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The last thing you want is for cooking soil to be anerobic, you aren't fermenting it, but trying to foster aerobic bacteria with adequate aeration and drainage. EM1 has both aerobic and anerobic bacteria in it for the different ways there is to use it (the EM1). Wet

That 'musty' smell usually has two underlying causes, both related. First, a lack of drainage holes in whatever the mix is stored in and no air holes/loose lid on top. The main reason is a lack of aeration (perlite), and not enough O2 in the mix. I start with ~40% perlite and usually end up...

Not anymore, It just became more convenient to mix bokashi bran globally into the mix. Same benefits, less hassle. Wet

I was merely expressing happiness over your moment of clarity and understanding, not trying to take credit for anything and you respond like this? Get over yourself. Wet

Get the gallon jug of 99.8% pure aloe juice at WalMart, a bit over $6 for the gallon. Get the plain, but they do offer flavors for the folks that drink some daily. Good stuff and cheap. Wet

Love those *lightbulb* moments when everything just clicks and is made perfectly clear how things fit together. LABS bring all kinds of benefits and are both cheap and easy for DIY. Wet

The spent grains also do really well as worm food, another way to compost them. If you haven't yet, starting a worm bin should be a top priority for any organic growing. Wet

What *I* do (assuming you don't need 20-7gal full), is knock off what dirt I can and cut the fine roots with hand pruners and add this back to the knocked off dirt, reamend and use for the next crop. The dirt and the heavier root ball near the base of the plant gets chunked in a container or...

The main problem *I* had the two times trying to make LABs (several years apart), was forgetting about it while between the first couple of steps, ruining it and wasting time. With the Teraganix, you go right to step 3, expanding it, and even if you forget after the ferment is done it's still...

Before you do anything, one quick question. What do the buds and the small sugar leaves around the bud look like? Are they still green? Or, are they yellowing also? If they are yellowing, you have a situation. If not, you are about to try and fix a problem that doesn't exist. More than a...

Yeah, sometimes 'smart pots' aren't all that smart. Ran into the same *too fast drying conditions* and went back to hard sided containers. Wet

YOW !! That's not a tea, that's a gumbo ! You answered your own question with the comment about them doing better with just plain water.. Once your micro herd is established they self regulate and balance out as they and the plants see fit. Adding more usually just upsets the balance they've...

FWIW, I got turned on to gypsum/sulfur from growing garlic a good bit before it was mentioned much on canna forums and what eventually worked best for me was a light application (1/4 - 1/2cup/cf), when making the mix and a decent top dress in very early spring (late Feb, early March), when the...

You could google it for 'exact', but it is a fungal growth that shows up usually in freshly made mixes when there is a lot of stuff just starting to break down. In worm bins it's a sign of a bit too much wet food added at once. I try to avoid it, but it does happen. It will sit for a bit (and...

There was a really cool article in WaPo a couple days ago about the (very), few traditional charcoal makers in N Spain. These guys would spend days to weeks building the 'mountains' of oak logs/limbs, hay bales and earth. Once lit, the fires would burn for weeks to months till done. Neat...

Looks like 'Santa's beard" and that's Ok, but I would avoid paper towels in the future. They are treated to not break down and newsprint (no glossy or colored ink), or plain old brown cardboard does much better. I would also slack off some on the veggie scraps, they can end up adding too much...

This is awful close to harvest to be adding anything other than plain water IME. But, you could also do it and find out for yourself if it was a good idea or not. Wet

Totally agree with the "small adjustments" goal! ^^ Not so much a 'less is more' type of deal but more of a 'it's easy to add more, but a real bitch to remove. How well did the azomite dissolve? I have the micronized, but have always used it dry and am curious. Wet

Here's my take on it: The very first organic mix I did was LC's #1. His macro amendments & amounts were: Blood meal @1/2cup/cf Bone meal @1cup/cf Kelp meal @1/2cup/cf Dolomite lime @1cup/cf That was it for the base mix, but then, other amendments like greensand and azomite were mentioned as...

I'd check the azomite co website. *I* use 1cup/cf in my mix, but I seem to remember the website had measurements for mixing with water for application. For "mineral", mineral sources, it's down to azomite and greensand, both @1cup/cf. Other sources include the everpresent kelp meal and...