[VerdantGreen]

Originally Posted by Scrappy4

I know for myself I hesitate to ask questions or jump in a thread because of all the experts who trash a newby that asks simple questions. We all are not scientists but I for one would like to understand more about the microbe world and would like a push in the right direction.........scrappy4

hey scrappy i cant say ive ever seen a n00b trashed for asking a question here, but i have seen people get a hard time for professing to be experts on things and giving out bad advice or perpetuating junk science.
scientific types are just that - they like things to be accurate and backed up - and they arent necessarily skilled diplomats as well as scientists
thing is, due to the illegal nature of mj growing, it has developed largely in a 'bubble' and been someone isolated from real science (thats a generalization but mostly true) and many myths and misinformation are perpetuated on these growers forums. now we are lucky to have people around who really know their arse from their elbow when it comes to the science behind it all - and this can lead to some heated discussions about stuff.

but we should rejoice - because bringing together experience and science and theory and proper experimentation can only build a better and more complete knowledge base, albeit with a few arguments along the way.

so never be scared to ask questions, but getting some good background reading in will only help.

VG

[DARC MIND]

big thank to spurr
just what a information junkie loves the most

[MrFista]

spurr you are a legend!

Scrappy - we all felt a bit overwhelmed by information at one stage. I'm slowly learning I know nothing. Enjoy the ride it's rather amazing.

[spurr]

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[spurr]

Originally Posted by MrFista

spurr you are a legend!

Me thinks you are "one toke over the line"! (lyrics: Brewer and Shipley). Seriously though, thanks. However, I don't think I am a legend, maybe slightly infamous (lolz); but I thank you none-the-less.

Scrappy - we all felt a bit overwhelmed by information at one stage. I'm slowly learning I know nothing. Enjoy the ride it's rather amazing.

I 100% agree. It's odd to me that the more I understand, the more I understand how much I don't understand. Apparently, Socrates agrees with us too:

"The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know…" Supposedly attributed to Socrates, by Plato

[spurr]

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[Clackamas Coot]

Here's a good overview of the neem tree industry in India as well as the application of the various agents found in the seeds that are used in a number of industries.

The linked cites are sometimes more interesting and informative than the actual article which is often the case I suppose.

CC

The Growing Importance of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) in Agriculture, Industry, Medicine and Environment: A Review

[Scrappy4]

We gotta sticky this for later references........scrappy

[Clackamas Coot]

spurr

If I overlooked a link in your posts then I apologize - have you checked out Steve Solomon's 'Soil & Health Library' by any chance?

Pretty amazing resource for researchers.

CC

[NUG-JUG]

Originally Posted by Scrappy4

I know for myself I hesitate to ask questions or jump in a thread because of all the experts who trash a newby that asks simple questions.

well sometimes the questions are of the obvious "i didn't read at all please help fix my plants so i can go back to watching Jersey Shore" variety..you obviously want to read which helps a ton.