Did they at least send you air support? We never got air support when we needed it! Now, I got the 100% rating for TBI/PTSD...
The problem is that they got in my head and it's hard for me to tell what is important. What I mean is my compost is usually 15x too high in P, 10x too high in N and K, but very low in trace/micros. Maybe, I need to focus less on the abundance and more on the deficiency? I was stuck on what Lowenfels said about P and N abundance would keep the roots from sending signals for the root exudes. However, they didn't specify how much was too much. Plus, I figured out that I have always been low in trace minerals and it wasn't all about the P locking them out...
What are you composting? Start adding more diverse inputs that have a full spectrum of nutrients and minerals. Fruits, veggies, amendments, leaves, grains, etc...
Agreed, when you say yours is 15X what it should be, that seems like a lot. Compost is pretty balanced and low as far as the npk. Start another compost and add other things, or mix 30% compost 30% shredded paper 30% leaves and start a worm bin. Then feed that in a more controlled manner so you know whats going in. It also breaks down within 1-2 months and is ready to use. If your not doing something like this, I think that will make a difference, and thats the takeaway from all the organic authors and gurus as the one and most important aspect of organic gardening. compost and worms.
What was happening was I was giving my best food scraps to my rabbits. I gave them away for free and been adding better inputs to the compost/worms.
Do you know the hardest part about being a cat lover? It's telling your parents that your gay...
Stop using rabbit shit.? Just a guess.
Hey dude this is an accepting community no need for those remarks. Chill out and. Forget about it
Thank you so much! Would you recommend that I transplant and try to take off a bunch of the alkaline over-amended soil and put it into Unamended soil? Then apply the Kashi?
After being on here for years, it's hard for me to allow teens to punk me around. They wouldn't be saying this to my face!
Transplant into a larger pot. Fill the bottom and sides of the larger pot with unamended soil.
Hey Hyroot, last few questions. Will I want/need to take off a bunch of soil from the root ball, or just shave the existing roots on outside and then place in bigger pot?
Compost has nematodes in it along with other beneficials. Most people on here use neem/karanja meal along with crustacean meal(chitin) and barley seed(chitinase). IPM strategies that go in the soil.
i have neem meal as an ammendment, i didn't think that was as effective as an insect repelent or whatever in that form/concentration. and i realize compost SHOULD have plenty of nematodes in it but how would we know which varieties we have or that they prefer gnat larvae. i am sure the microbiology of my compost is way different than the next guys, i wouldn't rest my garden's mite free future on the microbiology of my compost naturally. let's put it this way. i already have fungus gnats and the seedlings are 3 days old lol. this is in my composted super soil so clearly that isn't gonna cut the mustard. in 3 weeks i will be infested ik how this gnat thing goes. i just started over because of mites and remodeling i'd like to not play catch up like in the past. are you saying adding nematodes isn't a thing ppl do on there to kill existing gnats in conjunction with yellow strips because atm that was my plan
ig i should take that as good news then lol. i think i need to eradicate them totally before i can expect the compost and ammendments to do their work. i think the coir i bought must have came with gnats man. i use 1/3 coir instead of peat because it is easier for me to procure