MHG
Beautiful plants as usual!
CC
Beautiful plants as usual!
CC
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MilehighGuy's Organic Soil Journal
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Wow....nice work MHG!! This is how the baby bounces. May need to hit the soil with any decent tea,or ACT in early to mid flower...then after that all you need to do is decide to no-till or re-amend.
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Beautiful plants MHG! They all look as happy as can be.
Thanks!!! The words of encouragement are always appreciated. I am loving this new soil mix. Everything looks very good and healthy right now.
looking good mate, lovely color to them very healthy too! great work
Never had a healthier batch!!
Brewing up a tea since last night for all the ladies. 12 Gallons of Tea with Earth Worm Castings, Buffaloam Compost, Handful of Dried Comfrey Leaves and some Moles Asses. Should be Ready to go tomorrow morning.
First time with the Comfrey leaves in there... Did I do something stupid adding them?
Thanks!!!! The Frosty Photos are 4 weeks in... or just under that... The Young ones are 1 week into flower.
I have made teas w/comfrey before...very potent. A handful to 12 gallons should be fine.
Onward and upward~
Onward and upward~
MHG
The 200XX Aloe vera powder from your source is perfect! I use 1/4 tsp. in the Chapin concrete sprayer and fill it with 3.5 gallons which is 'slightly' more than 1/4 cup of Aloe vera juice per gallon but it's close enough for this deal.
That's it - lock down the pump and spray the soil concentrating in and around the plant's trunk. It can't get it any easier than that!
CC
The 200XX Aloe vera powder from your source is perfect! I use 1/4 tsp. in the Chapin concrete sprayer and fill it with 3.5 gallons which is 'slightly' more than 1/4 cup of Aloe vera juice per gallon but it's close enough for this deal.
That's it - lock down the pump and spray the soil concentrating in and around the plant's trunk. It can't get it any easier than that!
CC
Interesting. I've measured 1 teaspoon over and over and it comes out to 1 gram of aloe powder. Why are you using 1/4 teaspoon? If I remember right... 1 gram is ideal for the chapin.... But I did just eat an edible that seems to be stronger than expected.
Thanks Mang
Interesting. I've measured 1 teaspoon over and over and it comes out to 1 gram of aloe powder. Why are you using 1/4 teaspoon? If I remember right... 1 gram is ideal for the chapin.... But I did just eat an edible that seems to be stronger than expected.
^ haha I was floating around my house all night thanks to that coconut oil brownie. I had to stop posting because I couldn't read straight anymore.
Now, back to all the stuff I planned on finishing last night.... Hey! At least my Tea is ready this morning.
Now, back to all the stuff I planned on finishing last night.... Hey! At least my Tea is ready this morning.
Another friend wants to go organic.
This time I'll be mixing up about 100 Gallons of Soil at my house and he'll buy the supplies.
Once it's ready he'll only need about half, and the other half will be for me!
I'll update with the exact mix once I'm all mixed up.
Off to the nursery!
This time I'll be mixing up about 100 Gallons of Soil at my house and he'll buy the supplies.
Once it's ready he'll only need about half, and the other half will be for me!
I'll update with the exact mix once I'm all mixed up.
Off to the nursery!
Oh Damn... Pulled the trigger on 5000 worms and I'm getting my 100 Gallon smart pot worm bin up and running right now!
100 Gallon Smart Pot Full of a fresh soil mix:
30% Sphagnum Peat Moss (3.8 Cubic Foot Bale)
30% Lava Rock
30% Aged Compost
Nutrients and Minerals:
6 Cups Neem Meal
6 Cups Crab Meal
6 Cups Dried Sea Kelp
About 20 Cups of Glacial Rock Dust and 10 Cups of Gypsum Powder and a few cups of Oyster Flour.... I'm planning on adding some more minerals to each container before Transplanting because I didn't have enough laying around. Oh... and I'll also be top dressing with about 1-2" of Worm Castings in each pot.
I wet the Sphagnum first and smashed it to smithereens. Then added the compost and lava rock in layers while mixing it in with the nutrients. The whole thing is moist and nicely mixed after shoveling it for way too long.
WORM BIN! 100 Gallon Smart pot.
I added about 20 gallons of old soil that has all sorts of goodies in it.
30 Gallons of Sphagnum Peat Moss
30 Gallons of Compost
Some aged chicken poop about 1.5 gallons
Some Glacial Rock dust and Sea Kelp that got mixed together in the mail. About 20 Cups Total.
Once this was all mixed up and moist I Poured the 5000 new worms on top and left the light on so they would dig down. I'll be adding some Bokashi as I go and maybe a few other inputs, but So far I'm happy with how it's set up.
Thanks to ClackamasCootz For the recipe, I think my buddy will find this next go around much easier than it has been in the past.
30% Sphagnum Peat Moss (3.8 Cubic Foot Bale)
30% Lava Rock
30% Aged Compost
Nutrients and Minerals:
6 Cups Neem Meal
6 Cups Crab Meal
6 Cups Dried Sea Kelp
About 20 Cups of Glacial Rock Dust and 10 Cups of Gypsum Powder and a few cups of Oyster Flour.... I'm planning on adding some more minerals to each container before Transplanting because I didn't have enough laying around. Oh... and I'll also be top dressing with about 1-2" of Worm Castings in each pot.
I wet the Sphagnum first and smashed it to smithereens. Then added the compost and lava rock in layers while mixing it in with the nutrients. The whole thing is moist and nicely mixed after shoveling it for way too long.
WORM BIN! 100 Gallon Smart pot.
I added about 20 gallons of old soil that has all sorts of goodies in it.
30 Gallons of Sphagnum Peat Moss
30 Gallons of Compost
Some aged chicken poop about 1.5 gallons
Some Glacial Rock dust and Sea Kelp that got mixed together in the mail. About 20 Cups Total.
Once this was all mixed up and moist I Poured the 5000 new worms on top and left the light on so they would dig down. I'll be adding some Bokashi as I go and maybe a few other inputs, but So far I'm happy with how it's set up.
Thanks to ClackamasCootz For the recipe, I think my buddy will find this next go around much easier than it has been in the past.
Nice mix there MHG. 
What's the consistency/texture of the lava rock you get? Out here, it's mostly the landscape-type variety. Big, coarse pieces (golf-ball sized, ish)
Is there some mineraly goodness imparted by the lava rock, or is it for texture/aeration?
What's the consistency/texture of the lava rock you get? Out here, it's mostly the landscape-type variety. Big, coarse pieces (golf-ball sized, ish)Is there some mineraly goodness imparted by the lava rock, or is it for texture/aeration?
Nice mix there MHG.
Is there some mineraly goodness imparted by the lava rock, or is it for texture/aeration?
The Lava Rock is for landscaping but comes in several sizes there on the property. I'd say the size is mostly like marbles with some smaller and a few larger here and there
The Lava rock is only being added for the texture and aeration. but I've read that it does break down into minerals over time
Here is a copy and paste for ya:
I like using lava rock - a lot. Even more so than Pumice and it's cheaper. $2.00 for a bucket at a landscape supply company. Bring your bucket and you fill with almost any of their products and it's still only $2.00 - lava rock, gravel, pebbles, etc.
That works out to $3.00 a cubic foot!
That works out to $3.00 a cubic foot!
OH yeah!!!
The Sphagnum was $12 for 3.8 Cubic Feet
The Compost was $10 for about 4 cubic feet
The Lava rock was $8 for 4 cubic feet.
Soil mix almost complete for $30.00
Add the few dollars I spent on Glacial Rock Dust, Sea Kelp, Crab Meal and Neem.... The Whole mix was less than $45 and that's almost 100 Gallons worth.
Today I'm going to pick up Some Ag Gypsum labeled as Cal-Sul at the local Feed Store today. That will finish my mix.
The Sphagnum was $12 for 3.8 Cubic Feet
The Compost was $10 for about 4 cubic feet
The Lava rock was $8 for 4 cubic feet.
Soil mix almost complete for $30.00
Add the few dollars I spent on Glacial Rock Dust, Sea Kelp, Crab Meal and Neem.... The Whole mix was less than $45 and that's almost 100 Gallons worth.
Today I'm going to pick up Some Ag Gypsum labeled as Cal-Sul at the local Feed Store today. That will finish my mix.
What's the big deal about a bargain there?
I mean, surely, you could get almost THREE CUBIC FEET OF ZOMGFFOF for that price!
I mean, surely, you could get almost THREE CUBIC FEET OF ZOMGFFOF for that price!
haha.... Last I checked it's usually about $40 for 1.5 Cubic Feet of FFOF.
