endless humus building photo dump

[DARC MIND]

what's the best way to re-use the old soil from previous grows..

imo
it really depends on many variables
i would think for most,its the practices used during the previous run & wen developing the soil...
feeding the plant,peat based mixs,super media amending,bottle formula approach too endless diverse mulching,ACT,biochar,compost/casting based soil & so on

heres an example of a no-till 15gal container

seed was planted right in the mulch

here are more no-tills just that we T-planted some starters in
(mater,zucchini,beans,greens,etc )


& here we have some seedlings
germed in peat/grit & T-planted to 100% recycled soil..

method & results were the same but with soo many containers of rich soil & bio-accumulating plants thriving,this recycling method helps with much needed space.

dumping many into LrG batchs along with putting good use too the tons of organic matter & cured compost,a ecological urban garden tend to reap..large smart pots,fennel greek/buckwheat cover & proper irrigation is how i role

 

[Jbomber79]

imo
it really depends on many variables
i would think for most,its the practices used during the previous run & wen developing the soil...
feeding the plant,peat based mixs,super media amending,bottle formula approach too endless diverse mulching,ACT,biochar,compost/casting based soil & so on

heres an example of a no-till 15gal container
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seed was planted right in the mulch

here are more no-tills just that we T-planted some starters in
(mater,zucchini,beans,greens,etc )
View attachment 221672 View attachment 221673 View attachment 221674

& here we have some seedlings
germed in peat/grit & T-planted to 100% recycled soil..
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method & results were the same but with soo many containers of rich soil & bio-accumulating plants thriving,this recycling method helps with much needed space.

dumping many into LrG batchs along with putting good use too the tons of organic matter & cured compost,a ecological urban garden tend to reap..large smart pots,fennel greek/buckwheat cover & proper irrigation is how i role

 

[BlueJayWay]

i practice a combination of these methods where if a pot doesnt perform it goes back into the mix as method 2 ALL pots which perform as expected remain no-till until such time as that changes

That's exactly the approach i take xmo - the older (mature?) my soil gets the 'longer' it seems to last, 5gal or smaller I never get more than 3 cycles out of - 15 gal and larger are going for up to a year - 45gal...well I may just never have to disturb the soil in these

Needless to say, less and less goes back to the 'pet soil' as a whole, which equals less back breaking soil mixing - always a good thing!

 

[greenmatter]

do any of you guys know WTH this is?

it grows on top of wood chip pile that i have in my back yard




if you look dead center and 1/3 of the way down from the top you will see a change that happened in about 2 minutes .........



it looks like someone is inside the thing with a can of spray foam making it grow. it's cool as hell

 

[BlueJayWay]

Eeewwwwwww its foaming from the earth - is that a dead bird towards the bottom middle that this mass is consuming? Prob just looks like it lol - gnarly dude

 

[Durdy]

Spread it on your toast to achieve super powers!







don't spread it on your toast

 

[greenmatter]

no dead birds ........ but if you watch the stuff for a while it looks like it would eat that too. this is the first time i ever noticed the stuff actually growing. i think i will pay more attention from now on

it's on a pile of blue spruce chips about 3 feet deep ....... with grass clippings and comfrey and nettle and sunflower stalks and every other "green" that i could mix into the mess last summer.

i'm going to be mulching everything i can with it this year.

 

[DARC MIND]

GM
possibly lichens,cyanobacteria would be my guess

so heres a few younglings im working with this yr
panama black
(black haze x panama red)

general ho
(abusive OG x burmese)

Rosa
(cheese x colombian gold/purple haze/Pakistani)

panama gold
(pablo gold x pablo gold_PR)

oaxacan red
(oaxacan x angola red)

x kush
(pre98 bubba x Purple Chirali aka Pakastani)

black haze
(Colombian Black/ Colombian Gold /Purple Haze)

TOx BMR BX1

BO X NLH

BOx CB

 

[Coba]

DM I'm drooling all over mi keyboard... most impressive line up sir!

GM that same looking stuff grows at the park down the road. It covers the wood chip mulch the city put down.... must be something about wood chips.

 

[ClackamasCootz]

Fungi?

 

[blynx]

Looks like a slime mold, possibly Dog Vomit Slime Mold

 

[greenmatter]

Looks like a slime mold, possibly Dog Vomit Slime Mold

and we have a winner!

the first time i saw the stuff i thought it was dog vomit

but it sounds cooler when you start reading about it and find out it is actually a plasmodium of a myxcomycete and could even be physarum polycephalum

..... and there ARE some really cool pics out there (most of which i am to e-tarded to cut and paste) like these http://www.pbs.org/newshour/multimedia/slimemoldsfinal/5.html

 

[DARC MIND]

DM I'm drooling all over mi keyboard... most impressive line up sir!

thnx brother
3XPurple
(grape kushx purple urkel x grape ape)

pablos cheezef2
(uk cheese x colombian goldbud)

got a few more strains going but in the mean time ill jst empty the cam bam...

Calendula officinalis

celebration tomato


valerian


comsmic pupr carrot,kales,collards,onion
mixed with seasoned egg & flour

calabacitas

both servd w/ fried rice


grilled kale,onion,jalapeno_arugula,lettuce,celebration mater,pickled prpl carrot
garden turkey burger w/ cheeze

 

[Coba]

And I thought I was drooling before... holy crap that burger! it looks like something I would see at one of the trendy, white-tablecloth restaurants downtown.

nice.

 

[BlueJayWay]

Dinner @ Darcs!

 

[DARC MIND]

some more

some more

label was chilling right below some self seeding cilantro flowers..


some more speciments,shot these before i t-planted
x-kush f2
(pre98 bubba x purple chitrali aka pakastani)


bo/cb f2
(kandahar afghani 1971/thai stick 1976 x IBL maui wowie 1979)


deep chunk


huckleberry x 98bubba/pakastani


space devil f2
(spacequeen x devil berry)


guerro f2


red ghani f2
(colombian red point x afghan)


space devil f2 (male #2)
(spacequeen x devil berry)



& another dish,making use of the endless kale,chard & radish greens from the garden..

 

[xmobotx]

allright! ladybug's making her own boom boom

sophistication right there

 

[Rising Moon]

 

[DARC MIND]

^^^^
very nice images brother!!

N/bmr

my favorite bmr cross yet...pretty saty high,can be a bit intense if you havent built the right tolerance

& some goods from the garden
our ganule tree

we use both pods and leaves for mulch,worm & compost feed

& peas are great for all kinds of goods

 

[BlueJayWay]

Sweeeet lookin fwd to some Nigerian sunshine!