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Emilya said:
A couple of reasons. First, this is known as zero stress transplanting. Even the most finicky of Auto's could be transplanted in this way, and they wouldn't feel a thing. It is just a good way to get a perfect transplant each time without skipping a beat while waiting for a stressed out plant to recover. Instead of packing soil in around the old rootball and causing undo stress while I poke and push, I can do all of this in an empty container using the solo cup as a mold, while never stressing the plant or taking any risk of hurting it.

Second, it is the ease that this gives you in the whole process. Instead of having to hold a plant in place with one hand while pouring and packing soil in around it, I can use both hands to pack the soil in neatly around the empty solo cup. This allows me to easily create neat and accurate layers as I build up vertically around the cup.
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Makes perfect sense. Thanks.

I knew you'd have a well thought out reason.
 
XiwsX561 said:
Breaks down over 4 days usually why rdwc or dwc add once per rez change but wasn't sure about something like soapasides or how ever it's spelt like SNS or Root Cleaner. But 24 hours after treatment I could still find them just below the surface not sure if it's because I sprayed green clean on all surfaces or because topsoil dried out more or treatment actually worked but I watered early this morning or late last night with a bit of Anzo, some terp tea direct feed via mix n serve hi brix and some recharge. Did a light watering as I was hoping to introduce todes today and believe it says to water after. Not sure how yours come, mine either I haven't actually opened the container but supposed to be this block or sack u put into 2-5gal of water said amount doesn't matter for 30 mins let it it break down skim the floating material what's left is your todes soultion said may add the floating material if you want as there still maybe some inside. It's a container of 10 million todes. Supposed to work on over 200 insects. They are microscopic now but I've been told they get big enough to see? Well see how mother nature war and science works today, at least deploy the first troops lol probably won't see anything but hopefully results. I guess it's good thing food genetics because it seems too only affect younger new growth on lower parts. Although in mist of all of them I have one plant that seems unscathed. Surprising it was a clone from the breeder that arrived snapped had one little small side shoot it was behind for months but eventually grew over the main stalk and has now just finally is the same size as the others. Let me know how ut todes work on the gnats (I think was the easy fix) and the root aphids ( roaches of the soil just die!)
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What is a tode? Is there another name for it (them)?
 
Yes, the mighty Nematode. From wiki:

The nematodes (/ˈnɛmətoʊdz/ NEM-ə-tohdz or /ˈniːm-/ NEEM- Greek: Νηματώδη; Latin: Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-parasitic nematodes being known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broad range of environments. Taxonomically, they are classified along with insects and other moulting animals in the clade Ecdysozoa, and unlike flatworms, have tubular digestive systems with openings at both ends. Like tardigrades they have a reduced number of Hox genes, but as their sister phylum Nematomorpha has kept the ancestral protostome Hox genotype, it shows that the reduction has occurred within the nematode phylum.

Nematode species can be difficult to distinguish from one another. Consequently, estimates of the number of nematode species described to date vary by author and may change rapidly over time. A 2013 survey of animal biodiversity published in the mega journal Zootaxa puts this figure at over 25,000. Estimates of the total number of extant species are subject to even greater variation. A widely referenced article published in 1993 estimated there may be over 1 million species of nematode. A subsequent publication vigorously challenged this claim on the grounds that it is unsupported by fact, estimating the figure to be as low as 40,000 species. Although the highest estimates (up to 100 million species) have since been deprecated, estimates supported by rarefaction curves, together with the use of DNA barcoding and the increasing acknowledgment of widespread cryptic species among nematodes, have placed the figure closer to 1 million species.

Nematodes have successfully adapted to nearly every ecosystem: from marine (salt) to fresh water, soils, from the polar regions to the tropics, as well as the highest to the lowest of elevations (including mountains). They are ubiquitous in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments, where they often outnumber other animals in both individual and species counts, and are found in locations as diverse as mountains, deserts, and oceanic trenches. They are found in every part of the earth's lithosphere,[16] even at great depths, 0.9–3.6 km (3,000–12,000 ft) below the surface of the Earth in gold mines in South Africa. They represent 90% of all animals on the ocean floor. In total, 4.4 × 1020 nematodes inhabit the Earth's topsoil, or approximately 60 billion for each human, with the highest densities observed in tundra and boreal forests. Their numerical dominance, often exceeding a million individuals per square meter and accounting for about 80% of all individual animals on earth, their diversity of lifecycles, and their presence at various trophic levels point to an important role in many ecosystems. They have been shown to play crucial roles in polar ecosystems. The roughly 2,271 genera are placed in 256 families. The many parasitic forms include pathogens in most plants and animals. A third of the genera occur as parasites of vertebrates; about 35 nematode species occur in humans.

Nathan Cobb, a nematologist, described the ubiquity of nematodes on Earth as thus:

In short, if all the matter in the universe except the nematodes were swept away, our world would still be dimly recognizable, and if, as disembodied spirits, we could then investigate it, we should find its mountains, hills, vales, rivers, lakes, and oceans represented by a film of nematodes. The location of towns would be decipherable since, for every massing of human beings, there would be a corresponding massing of certain nematodes. Trees would still stand in ghostly rows representing our streets and highways. The location of the various plants and animals would still be decipherable, and, had we sufficient knowledge, in many cases even their species could be determined by an examination of their erstwhile nematode parasites.
 
ChronicTrees said:
I was thinking about making a mix of banana peels, with a bit of mint plants, and lemons, for a tea to feed my girls.. About 5 banana peels, 10 mint plants, and about 6 lemons all mixed together... Anyone have an Idea how that would work out? Have you tried anything similar before? @Emilya
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I never use a tea to feed my plants. Teas are for growing microbes, not fertilizers. Now as a supplement, that is different and there might be applications for mint and lemons. I have used boiled banana peels and ones that I allowed to ferment for 20 days or so, and both are very good potassium supplements and smell a lot like Terpinator. Banana peel because of its high potassium content, would be a good input to a compost tea. I am not sure what water soluble nutrients are in mint and lemon, but there has to be something good in those too if you wanted to bounce them around in a tea for a while, but as to whether they would have or be able to generate a lot of microbes beneficial to the plants in the end... that would take a microscope to determine. As a rule, random concoctions of this and that in a tea don't work as well as targeted teas, that are seeded with the very nutrients you are wanting microbes to process in the soil... not enough of the nutrient to "feed" the plant via the tea, but enough to make those specific microbes thrive over others that don't have their favorite food in the tea. There may very well be protective compounds in the lemon and mint that prohibit the sustainability of beneficial microbes when put into a tea. This may be why I have never heard of them being used in this way?
 
Emilya said:
I never use a tea to feed my plants. Teas are for growing microbes, not fertilizers. Now as a supplement, that is different and there might be applications for mint and lemons. I have used boiled banana peels and ones that I allowed to ferment for 20 days or so, and both are very good potassium supplements and smell a lot like Terpinator. Banana peel because of its high potassium content, would be a good input to a compost tea. I am not sure what water soluble nutrients are in mint and lemon, but there has to be something good in those too if you wanted to bounce them around in a tea for a while, but as to whether they would have or be able to generate a lot of microbes beneficial to the plants in the end... that would take a microscope to determine. As a rule, random concoctions of this and that in a tea don't work as well as targeted teas, that are seeded with the very nutrients you are wanting microbes to process in the soil... not enough of the nutrient to "feed" the plant via the tea, but enough to make those specific microbes thrive over others that don't have their favorite food in the tea. There may very well be protective compounds in the lemon and mint that prohibit the sustainability of beneficial microbes when put into a tea. This may be why I have never heard of them being used in this way?
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I was thinking of boiling the banana peels, lemons, and mints, green drain out the water, and water my plants that way with the water containing all the nutrients of the banana peels, lemons, and mint leaves. Afterwards, refrigerate the water for about a week.. that way the plants can get all the nutrients from the tea I made.

Thinking of making 4-5 gallons worth of tea. That would last me about 3 weeks- 1 month of watering for the plants at there current stage of growth. I’m even thinking of adding a bit of carrot juice In there. Very healthy tea In my opinion. I’m not thinking of adding the banan peels, or any of the physical material Into the soil, simply a water made from them.
 
ChronicTrees said:
I was thinking of boiling the banana peels, lemons, and mints, green drain out the water, and water my plants that way with the water containing all the nutrients of the banana peels, lemons, and mint leaves. Afterwards, refrigerate the water for about a week.. that way the plants can get all the nutrients from the tea I made.

Thinking of making 4-5 gallons worth of tea. That would last me about 3 weeks- 1 month of watering for the plants at there current stage of growth. I’m even thinking of adding a bit of carrot juice In there. Very healthy tea In my opinion. I’m not thinking of adding the banan peels, or any of the physical material Into the soil, simply a water made from them.
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well, I don't think it will hurt the plants. While this tea might be very healthy for you and me, it may not have anything of value in it for the plants. Let me know how this goes, please. I am if nothing else, very curious.
 
Grand Daddy Black said:
What is a tode? Is there another name for it (them)?
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Ya there is a scientific name I wanna say they are Steinernema carpocapsae I would need to double check the label if that's the correct strand but they won't harm any of your beneficials and they kill over 200 soil-borne pest.
 
XiwsX561 said:
Ya there is a scientific name I wanna say they are Steinernema carpocapsae I would need to double check the label if that's the correct strand but they won't harm any of your beneficials and they kill over 200 soil-borne pest.
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Thanks, XiwX561. I'll go with the "other" name! :laughtwo:
 
Grand Daddy Black said:
Thanks, XiwX561. I'll go with the "other" name! :laughtwo:
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Lol just look for predatory or beneficial nematodes they infect the host and excrete a bateria that kills them and they I can't think of the word repopulate or multiply before exiting and looking for the next
 
Emilya said:
well, I don't think it will hurt the plants. While this tea might be very healthy for you and me, it may not have anything of value in it for the plants. Let me know how this goes, please. I am if nothing else, very curious.
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I will definitely let you know how It goes. In my opinion, the nutrients contained In the fruits/vegetables/mint will be very beneficial to the plants... In my opinion, it would work similar to Terpinator, If not just that, a Veg nutrient aswell.
 
XiwsX561 said:
Pretty much every hydro store here has beneficial bugs from nematodes to lady bugs to preying mantis and even a wasp for caterpillars
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Definitely thinking of getting a few preying mantis. They should help with with the larger bugs, I’ll even go for a few wasps, and caterpillars for my garden. Definitely the caterpillars will work with aphids, and other smell pests.
 
ChronicTrees said:
I will definitely let you know how It goes. In my opinion, the nutrients contained In the fruits/vegetables/mint will be very beneficial to the plants... In my opinion, it would work similar to Terpinator, If not just that, a Veg nutrient aswell.
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Terpinator organic?
 
ChronicTrees said:
Definitely thinking of getting a few preying mantis. They should help with aphids, and other small pests.. I’ll even go for a few wasps, and caterpillars for my garden.
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Lady bugs better for the aphids I would think preying mantis not sure exactly all they eat I just u can buy them but none of those do anything for root aphids, believe there's an article in high times magazine that there's a certain type I believe it to be the Asian rice aphid that affects the roots that's like unkillable the only way to treat it is with like Bayer tree and shrub and basically it kills everything at the same time rejuvenating your plant but ruining your soil so you have to re-inoculate after
 
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