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Perlite and beyond: the pros and cons of various drainage and aeration amendments
- Thread starter mad librettist
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Here's the price list from Concentrates so you can peruse what they have available and the pricing.
HTH
CC
They even sold me a Concentrates T-shirt.... for ten bucks it's pretty hip.
LOL - I got one also!
Since it's cotton it'll break down eventually,and whilst waiting for that to happen I can incorporate it as a barrier between the holes in a pot and the soil,thus improving the water retention of the pot and aiding in the control of soil coming out the holes when I'm done wearing it...........
Awesome dude....LOL
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SativaHybrid
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It should be noted that if you live near microbreweries that this could be the cheapest source of rice hulls.. The local hydro store charges $20 for a 50lb bag but the microbrewery down the st sold me a 50lb bag for $6. I have been experimenting with replacing many of my "nute company products" with more logical solutions. Scoria, rice hulls, and DE all have shown great preliminary success as a perlite replacement for me and all three have multiple uses. A little off topic but look into crusher dust it is rock dusts but far cheaper. It's a waste product of gravel pits and if located in the right area can be as mineral rich as any ag related rock dust. Locally the gravel is from glacial deposits with some crusher dust having well over 50 trace elements. Not to mention at $14 a cubic yard the shit is a steal.
SativaHybrid
From what I understand, the rice hulls are used to filter the beer at some point of the processing but I couldn't tell you when it's specifically used. But like you mentioned, these spent hulls are usually pretty cheap from the micro-breweries.
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SativaHybrid
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Yeah they told me it was used in certain beers to stop the mash from sticking to the walls of the container.
coot yea id say the bag is about 50 lbs.
20$ fuck thats a rip, good thing you found another source.
when i lived in socal i used to get a truckload for 2-3$. and like yours its a waste product from there crushed river rock for landscaping. so it contains many different types of rock = many minerals.
good job on that, and trust me you can replace EVERYTHING the hydro store offers. and actually come up with more on your own.
20$ fuck thats a rip, good thing you found another source.
when i lived in socal i used to get a truckload for 2-3$. and like yours its a waste product from there crushed river rock for landscaping. so it contains many different types of rock = many minerals.
good job on that, and trust me you can replace EVERYTHING the hydro store offers. and actually come up with more on your own.
Jay, I was just rereading, when I noticed your stealth attempt to get stoners started on Hügelkultur.
Right on!
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Stankie
Reading JK's post, I agree that adding composted wood chips helps. Last grow I used compost that still had chunks of wood in it. This grow I didn't. My current grow I only used EWC and just 'feel' something missing. My plants still look good . . . but I will add some composted wood chips next round for sure!
Just in case anyone's interested, the 3 largest producers of rice in the USA are California, Texas and Louisiana. If you live in or around these states then rice hulls will probably be more easily sourced than if you live in upstate New York for example.
HTH
CC
HTH
CC
Perlite and beyond: the pros and cons of various drainage and aeration amendments
upstate ny has plenty of "u-brew" places. they have rice hulls for home brewers.
upstate ny has plenty of "u-brew" places. they have rice hulls for home brewers.
Snooki
Snooki
That's beautiful, man. Comments like this are why I'm moving homebase over here, instead of RIU.
Snooki
That's beautiful, man. Comments like this are why I'm moving homebase over here, instead of RIU.
CC, I hesitate to invite abuse on myself...
but could you talk a bit more about rice hulls in the worm bin? I am picking some up tomorrow. do you soak them first? do they break down in one cycle? etc...?
but could you talk a bit more about rice hulls in the worm bin? I am picking some up tomorrow. do you soak them first? do they break down in one cycle? etc...?
local homebrew place sells them for 1.50 a pound. I suspect that is a tad expensive?
