Sweet find Surfd, I've been following along Cootz and the gang for a little more than a year also. Due to location constraints (that were recently resolved) I was not able to cultivate everyones favorite plant in it, but I have a 30gal smart pot that hasn't been disturbed for a year and a half now. Quality of growth (and even speed, in some cases) have dramatically improved as I've grown all kinds of veggies, etc. Here is a volunteer cherry tomato that my lovely fiancee wouldn't have me cut down for my own purposes:
Just finished harvesting all kind green beans from this same pot last week, they were all chopped and eaten before I took pics... Sorry
. Also, all the organic matter from the bean plants were just dropped on the surface of the soil and none of it remains (except a couple stems) a week later.
I recommend going to eye-c-mag and looking up ROLS and organic living soil to anyone who hasn't already. They've helped me break through the ignorance.
