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Living organic soil from start through recycling
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Yep - that's the stuff.
I used it in this mix we did Sunday evening......
1 bale Alaska Peat (3.8 but I'll call it 4.0)
4 c.f. crushed lava rock (really cheap from a landscape supplier)
2 c.f. worm castings
1 c.f. Malibu Biodynamic Compost
1 c.f. fish compost
3.5 gallons Basalt rock dust
2 quarts Kelp meal
2 quarts Neem & Karanja meal mix
2 quarts Crustacean meal (shrimp & crab from Newport, Oregon)
I'm still concerned about the N levels during flowering though......
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One white, one brownish
Budwhyser
Assuming that the worm guy is using Red Wigglers (pretty safe assumption) then the brownish small worm could indeed be a newly hatched worm. They are a reddish-brown color as soon as they hatch.
However in the bedding are small white worms which play a role but I can't remember exactly what. The term 'potting worm' seems to be what I remember. My worm guy told me that many people mistakenly believe that these are young Red Wigglers but he assured me that they are not.
He stressed that they are one of the 'good guys' and from that what I would say from your description of your source, it's obviously a very live vermicompost that is very difficult to find in commercial bagged products.
Good source, IMHO
CC
Assuming that the worm guy is using Red Wigglers (pretty safe assumption) then the brownish small worm could indeed be a newly hatched worm. They are a reddish-brown color as soon as they hatch.
However in the bedding are small white worms which play a role but I can't remember exactly what. The term 'potting worm' seems to be what I remember. My worm guy told me that many people mistakenly believe that these are young Red Wigglers but he assured me that they are not.
He stressed that they are one of the 'good guys' and from that what I would say from your description of your source, it's obviously a very live vermicompost that is very difficult to find in commercial bagged products.
Good source, IMHO
CC
CC thanks for your input. I was thinking I had a problem thanks for easing my mind. I guess you guys were serious about the name of this thread!
I got my blumats on ebay but am only just testing them out at the mo.
That microbe lift BTI sounds interesting.
Cheers
That microbe lift BTI sounds interesting.
Cheers
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MrSterling
The worm introduction to containers seems to work especially well with a top mulch. The mulch does a great job keeping the soil itself moister, longer, and when you scrape it back the top couple inches is nicely friable from the worm activity.
Mix 1 cup of cayenne pepper and one cup DE together. Add enough water to make a paste and then cake this on the remaining stems with latex gloves. Now let the little fuckers nibble on that for a sec...
Olympia fish compost is the best bagged compost I've seen out there next to the old Marwest. This is what compost is supposed to look like.
The product is mostly for retail sale only around the Olympic peninsula...but it's getting further nowadays.
AS for the concern over nitrogenz.....poop on your plants and add 6 tablespoons dolomite.
Gardens Keeper
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Nice Gascanastan I was going to recommend a varmint rifle and round, heh. Bet that will work on deer and rose bushes too...
lostenspace
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Yes. I bought mine on amazon, 2oz for 13$. Which is more than enough. I have given quite a bit away to other cannabis growers and drop some in my rain barrels. 5 drops treats 20g.
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Deer are a different beast altogether...they are fast learners. My best defense for dear...predator urine from hunting/sporting goods department.
lostenspace
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Actually eat the dolomite then poop. Start the breakdown early
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YosemiteSam
I would be curious what the cec of such a mix might be. My wild ass guess is that once you get over 30 or so the magic happens.
edit...and I am still too rookie to tell if you are kidding about the N or not, but this dude told me about bio teas once upon a time
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CT Guy
The KIS Organics site isn't fully functional yet (not all the products are listed yet, and you can't checkout correctly). If you go to http://www.kisfarm.com/test-3/ you can see the list of available amendments and just send them an email to get a per lb price and shipping cost. The basalt, neem cake, crustacean meal, and glacical rock dust are all available. Shipping via USPS Flat Rate Box eliminates much of the weight issue.
Another product available that is based off of Coot's recipes:
http://simplici-tea.com/nutrientpack.htm
Hope that info helps!
PS: I looked at the Oly Mountain Fish Compost and was impressed with the active bacterial levels when compared with other local composts (Cedar Grove is awful). The fungal activity was still low, but that's fairly common with commercial composts, I believe due to the rate in which it's produced. I would use it in conjunction with another compost with higher fungal activity, but for the price, you really can't beat it.
You can also get it for around $45/yard locally, which puts it on par with Cedar Grove in regards to cost. (Cedar Grove is our local composting company that takes all the municipal food waste).
Cedar Grove is junk.....lots of uncomposted material. The first and last bag I will ever buy was ripped open by raccoons late one night in my backyard to get at the uncomposted food in the bag.
It's cool that they have the facility to recycle all this local stuff,but they need to step up the practice a touch.
It's cool that they have the facility to recycle all this local stuff,but they need to step up the practice a touch.
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