We Could Be Using a Lot More Plants to Grow Our Plants

[apep]

Hey CannaExists that would be amazing if the lycopene caused an explosion of growth.
Lycopene plays a role in photosynthesis. This would def. be worth trying out, tomatoes as a growth stimulator.

 

[jaykush]

anyone interested in this type of gardening needs to check out this website

http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/highchem.htm ( add an L to the html in the link)

type in a nutrient such as phosphorus and it will give you a list of plants that contain it and how much. simply go through the list, find plants that grow local to your area. and use those as your ferts. this site has plants with just about any chemical/nutrient/mineral you can think of and more. just make sure spelling is spot on or it wont find anything.

 

[CannaExists]

Hey CannaExists that would be amazing if the lycopene caused an explosion of growth.
Lycopene plays a role in photosynthesis. This would def. be worth trying out, tomatoes as a growth stimulator.

Indeed that would be amazing. Awesome to hear that Lycopene plays a role in photosynthesis. The only thing I've ever read about it is that it's good for prostate health.

anyone interested in this type of gardening needs to check out this website

http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/highchem.htm ( add an L to the html in the link)

type in a nutrient such as phosphorus and it will give you a list of plants that contain it and how much. simply go through the list, find plants that grow local to your area. and use those as your ferts. this site has plants with just about any chemical/nutrient/mineral you can think of and more. just make sure spelling is spot on or it wont find anything.

Amazing link! Big props!

I have another photo for you guys.

Here is two sprout mixes about to be put into the dehydrator. The mixes consist of Clover, Radish, Mustard, Flax, Black Bean, etc. Sprouts are incredibly dense with nutrition and enzymes, and have enormous potential for growing unbelievably vibrant plants.

 

[apep]

Yeah sprouts are great, check out my forum album pic, I used alot of sprouts for flower ferts broccoli, spinach, mung bean, alfalfa, stuff like that they are high in P which is why I used em. My cameras a POS Ill have a new one very soon then Ill show you some things.

 

[hopleaf]

i always use my spent barley from brewing as a soil amendment. in a small amount it works wonders. full of sugars and all types of other good stuff it does beautiful things in my corn plot. i also make a very strong hop tea that does a great job of keeping bugs away. take an ounce of hops and boil them in 2 gallons for 60mins.(60 mins is very important to get the bitterness) this will give you an extremely bitter and powerful bug repellent. used as a foiar spray at first signs of thrips or mites it works similar to a garlic spray only it doesn't smell nearly as offensive to the human nose...in fact it smells down right amazing.

 

[apep]

Hey guys. O.k. so I took a bag of this crappy organic potting soil someone gave me, its gardeners gold, I dont think to highly of it. So Ive been throwing my composting materials in it. Sweet potatoes, potatoe skins, cucumbers/skins, coffee grounds, lots of pumkins I scraped off the road, thanks to teenage vandals, and alot of other fruits and veggies. The stuffs breaks down very quickly,except eggshells, I turn the soil every other week and the stuffs gone, it gets nice and hot too. I have one more batch to throw in then Im gonna let it mellow for a month. The only problems im having is near biblical proportions of fruit flys, I leave a 6 inch layer of soil on top but there still comin out like crazy, doin it in my basement cause its to freakin cold outside, been catchin spiders and throwin them on top and they help a little. Just thought id share and will keep you posted.

 

[Regulator Dave]

Tomatoe leaves and Spilanthes Oleracea

Tomatoe leaves and Spilanthes Oleracea

A few months back I began chopping up tomatoe leaves and spilanthes leaves and feeding it to my plants as a root aphid control technique, 5 parts Tomato 10 parts water and 1 part spilanthes leaf. After chopping all the material up I let it bubble in the water for 48 hours. Then I strained the material and fed the plants the "concoction" as well called it.

I noticed after the second week of the application the plants that received the treatment were getting very dark a nutrient laden. I stopped feeding those plants my usual Age old Grow and continued with the concoction and the plants looked amazing.

I was unsure if this was going to cause problems soon down the road because I thought I may be using an incomplete fertilizer so I stopped. I didnt feel at the time I could afford to take the risk.

I thought I would share my experience with you all though.


I don't know if the concoction worked either to control the aphids because I stopped using it and opted for a more sound approach of using Azatrol and Botanogaurd as a drench.

If you all don't know about spilanthes I would check it out, it is a sub tropical perennial flower and I really feel like it could be used for something amazing concerning growing herb. Don't know exactly why but I can't shake the hunch. I have not found out what the use is but I have not givin up yet!

 

[maryanne3087]

Indeed that would be amazing. Awesome to hear that Lycopene plays a role in photosynthesis. The only thing I've ever read about it is that it's good for prostate health.



Amazing link! Big props!

I have another photo for you guys.

Here is two sprout mixes about to be put into the dehydrator. The mixes consist of Clover, Radish, Mustard, Flax, Black Bean, etc. Sprouts are incredibly dense with nutrition and enzymes, and have enormous potential for growing unbelievably vibrant plants.

I'm with Jaykush on this one. I like greenmanures coming from green/leafy sources. Unless reason other than diversity can be put to the test. Worms fed all those nutritious fruits and microgreens would just concentrate their value IMO.

 

[The Bling]

i prefer to use leafy green plants to feed my plants, vegetable matter imo is best used to feed some worms.

agreed ive smoked buds that tasted like tomato sauce

 

[maryanne3087]

anyone interested in this type of gardening needs to check out this website

http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/highchem.htm ( add an L to the html in the link)

type in a nutrient such as phosphorus and it will give you a list of plants that contain it and how much. simply go through the list, find plants that grow local to your area. and use those as your ferts. this site has plants with just about any chemical/nutrient/mineral you can think of and more. just make sure spelling is spot on or it wont find anything.

Apparently Rice is an amazing source of silica.

 

[Lazyman]

Man, I gotta get some pics of my compost heap, it's about 6'X6' wide, and about 7' deep from top to bottom. A years worth of rabbit droppings, timothy hay, veggie scraps, and veggies from my HUGE veggie garden. Last time I flipped it, it was a hot steamy black compost underneath, with tons of happy red worms wiggling about.

Speaking of worms, anybody add worms to their indoor grows? I would think it would be beneficial for soil grows at least, probably not enough decomp in coco to make it worth it.

 

[maryanne3087]

I wonder if it would be beneficial to the roots with the worms wiggling about. The optimistic part of me says the worms could loosen compact soil but I suspect they could cause more harm than good in their actual moving presence.

I don't know how valuable it would be to have worms in a container for their castings I actually wouldn't even consider any benefits when building a soil. If I want more humus in my container I'll add them, not worms. Personally. A recycled bed could be another story though.

 

[BOSCO]

Man, I gotta get some pics of my compost heap, it's about 6'X6' wide, and about 7' deep from top to bottom. A years worth of rabbit droppings, timothy hay, veggie scraps, and veggies from my HUGE veggie garden. Last time I flipped it, it was a hot steamy black compost underneath, with tons of happy red worms wiggling about.

Speaking of worms, anybody add worms to their indoor grows? I would think it would be beneficial for soil grows at least, probably not enough decomp in coco to make it worth it.

Sounds a lot like my heaps, i'll bet you never have to feed your veggies or outdoor plants.

I've 6 or 7 soil plants indoors in a mix of peat, soil and compost all have worms in them or at least did until half of them crawled out and were fried by the light.
Normally i pick the wigglers out but i was lazy this time, haven't really noticed any difference compared with previous worm free grows.

 

[StonedCrow]

Speaking of worms, anybody add worms to their indoor grows? I would think it would be beneficial for soil grows at least, probably not enough decomp in coco to make it worth it.

All of my plants have worms in the pots. When I turn a bit of soil and DON'T see worms, then I start worrying. If you're using worm castings, there should be worms in the soil.