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You don't consider peat as humus? It pretty much matches the definition of humus to a T. I know you know, but many equate humus with compost and they are 2 different things ... mostly. Wet

Agree with GGJ, I'd forgo that additive, you have a lot of minerals in that mix and whhhile the filter won't hurt anything, it damn sure isn't going to duplicate a RO unit AFA stripping minerals from the water. At least the ones on my fishtanks didn't.:bigjoint: Have you tried it straight from...

And yours is punny.;) Wet

Another 'short' answer (with apologies to GMM), is yes, you can sub OSF for dolomite on a 1 to 1 basis. I do it fairly regulary, mainly on re-amends where more Mg is not needed. I do totally agree with GMM in that, that particular recipe's sauce is weak. The best way I can put it without more...

MICROBES DON'T DIE! Most anyway. They just go dormant till conditions are right again (moisture, temp's, food). You CAN kill them with high heat or strong chemicals, but they've adapted to survive millions of years ago by going dormant. The mix looks fine. Now, just add water and go. Wet

Have you started a worm bin yet? May or may not be able to do a compost pile, but if you have a 3'x3' spot in a corner, you can do a worm bin. The benefits are far ahead of anything you can purchase. Except for the ProTekt, all my BioAg stuff has sat, unused, for several years. Neem cake and...

Whaaaa?? I get malted barley for $1.85/lb for under 10lbs and $1.49/lb buying a 10lb bag. This is at a local "brew shop/organic gardening" place. You're right, $5/lb IS ridiculous! There is way more to malting than a dehydrator though. Very precise temps and times and such. Malters (?)...

There is a large DIY thread right here, within the first three pages. The main thing is, ideal conditions for worms are not ideal conditions for growing cannabis. They survive quite well in pots, but to thrive and multiply they like a bit more moisture and food, a bit too wet and too rich for...

I know, this is a remedial assignment because you totally bombed TROLLING 101, yes? It's not going well. Wet

Start a worm bin. THAT is *the big azz gap in your plan*. I've NEVER added worms to a container, but always end up with plenty of worms. Why? From adding fresh VC (vermicompost), from my bins that is full of cocoons and baby worms. Mature worms added to containers don't do all that well at...

Check out the B.A.S. (Build A Soil), site for "DIY kelp meal tea", or, "Coots hydrated kelp meal trick" Kelp meal tea that's almost instant and good for soil OR foliar. Wet

Same here, I might do a tea on the veggie garden in early spring or to inoculate fresh mulch, but nothing for my mixes for several years now. "Properly built soil that has been cycling for a good while...", is the key here. A very high % of growers I know that have been making their own mixes...

Are you totally daft? Obviously you have never used a mixer, they unload themselves by tilting the drum down. You just need something to catch the mix in. Loading it takes about the same effort as loading a wheelbarrow or dumping it in a big pile. Just as obvious is you've never mixed 2-4...

Totally agree about the wood chips. However, Pine Bark fines have been a component of my mixes for many, many, years and there is a world of difference between bark and interior wood. The bark fines serve as both aeration and humus as the mycellium does its thing. Wet

^^^THAT^^^ The worms come with the microbes/enzymes "pre installed" in their gut and nothing in a bottle can compare to stuff that's been through a worms digestive system. I mean, they eat microbes, supercharge them in their gut and shit out pure gold. A wormbin is THE best investment you can...

You need *2* tubs. The one with the worms needs drainage holes. This is nested in a second tub to catch the leachate dripping out. Put a few bricks between the tubs for drainage/air space. My bedding starts at ~5" and is ~12 - 14" deep at harvest. That mold on the apple is what the worms eat...

Yes! You need holes in the bottom to let liquid drain. Now, or when you drown the worms. VOE on that. What I do is use 2 identical bins, one with holes in the bottom with the worms, bedding and such, neated in a bin with no holes to catch the drippings. A couple of bricks between them gives...

I have no links but history, but you should go back a bit further and look into the weaponization of food, mainly by the US after WWII. We were literally feeding most of the world and certainly Europe, both East and West. Lots of power when you have the most advanced agriculture in the world...

Without being glib, checking pH in an organic mix is kinda a fools errand. It changes constantly as the microbes do their thing.. BUT!!!! If you must check, do the bit of mix in distilled water and then check the water. There are detailed instructions on how to do this somewhere in the RIU...

Wait, WHAT!? The plants look good, but you're going to *fix* them anyway because of runoff pH, a useless measurement? Just how much lime was added to your mix? I've grown stuff in pure crushed limestone, in an emergency. but aside from shitty drainage, nothing was harmed or damaged. Wet