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Does using local seaweed in my VC count?
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Yes, of course! I didn't mean anything negative. Was just stating the main focus of his work. The best thing about that is I can use whatever "weeds" are available for different things. It will accelerate my compost pile. Things like that.
I do like your vermicompost! I've been mixing that into my compost pile last year. I also put a tub of seaweed in there also. Had good results last year. Always trying to upgrade the show!
As are you! Going big this summer! Will be exciting to see the whole process. Cheers
I do like your vermicompost! I've been mixing that into my compost pile last year. I also put a tub of seaweed in there also. Had good results last year. Always trying to upgrade the show!
As are you! Going big this summer! Will be exciting to see the whole process. Cheers
Oldbear
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Adding a pile of dandelion leaves too - would that be helpful?
Highya BH, OB, and all,
Yes, OB, that's one of the recommended plants to use, with plantain, lambs' quarters, and yarrow. The are others, just can't remember off the top of my head. The first process seems to me to make a lactobacillus serum. Same as in our intestines. Great stuff for breaking plants and cells down. Can be used to make fish ferts in 3 weeks. Dr Cho has a lot of nutrient teas he makes. Very fascinating process, at least to me. Cheers
Yes, OB, that's one of the recommended plants to use, with plantain, lambs' quarters, and yarrow. The are others, just can't remember off the top of my head. The first process seems to me to make a lactobacillus serum. Same as in our intestines. Great stuff for breaking plants and cells down. Can be used to make fish ferts in 3 weeks. Dr Cho has a lot of nutrient teas he makes. Very fascinating process, at least to me. Cheers
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No worries...not what I meant...just noting the common sense of using local ingredients...I think it was George Washington who said (approx) that every spare moment of a farmers day should be used in the collection of materials to compost! ...
Oldbear
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Hi guys. I'm digging around trying to decide on a soil improvement scheme.
I have several recipes, all pretty complicated with different types of amendments. What is common to them all is that the batch needs to cook for a period of time.
Im wondering how stinky this is since I'll need to start the batch in the house.
I have several recipes, all pretty complicated with different types of amendments. What is common to them all is that the batch needs to cook for a period of time.
Im wondering how stinky this is since I'll need to start the batch in the house.
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Well, you should know what I am going to say....vermicompost
...you can do it indoors and, when sticking to a simple method, it has zero smell.Adding VC to any soil medium will "improve" it vastly. My recent winter autos are in a blend of 30% VC, 20% composted soil, 20% perlite, 20% coco,and the remainder is a mixup of added blood meal, greensand, crushed granite, and some others that I can't recall... I don't "cook" anything but I do let the VC to run its course and then it is fine just sitting there waiting for me.
Oldbear
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Thanks for the info. Do I remember correctly that the 'run its course' timeline is around 90 days?
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Yes, I would say that is minimum....if you get to the point where you are doing more, that timeline can be reduced, but if you are also doing more, likely you wouldn't need it and would begin stockpiling it. It is so, so easy...and now is a good time to start...you'll have it for May. First 2 months is "feeding them" and the final month is letting them process all the food completely. You need red wrigglers and they ship them. Temps for the worm bin can be 55-90F, though they will process faster @ 70-80F. Find a container, with lid, and fill with old soil and/or coco and feed them a simple mix: potato/carrot/cucumber peelings, coffee/tea grounds...period. You can add more, but with that recipe you will have no smell and they will thrive.
Oldbear
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Yes, I would say that is minimum....if you get to the point where you are doing more, that timeline can be reduced, but if you are also doing more, likely you wouldn't need it and would begin stockpiling it. It is so, so easy...and now is a good time to start...you'll have it for May. First 2 months is "feeding them" and the final month is letting them process all the food completely. You need red wrigglers and they ship them. Temps for the worm bin can be 55-90F, though they will process faster @ 70-80F. Find a container, with lid, and fill with old soil and/or coco and feed them a simple mix: potato/carrot/cucumber peelings, coffee/tea grounds...period. You can add more, but with that recipe you will have no smell and they will thrive.
Thanks a bunch
Do it on a tarp and then into a plastic trash bit for a month and you won't smell a thing brother. If you try to use it closer to 30 days than 45 or 60 days, you might get a bit of a strong smelling coming from the dirt but thats normal.
Oldbear
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Thanks VanStank - most helpful.
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Tent Update: Friends at the Cottage Fri-Sun so I watered and trimmed and tightened the ladies up until I see them again on Sunday. It was a crazy beautiful, sunny, warm (32F) day so I sat them in the sun (and the snow) for a few photos.
Looking great , Blew!
Looking good there Blew - looks like harvest time coming your way.
I like what you say about VC. I spend a great deal more time on my composting that I do in the garden. I've been reading up on different types of leaves to mix in.
One of my bins I grabbed a big bag of all Ginko leaves - neighbor has several male trees (no stink). He bagged them up for me even. Nice guy. Anyway there's some leaves that are better than others for VC and leaf molds.
Love that pic of your worms .... thats how you know everything going great in the soil. Love that 420%.
I like what you say about VC. I spend a great deal more time on my composting that I do in the garden. I've been reading up on different types of leaves to mix in.
One of my bins I grabbed a big bag of all Ginko leaves - neighbor has several male trees (no stink). He bagged them up for me even. Nice guy. Anyway there's some leaves that are better than others for VC and leaf molds.
Love that pic of your worms .... thats how you know everything going great in the soil. Love that 420%.
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I don't use any leaves for my VC...I used to, but they never really got broken down, so now I mix leaf compost and VC when they are done in their respective timelines...the leaves usually for 2+ years with some manure thrown in...the VC is usually just food and some media (coco/old soil/etc) and the worms do the rest. We are starting humanure this summer...not for cannabis though!
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Yikes...hopefully you all are avoiding this flu going round...it laid me out on Monday...I took some photos on Thursday before our latest visitor because I thought I was going to harvest these bitches...turns out they want to go a little longer so it's looking like this weekend...when in-laws leave.
Up-potted the WW so now I have 7x7g in the 4x4....that is pretty much the limit!
Up-potted the WW so now I have 7x7g in the 4x4....that is pretty much the limit!
Feel Better Blew.
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I survived...I was in Zombie Mode Monday! My kids school had a 20%+ infection rate and they, by law, had to notify the CDC. Nasty shit.
I remember the petri dishes our kids go to for education.
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