GROWant Journal - SIPs & Living Organic Soil - Sub Irrigated Planter

bigbudzzz420 said:
Let me pull my recliner over , grab a bag of popcorn and watch this grow !
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I'm so thrilled to see everyone cruise by. We should have some seedlings peek thru any day now. .
 
Big Sparks said:
*pulls up a chair*
Im in! .
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Honor to have ya man.
Checking out ur profile. SoCal,construction,gambler. I'd swear I was looking at my personal profile.
Thanx for pulling up that chair .
 
DeVille said:
I recently received a free sampler of some stuff from my local hydro shop. One of them was called Azos. It's some sort of beneficial bacteria. I had two mother plants that were looking quite sad, so I mixed up a batch and gave it to them and holy f*****g hell they loved that stuff. Gave them a real kickstart. Think I may buy a pack and give it a try again some time if I keep some of my soil grows.

Did any of you good folks try that stuff? Internet says this about it:

"Azos is an all-natural, growth promoting, Nitrogen fixing bacteria ideal for cloning and transplanting. Azos converts nitrogen into a usable form that is readily available to the plant. Nitrogen is critical for forming vegetative matter and supporting abundant growth. Azos promotes growth, while boosting natural root development. Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria - Of all the nutrients transported to plants through the soil, nitrogen is required in the greatest amount. It drives chlorophyll production in the foliage and keeps plants green and efficient. It is a fundamental part of amino acids and other compounds that assure crop health and productivity. It is a major part of every protein molecule and soils are often deficient of this element. However the atmosphere is comprised of around 80% nitrogen which is in a form (N2 or atmospheric nitrogen) that is not conventionally available to plants. ​ Nitrogen From the Air! - Somewhere along the evolutionary development of the "Plant - Soil - Microbial Matrix", certain bacteria began to specialize in tasks to enhance plant growth, which in return provided the microbes with a food source exchange opportunity. A select group of bacteria classified as "Diazotrophs" began to supply nitrogen to plants from a range of sources, including decomposed plant litter, dead micro-organisms, and sequestration of atmospheric nitrogen. Azos belongs to the last of these groups and functions primarily as an atmospheric nitrogen converter. A Natural Isolate From the Amazon - Azos is a particularly-efficient agent originally isolated in the Amazon Basin where the lack of soil, the rapid breakdown of any vegetation by hungry microbes, and the environmental conditions which require "Growth to Survive" is a fundamental proposition of the ecosystem. Azos specializes in the highly-efficient conversion of the N2 form of nitrogen into plant-available NH3 ammoniacal nitrogen" Just make sure to use it all at once, cause it really stinks if you leave it standing there for a while.
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This stuff??
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I like it. I put it in when I mix my soil batch initially. And then I water with it occasionally....as a matter of fact I just used some tonight to give my girls in their first week of flower a bit of a boost to their soil. That is really the only thing I have been adding to my soil throughout my first grow in my own soil. I added a little Cal-Mag to one plant that was showing signs of serious light stress....but that plant was in KindSoil, not my soil. Good stuff for sure from what my plants show me when I use it. Not terribly priced either since its not something I use with every watering.
 
GROWant Journal - SIPs & Living Organic Soil - Sub Irrigated Planter

GROWant said:
Yes I believe you missed someones question. They asked if a cover crop could be used in top water fed situations since I was using SIP's. That's when I posted my pic of the smart pot saying that I top fed that plant and used cover crop. Pretty much it could be used in any situation. Lol. I hope that sounded right. I'm extremely medicated at the moment :)
And yes I do use a cover crop with my veggies.
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Hard to see but there's some kale, Aloe Vera, chives, stinging nettle, and a bunch of clovers
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These are my Diy sips. Not to much going on right now. (Left2Right) I recently planted some tobacco( I want my own blunt wraps :) next is some strawberries and garlic and the far right is a Venus fly trap sitting on top of the Sip.
I live in a town home so no back yard :( more of a urban gardener :)
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I think that looks very pretty - and nutritious! I am going begin incorporating this into the new garden plan. Do you, and Sue (and anyone who has an angle on this) think any form of LOS can be developed over time slowly, while you're gardening in it - or is the process of leaving it to cook for a while a prerequisite?

GROWant said:
You will have to excuse my plastic use:(
I try to make sure I reuse,reuse,reuse when dealing with it.
Thank you so much for your interest.
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Oh absolutely I do! It's really impossible to avoid. And being in a position of wanting to say anything at all about it is partly because an immune condition has recently made me super sensitive to certain toxins that we live amongst and that's made me find out a bit about stuff. So now we go things like use cotton bags (organic if we can but some non org fabrics seem to be fine too) for veges in the fridge instead of the plastic ones (so we shop with them as well). We've actually found that stuff is staying fresher for a lot longer - which wasn't expected at all! Still, I don't claim to have eliminated plastic from my world. It's ubiquitous. But I have much less now than I did a year or so ago.

I'm very pleased to hear you are medicated. Me too right now. ...

I'll look forward to your next update!


SweetSue said:
Some additional notes on the cover crop:

Clover makes a great crop because it has that delightful nitrogen-fixing feature, so you can clip the clover, drop it on the surface of the soil and it'll feed nitrogen to the soil community.

But the cover crop also offers protection from the blazing light of the artificial sun, allowing the fungi that eat up the mulch to get at their job without fear of being fried. The roots of the cover crop create an ongoing attachment to the myco, so that when you harvest your blooming beauties the soil community goes on. Those little fungi communities can take up to four months to get really well-established, and you don't want to lose them, if it can be helped.

Nice cover crop seeds Gee. BAS was one of my favorite stores that I used to go to for supplies when I was growing LOS.
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Thank you thank you .. I've been trying to describe this a bit - you know when you've grasped something in your head but not well enough to explain it to someone else? Yeah it's been like that. That will provide a great place to start! Phew! .

Joyful weekend to you SweetSue!..

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Amy Gardner said:
I think that looks very pretty - and nutritious! I am going begin incorporating this into the new garden plan. Do you, and Sue (and anyone who has an angle on this) think any form of LOS can be developed over time slowly, while you're gardening in it - or is the process of leaving it to cook for a while a prerequisite?



Oh absolutely I do! It's really impossible to avoid. And being in a position of wanting to say anything at all about it is partly because an immune condition has recently made me super sensitive to certain toxins that we live amongst and that's made me find out a bit about stuff. So now we go things like use cotton bags (organic if we can but some non org fabrics seem to be fine too) for veges in the fridge instead of the plastic ones (so we shop with them as well). We've actually found that stuff is staying fresher for a lot longer - which wasn't expected at all! Still, I don't claim to have eliminated plastic from my world. It's ubiquitous. But I have much less now than I did a year or so ago.

I'm very pleased to hear you are medicated. Me too right now. ...

I'll look forward to your next update!




Thank you thank you .. I've been trying to describe this a bit - you know when you've grasped something in your head but not well enough to explain it to someone else? Yeah it's been like that. That will provide a great place to start! Phew! .

Joyful weekend to you SweetSue!..

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Amy, you really need to let your soil cook after you mix it. General consensus is at least 30 days, but I recommend 45 as a minimum. I am sure that there are probably opinions that differ so take it for what its worth. And with that, I am off to medicate before bed time, with a quick pit stop in the kitchen for the nightly case of the munchies.
 
Wow. This journal is awesome. I find myself heading straight for it when I log on.. I'm just listening.. Learning..
I'm starting to get a man crush on you GROWant. . Lol
 
That's the stuff they gave me yes. It actually works
 
Dank Purple said:
Wow. This journal is awesome. I find myself heading straight for it when I log on.. I'm just listening.. Learning..
I'm starting to get a man crush on you GROWant. . Lol
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Lmfao......
 
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I'm the same, just starting to collect all of my amendments that Monsieur Van Stank has recommended to me for creating my own living soil. One thing I didn't realize was the difference between LOS, no till and other natural soil types. This journal is a great one for not only your lights but this soil discussion and explanation.

I used to tell my guys "challenge yourself mentally and physically every day and life will reward you"...so learning new stuff every day is my mantra....

Not only that, but in the short time you've been a sponsor, you've been really active on the forum and a great addition.

Thank you Gee......subbed for the journey!
 
Btw....love that the Azos was $19.95......I paid $75 lol.....+ $7.90 shipping.
 
DeVille said:
That's the stuff they gave me yes. It actually works
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I like it. I haven't done any comparison testing with it yet....but perhaps on my next grow. Were you watering with it? I used it both in my initial mix and for waterings every so often.
 
Guy Cavallero said:
Btw....love that the Azos was $19.95......I paid $75 lol.....+ $7.90 shipping.
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Thats insane....lol wonder what it would cost me to ship a package to you. And don't go deleting the post Teddy, I am not offering, just wondering out loud!
 
Van Stank said:
I like it. I haven't done any comparison testing with it yet....but perhaps on my next grow. Were you watering with it? I used it both in my initial mix and for waterings every so often.
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I used it with waterings
 
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Guy Cavallero said:
I'm the same, just starting to collect all of my amendments that Monsieur Van Stank has recommended to me for creating my own living soil. One thing I didn't realize was the difference between LOS, no till and other natural soil types. This journal is a great one for not only your lights but this soil discussion and explanation.

I used to tell my guys "challenge yourself mentally and physically every day and life will reward you"...so learning new stuff every day is my mantra....

Not only that, but in the short time you've been a sponsor, you've been really active on the forum and a great addition.

Thank you Gee......subbed for the journey!
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That is a wonderful mantra. Thanx for subbin'
 
Blazin Waffle said:
So Gee; In a SIP, if there were two wicking areas, is that more efficient? Do you think it would promote more root happiness? Or is it pointless? .
I'm contemplating take a trip down the rabbit hole
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In a bucket I would say just one. In a more rectangular container 2 would prob be better
 
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Added some crushed up leaves for some mulch.
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When laying down the mulch I noticed a nice surprise.
Living up to their names. The Fast and Vast autos hope both sprouted.
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Still waiting for the Short & Sweet and High Density to sprout.
 
Yaaaay! They look so happy in that environment! I'm excited to watch them grow .
 
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