[TheOutlawTree]

Hey schrews, depending on my fate for next season I may be getting a bunch of the same mix made from rare earth sometime in the next couple months. Ill let you know as I go forward.

The only things that had to be sourced in that mix from other parts of country are the calcium bentonite (alabama), and paramagnetic basalt (ontario canada). The shitty thing about the 'pelbon' calcium bentonite is that they charge the same freight regardless if you get 1 ton or 24 tons, and its like 5k or something. The basalt from ontario puts 'cascade' brand to shame as far as the level of paramagnetism, but I think the magnetism's benefits are up for debate.

[plantingplants]

Stoked to see it all over again! Those AOG f2s and the AOGxBLRs are goin in my full season btw. I'm double or triple planting them since I can't seem to break past 5 lbs a plant copying your magical green thumb ass. :X

I just want to get everything uniform from this point on, but dont have the means to mix all my garden soil in a giant homogenous pile and then redistribute it.

Can't rent a front loadeR? Are you just gonna amend the top of the soil and irrigate micros in then?

[Shcrews]

Originally Posted by TheOutlawTree

Hey schrews, depending on my fate for next season I may be getting a bunch of the same mix made from rare earth sometime in the next couple months. Ill let you know as I go forward.

The only things that had to be sourced in that mix from other parts of country are the calcium bentonite (alabama), and paramagnetic basalt (ontario canada). The shitty thing about the 'pelbon' calcium bentonite is that they charge the same freight regardless if you get 1 ton or 24 tons, and its like 8k. The basalt from ontario puts 'cascade' brand to shame as far as the level of paramagnetism, but I think the magnetism's benefits are up for debate.

yah that mix is great. hope the season works out for you. let me know. can anything be substituted for the pelbon? i'll have a look at the discussion from last year again. thanks! peace..

[Shcrews]

Originally Posted by plantingplants

Stoked to see it all over again! Those AOG f2s and the AOGxBLRs are goin in my full season btw. I'm double or triple planting them since I can't seem to break past 5 lbs a plant copying your magical green thumb ass. :X


Can't rent a front loadeR? Are you just gonna amend the top of the soil and irrigate micros in then?

The hill where my lower garden plot is located is too steep and rocky to get anything down there except a wheelbarrow, which is how all the soil (100yds) got there, and so it will stay there.

good call on the AOG's. Triple or quad-planting for the win. Those AOG f2's might be a lot to handle though, the seeds you have are from the biggest female used in the open pollination. similar pheno to the ones that usually hit double digits out here. BTW nothing magical about my thumbs. My place does get a lot of good sun though.

speaking of which, my landlord is pressuring me to buy this spot before the season starts. He's over renting it to me but wants to give me the first shot before he puts it on the market. Said he's willing to finance some of it but i need to pay off his mortgage first and i don't have enough money saved up so now have to think about what to do.

its always somethin

[plantingplants]

I like to pretend you got green thumbs so I don't have to face the reality of my lack of skill

Lol it's cool though. I'm still new to this and learning.

So yea maybe i'll only double plant the AOGs. Or just use the runts too.


That sucks dude. I have to worry every winter about whether or not I'll have to scramble around for a new place before season starts. That's not a fun situation. I feel like you could find an investor though...

[jtk707]

good fucking luck and i cant fucking wait to see the outcome woooooooooo

[TheOutlawTree]

Pelbon was used to up the CEC, make soil heavier. I know rare earth has Montmorillonite clay but if I remember correctly, it was much more expensive than the pelbon and it would need to have labs sent in.

Hopefully your land lord is willing to work with you a little bit. Thats a nice spot you have there.

[maxmurder]

Originally Posted by Shcrews

speaking of which, my landlord is pressuring me to buy this spot before the season starts. He's over renting it to me but wants to give me the first shot before he puts it on the market. Said he's willing to finance some of it but i need to pay off his mortgage first and i don't have enough money saved up so now have to think about what to do.

its always somethin

offer him a large down payment, (as much as you are comfortable)
then pay him $1500. a month (1k toward principal - 500 interest to him) for 12-24 months (start with 24),
and a pay off balloon payment at the end of the 12-24 months (no prepayment penalty).
he's carrying the note so if you default he keeps all down payment, interest, monthly payments and gets his property back, which will probably be worth much more, he really can't lose.
just make sure you go thru escrow so it's all legal like.
I've bought a couple properties this way over the years.

[caterpillar710]

COme work for me

[Bradley_Danks]

Originally Posted by Shcrews

thats cool, looks good! i used baskets like that before. removed them last year and now i just have mounds. The only top cover that grows naturally here is foxtails and bermuda grass. looks like you had a great season last yr. what's your native soil like? did you get it analyzed? did you amend or topdress with anything? root drench or foliar?

It would be nice if I could remove the baskets but the gophers and field mice are surprisingly ruthless at this location! They destroyed the whole garden two years ago but now I think I found a solution with these baskets even though it takes more work...

We did alright last season but there is some room for improvement. I amended organics based on a local soil lab test and had mediocre results and had to bottle feed twice a month. I foliar fed and root drenched with compost tea.

I recently got a soil and water test from spectrum done last week. The soil is 5.4 ph and has no excesses and lots of room for nutrients. The well water has a pH of 6.1 and only 19 ppms. Seems to be pretty good.