so i think covering the...

hi, long time lurker here. i've just finished writing a book about growing in a permaculture/rols style. looking for a couple of readers before i publish. please pm me if interested.

Thanks to everyone who replied. ACE still works as the book is also for those who are new to permaculture-style growing, but are experienced hydro/conventional growers. Actually, I was looking for a seedbank like ACE right before I started this post.