fixation!^ not bad. You should have said that at the beginning for pain relief ...
there exists also an arsenic cycle which involves kelp, crustacean & such. Go checking them out and tomorrow you will wake up stronger than godzilla
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fixation!^ not bad. You should have said that at the beginning for pain relief ...
Neither am I bro. Fort Benning doesn't you teach much soil science other than the best approach to digging a fox hole. Im just an cheap insomniac who doesn't like to pay for anything I can make myself.I'M not skeptical. But then, I'm not educated on the subject, at least not in the classical sense.
Lol I can relate to that a lot better than digging latrines!Neither am I bro. Fort Benning doesn't you teach much soil science other than the best approach to digging a fox hole. Im just an cheap insomniac who doesn't like to pay for anything I can make myself.
Being able to reliably repeat your desired outcomes is an essential part of validation.Unfortunately again I have yet to get respiration for the simple mix of peat, EWC and soybean so today I added a half cup of bone char to the mix to see what that will do. The mix has grown a lot of mycelium on the top but nothing measurable in respiration of CO2. I am also wondering if the acid in the peat is an issue as I have always mixed coco with peat, but time will tell. I have had a tough time getting temps as high as I want to in my room with the cold weather outside so that may also be hindering it some.
Lol, I'm ttystikk, nice to meet you.Fantastic thread and bravo on siting all your sources.
Always appreciate it when an intellectual shares.
My question is..what have you found to be the ideal geo textile pot size?
Also,when you till..are you tilling the already used soil or to "turn" your compost pile?
This actually seems more intricate than no till.. More sensicle science applied. The peat things makes perfect sense!
And thank you kind Yoda for the smart questions! G-d bless the miserable forums and all the trolls of the land!
Thanks for the response @Floydshaman. For me, the hydrofarm 45 gallon bags are great provided I put them on rollers prior to filling due to their weight. I don't really like the plastic-ish coating that the Smartpots seem to have. Maybe it was just me but they have always seemed to take longer to dry the bottom because of it.Fantastic thread and bravo on siting all your sources.
Always appreciate it when an intellectual shares.
My question is..what have you found to be the ideal geo textile pot size?
Also,when you till..are you tilling the already used soil or to "turn" your compost pile?
This actually seems more intricate than no till.. More sensicle science applied. The peat things makes perfect sense!
that is really interesting you should say that.I mixed up some soil last grow that was compost,happy frog,perlite,along with dusts,neem,kelp,crab,oyster flour,ect (bulldasoil).I only used my teas for nutrients/feeding (best harvest of mine to date).every month or so I would top dress with wiggleworm.at dusk one evening I went down and checked the garden (outdoors).I had spread the the ewc a day or two before.while I was down there that night,I ran my hand over the top layer of soil and saw things moving.with the flashlight (dusk) I moved some of the top layer away and could see HUNDREDS of tiny,tiny bugs moving about.some would go up the plant a foot or so then go right back down the plant.it was horrifying at first but they didn't seem to be harming anything.I tried telling myself they were beneficial lol.they did not hurt my plants,and they weren't aphids,but they were there.I figured it was from the ewc.any thoughts on what they were?Confirmation. Store bought EWCs "Wiggle worm" houses root aphid eggs without a shadow of doubt. Producing CO2 from the tote (300ppm-400ppm) but as the experiment went, I kinda screwed it up, so Ill try again after the holidays so I can pin down the inputs needed (Started when I added rice hull, but that may have just been an coincidence). The time of three days to start digesting carbon may be off but I wont know until I mix up some fresh stuff.
More than the cup? I am going to try out three different simple recipes in three different totes. I just gave my CO2 tank and regulator to a friend so I need to get this rightI think you need more nitrogen in the mix to break down the peat and release the CO2.
that is really interesting you should say that.I mixed up some soil last grow that was compost,happy frog,perlite,along with dusts,neem,kelp,crab,oyster flour,ect (bulldasoil).I only used my teas for nutrients/feeding (best harvest of mine to date).every month or so I would top dress with wiggleworm.at dusk one evening I went down and checked the garden (outdoors).I had spread the the ewc a day or two before.while I was down there that night,I ran my hand over the top layer of soil and saw things moving.with the flashlight (dusk) I moved some of the top layer away and could see HUNDREDS of tiny,tiny bugs moving about.some would go up the plant a foot or so then go right back down the plant.it was horrifying at first but they didn't seem to be harming anything.I tried telling myself they were beneficial lol.they did not hurt my plants,and they weren't aphids,but they were there.I figured it was from the ewc.any thoughts on what they were?
hmmm you may be right.insect frass got rid of them as I was using that from time to time.guess I won't be using that ewc anymoreRoot aphids
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The root aphids will be clearish red/red legged crawlers in your soil and the fliers behave slightly different....more erratic if I recall correctly. The fungus gnats are a clear whitish worm. My guess is root aphids if not both.