NuttyProfessor And His Herd Of Indigenous Microorganisms

[StoneOtter]

Stink is good!

 

[Hayron1088]

Ok so another question. My dad has a leaf pile that is seriously almost 40 years old, roughly 20ft tall and about 150ft long, no joke. I’ll post a pic of it when I make it out there. If you dig down a foot or so you get this amazing black dirt complete with grubs, centipedes, etc. it’s mostly maple leaves and pin oak leaves. I’m not joking about the age either, it’s a closed community that has been putting there leaves there since 1962. The crazy part is I never thought about it until last night. Now I know this soil is probably jam packed with nutrients and beneficial bacteria and fungi but can I use it as is? If not, what would I have to do to make it work for me? If I can use this soil then it’s literally changing the game for my plants entirely. I’m very confident that Nutty Professor has the answer I need!

 

[StoneOtter]

Ok so another question. My dad has a leaf pile that is seriously almost 40 years old, roughly 20ft tall and about 150ft long, no joke. I’ll post a pic of it when I make it out there. If you dig down a foot or so you get this amazing black dirt complete with grubs, centipedes, etc. it’s mostly maple leaves and pin oak leaves. I’m not joking about the age either, it’s a closed community that has been putting there leaves there since 1962. The crazy part is I never thought about it until last night. Now I know this soil is probably jam packed with nutrients and beneficial bacteria and fungi but can I use it as is? If not, what would I have to do to make it work for me? If I can use this soil then it’s literally changing the game for my plants entirely. I’m very confident that Nutty Professor has the answer I need!

Sweet pile! Nutty knows!

 

[bluenoserjoe]

I've got me one of these piles as well, almost identical except the size, age for sure. Now I don't grow in dirt but one never knows. I do know it's a great spot to dig up a few wrigglers for on a hook. Waiting

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Ok so another question. My dad has a leaf pile that is seriously almost 40 years old, roughly 20ft tall and about 150ft long, no joke. I’ll post a pic of it when I make it out there. If you dig down a foot or so you get this amazing black dirt complete with grubs, centipedes, etc. it’s mostly maple leaves and pin oak leaves. I’m not joking about the age either, it’s a closed community that has been putting there leaves there since 1962. The crazy part is I never thought about it until last night. Now I know this soil is probably jam packed with nutrients and beneficial bacteria and fungi but can I use it as is? If not, what would I have to do to make it work for me? If I can use this soil then it’s literally changing the game for my plants entirely. I’m very confident that Nutty Professor has the answer I need!

if the soil and leaves smell healthy and earthy then use the black soil is what you want , this will be full of IMO, humic, fungi etc

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Stink is good!

i like your style

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Some pics , forgot to say i chopped the other auto from the Harely run , the smell is out of this world , beautiful body couch lock also from a tester bud
i was really wanting it to rain so i could catch rain water to top water this next around , but ill have to do with circulated tap water for the microbe drench once i let them dry a little ill top water to run off , then its bottom and top to harvest ,

 

[Bill284]

Some pics , forgot to say i chopped the other auto from the Harely run , the smell is out of this world , beautiful body coach lock also from a tester bud
i was really wanting it to rain so i could catch rain water to top water this next around , but ill have to do with circulated tap water for the microbe drench once i let them dry a little ill top water to run off , then its bottom and top to harvest ,

Looking fantastic as usual Mr professor.
Bill

 

[NuttyProfessor]

A little Nutty experimental fun this is also teaching me some stuff Its the sort of thing i enjoy doing

so lets see ROOTS , do they grow into dry soil ? , do they really look for water ?. or do the like damp moist at all time soil
i have dried the exact soil mix for this test
using a widow box for this to make it easy , the soil is dry but ill let the soil around the plant dry more that i have planted , its a test plant no MJ but for this experiment its the same difference
the box is sat in an angle so i keep one side moist one dry , the water cant flow the other direction , might get a little damp but lets see how it goes , its given me some ideas on doing 7 gallons half and half watering , so its harder to over do when you do the whole pot at once .
it makes sense to me lol

i will give this a month as its end of month now

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Thanks @Bill284 hope your well , that test was neg

 

[Bill284]

Thanks @Bill284 hope your well , that test was neg

Fantastic news my friend. Hope you are doing good.
Bill

 

[NuttyProfessor]

yes mate peace of mind ,

 

[NuttyProfessor]

A little evening photo shoot

i noticed the white widow a little pale , i looked up some grow dairies and seen it can happen , the WW is meant to be a nutrient hog but ive hardly fed her , just water and some ferment at a low dose because its my first and do not know the strength and i do not want to screw this journal up etc , this tells me that top watering runs your nutes down the sink ,a big fat waste of cash This also tells me if i run a ten gallon pot i can go from start to finish water only and top up with microbe teas to harvest .
Remember friends this is a first for me i am going by what makes sense and what does not, too much information is our enemy

 

[NuttyProfessor]

So my white widow is pulling some nutes from lower leaves , TBH its pretty normal for the leaves that get no light to become paler and paler, my microbe tea will be ready later today , so if the pot has dried 60/70% im going in from the top this time , this will set me up for flower . 4 weeks i need to get this plant built up to the max , id have a deficiency over a lock out any day
You can see the def leaves in the last pic

 

[bluenoserjoe]

Morning Professor. That WW being in mid flower, I think it would be normal to see some of the larger and older fan leaves start to yellow up. She is pulling everything she can to fatten up those flowers.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Morning Professor. That WW being in mid flower, I think it would be normal to see some of the larger and older fan leaves start to yellow up. She is pulling everything she can to fatten up those flowers.

thanks mate , i have been cultivated two sets of microbes , i have made a nice soup , using the ferments and the scallops lol
This will be topped watered to run off , a little restart , reboot, clean slate the ph worked out about 6.4 that i am happy with , I do not ph the water i have been putting in but with the extras i like to see where it stands

 

[bluenoserjoe]

thanks mate , i have been cultivated two sets of microbes , i have made a nice soup , using the ferments and the scallops lol
This will be topped watered to run off , a little restart , reboot, clean slate the ph worked out about 6.4 that i am happy with , I do not ph the water i have been putting in but with the extras i like to see where it stands

That is some yummy looking goop you got going there Professor. Bet your girls are gonna do the happy dance.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

First complete top watering/feeding to run off complete , the white widow looks ok , took her out into some sun light , give her a good seeing to lol
watered heavy then i used my clamp to remove the perched water table ( excess water ) , shes back in under the lights enjoying her meal

 

[NuttyProfessor]

That is some yummy looking goop you got going there Professor. Bet your girls are gonna do the happy dance.

Its the first real feed she got the white widow , shes asking to be fed now i think , so you know what hungry women can be like , they get awkward lol.. so good feed should sort her out hopefully I really upped the food , to one small ladle of the three ferments and the scallop molasses ferment, i wanted the little bit more acidic so the molasses brings it down

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Happy Sunday folks

Every plant looks to be happy today Glad the leaves are not drooping after the top watering to run off ,