NuttyProfessor And His Herd Of Indigenous Microorganisms

[StoneOtter]

Why you should not bake soil in your oven

Will heat treatment produce toxic compounds in the soil? ​

Heating soil or nursery mix to excessively high temperatures will use more energy than is required and can eliminate beneficial microorganisms that may be present. Excessive soil heating (greater than about 180° F [82°C]) may also increase the chance of phytotoxicity due to exchangeable manganese, ammonium, soluble salts, and toxic organic compounds that are formed at high temperatures. It is safe to treat a UC-type soil mix (fine sand and sphagnum peat moss or hypnum peat moss) to a temperature of 212F (100C) without developing soil toxicity to plants. Soil mixtures high in readily decomposable organic matter such as manure, leaf mold, or compost or high amounts of manganese are most likely to become phytotoxic when exposed to excessively high temperatures.​

Phytotoxicity due to exchangeable manganese will decrease over time as this element reoxidizes. If treatment temperatures are higher than 180° F (82°C), soil should be aged before use to minimize the likelihood of manganese phytotoxicity. Reoxidation of manganese to insoluble forms is greatly accelerated by the activity of soil bacteria, whose populations are also reduced or eliminated at high temperatures

Interesting. When I was a kid working in a greenhouse, they had a box with steam pipes running through to "sterilize" their soil. I don't know what their soil was made up of. They weren't organic.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

I read up on when i bought the predators for soil pests , then when i read the parts i want to know i knew it was a bad idea , you can cause toxicity and lose the CIE so this is two things id rather not chance over a few pests

 

[NuttyProfessor]

some pics, all good , my barrel is over flowing lol . White widow to be fed today , a week from top watering , more chance of root rot , bottom water today and 2 litre top fed ,

yummy goodness lol

 

[NuttyProfessor]

bottom watered top fed . feels much lighter than last week top watering , i do not like it TBH i cant sleep that fecking pot stayed heavy for a week lol stick to what you like and what gives results, i also noticed the white widow slow right down after the top watering , shes been knocked back but ill get something off her

 

[NuttyProfessor]

a Hem !! clears throat ,,, well here it is the nutty- pot mk11 10xgal , will be filled with a super soil mix and two x autoflowers from weedseedsexpress Big cheese are going in

@VetSmoke85

i use the arse of an air pot , to make a new arse in the fabric pot , be handy for bottom watering and for quick flush if need be . i also have a flap at the front

Copyright @ nuttypots

 

[StoneOtter]

Indeed!

 

[copperrein]

You're a seamstress, Harry!

In regards to microbe death at pH extremes...can you touch on how 'buffering' plays into that? I know I ask questions about this the most but I'm still struggling to visualize what's going on.

I'm getting ready to try a super micro kratky using inspiration from talking about perched water table with you. It'll be more art than gardening but yeah...I HAZ IDEA

 

[Hayron1088]

what

white widow slow right down after the top watering , shes been knocked back but ill get something off her

My white widow did the same at week 6. She just all of a sudden stopped growing and produced a little bud development on top but that’s it. The other two shot passed her like a Ferrari passing a Prius

 

[NuttyProfessor]

You're a seamstress, Harry!

In regards to microbe death at pH extremes...can you touch on how 'buffering' plays into that? I know I ask questions about this the most but I'm still struggling to visualize what's going on.

I'm getting ready to try a super micro kratky using inspiration from talking about perched water table with you. It'll be more art than gardening but yeah...I HAZ IDEA

if the ph is too high/low there are a few that can live in high/low ph , some they can keep their body at the rightph but not all microbes can , you want the ph in the range for composting better , if you make teas too high or too low you are not cultivating the right indigenous microorganisms to break every thing down, keeping teas neutral you get the workers
their are names for them acidophiles and alkaliphiles
Acidophiles grow optimally at a pH near 3.0. Alkaliphiles are organisms that grow optimally between a pH of 8 and 10.5. Extreme acidophiles and alkaliphiles grow slowly or not at all near neutral pH. Microorganisms grow best at their optimum growth pH.
so we want a neutral ph for neutrophiles these are our working microbes hence a neutral tea

• Bacteria are generally neutrophiles. They grow best at neutral pH close to 7.0.
• Acidophiles grow optimally at a pH near 3.0. Alkaliphiles are organisms that grow optimally between a pH of 8 and 10.5. Extreme acidophiles and alkaliphiles grow slowly or not at all near neutral pH.
• Microorganisms grow best at their optimum growth pH. Growth occurs slowly or not at all below the minimum growth pH and above the maximum growth ph

also


As plants take up fertilizer, they emit hydrogen and hydroxyl/bicarbonate ions into the growing medium, effectively changing the growing medium pH. Generally, the larger the plant, the more fertilizer is used, and therefore the faster the plant can change the pH of the growing medium.

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[NuttyProfessor]

looking sweet !

my microbe solution is active already look i grew buds to match my poster lol

 

[NuttyProfessor]

My white widow did the same at week 6. She just all of a sudden stopped growing and produced a little bud development on top but that’s it. The other two shot passed her like a Ferrari passing a Prius

Think i have got my white widow rebooted lol , seems to be growing thicker buds now

 

[Listersmeghead]

Morning nutty , all looking magical my freind.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Morning nutty , all looking magical my freind.

thank you so much

 

[VetSmoke85]

 

[StoneOtter]

Yeah man! Those buds are really filling in now! Must have seen the poster!

 

[copperrein]

Whuzzat little fist sticker you got on the wall?

I bet your place smells amazing between all the ferments and plants. <3

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Whuzzat little fist sticker you got on the wall?

I bet your place smells amazing between all the ferments and plants. <3

Its a bud duct taped to the wall smells great

 

[copperrein]

Its a bud duct taped to the wall smells great

Did...did you save it because it looks like a fist or was it your first bud ever? NEED MORE INFO.

 

[VetSmoke85]

Just found something online some of you may be interested in. OpenLearn have a free 2hr online course called Microbes - friend or foe? Going to take a look now.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

i chopped the orange punch , one is i do not want to waste the light on it much longer when the bigger girls can have more , two when she was poorly spider mites took hold so i want her out see close up pics , three its in 5 gallon from the start and she already stalled , four the trichomes are all cloudy , and five i want to make some oil

@copperrein it is a sticker from a strain called hulk-berry i grew , its a bud shaped like the hulks fist duct tapped to the wall

got new card for my other camera so took some nicer pics enjoy