Skybound
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but if you top dressed a pot of soil, would you be able to use the soil after that, or would the mixed in DE lacerate the roots of future plants?
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but if you top dressed a pot of soil, would you be able to use the soil after that, or would the mixed in DE lacerate the roots of future plants?
Yes, you should be fine re-using the soil. Some people add DE as a soil additive. Here's a good thread:
What is Diatomaceous Earth all about?
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I use DE in the soil I have now and top dress with it because I don't want any pest. Would using it alter the Doc Buds soil or the Coots soil I have mixed if I add it as a top dressing ?
That would be a much better question for @Doc Bud!
The DE is loaded with Silica. Not sure how it would effect PH. I can't imagine much problems as a top dressing, though.
Deal with pests when you figure out which pests are coming for dinner.
You don't wanna make steaks if vegans are coming sorta thing.
DE and per-lite pretty close just a bunch of rocks been in a kiln and cooked a little is all. Good for aeration and places for bacteria (good ones) to hang out.
DE I think you can eat the food grade stuff. Prolly help get rid of worms or something else nasty.
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I actually put a Tablespoon full in some juice and drank it , it wasn't too bad the reviews on Amazon had a bunch of people consuming it and swears by it , I did get the food grade stuff not what they put in cat litter Lol, I use it to prevent pest not sure if I can use it on Doc Buds stuff but I will use it on the other soils
Dankman_420
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I seem to remember someone saying that poultry farms use it for the chickens to dust bath in. Helps keep bugs off the birds
Dust bath... something I don't do every day. Thankfully.
Woodn't mind watching some chickens taking a mud bath tho.
Just grab my ears - lets get muddy. lol
Woodn't mind watching some chickens taking a mud bath tho.
Just grab my ears - lets get muddy. lol
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I hope it all works out for you Woody
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Thanks all.. all will be as should be in the end....
I'm pretty sure they are 100% mite free now.. The older sun leaves have a nice shine to them and will become fried later.... But All I want is the cuts to be clean...
I did grab afew pic's of that Puppy I brang in from outside.. I have her on one side of the room under that LED light... Temps are dropping and I'm fixing to dust off the 1500 watter bulbs and fire up a ballast or two. I'm going to start off with 1 light. Seeing one of my light rails needs alittle work,, I'll keep that LED up or switch it out for a 1000 watter with the dimmable ballast to aid with temp control..
But here's the Puppy;;;
She still has acouple weeks to go and is just now pumping out the orange hairs... Temps still hit 80 degrees in there. But then I haven't turned up the airflow yet.
Sorry, I'm lagging so far behind with everything lately... Kind of need alittle motivation it seems like around here..
But I wanna thank all for stopping in and making comments......
And hope all's gardens are doing great out there,, and Keepem Green
I'm pretty sure they are 100% mite free now.. The older sun leaves have a nice shine to them and will become fried later.... But All I want is the cuts to be clean...
I did grab afew pic's of that Puppy I brang in from outside.. I have her on one side of the room under that LED light... Temps are dropping and I'm fixing to dust off the 1500 watter bulbs and fire up a ballast or two. I'm going to start off with 1 light. Seeing one of my light rails needs alittle work,, I'll keep that LED up or switch it out for a 1000 watter with the dimmable ballast to aid with temp control..
But here's the Puppy;;;
She still has acouple weeks to go and is just now pumping out the orange hairs... Temps still hit 80 degrees in there. But then I haven't turned up the airflow yet.
Sorry, I'm lagging so far behind with everything lately... Kind of need alittle motivation it seems like around here..
But I wanna thank all for stopping in and making comments......
And hope all's gardens are doing great out there,, and Keepem Green
dynamo1
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Nice puppy, nice job
ilikemsticky
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theres some nice frosty buds there you done good woody with everything that's gone on during this grow your going to be toking some doggy soon good work bud! 
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Looking GoodThanks all.. all will be as should be in the end....
I'm pretty sure they are 100% mite free now.. The older sun leaves have a nice shine to them and will become fried later.... But All I want is the cuts to be clean...
I did grab afew pic's of that Puppy I brang in from outside.. I have her on one side of the room under that LED light... Temps are dropping and I'm fixing to dust off the 1500 watter bulbs and fire up a ballast or two. I'm going to start off with 1 light. Seeing one of my light rails needs alittle work,, I'll keep that LED up or switch it out for a 1000 watter with the dimmable ballast to aid with temp control..
But here's the Puppy;;;
She still has acouple weeks to go and is just now pumping out the orange hairs... Temps still hit 80 degrees in there. But then I haven't turned up the airflow yet.
Sorry, I'm lagging so far behind with everything lately... Kind of need alittle motivation it seems like around here..
But I wanna thank all for stopping in and making comments......
And hope all's gardens are doing great out there,, and Keepem Green
ilikemsticky
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just a drive by woody hope all is good!
Hope all is well man, puppies looking great as always.
Dankman_420
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Woody how's it hanging! That just don't sound right 
..... How's it going Woody 
..... How's it going Woody
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Now you would really wonder if he said like a whistle wanna blow it LolWoody how's it hanging! That just don't sound right
dynamo1
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I missed some things Woody, What happened to Cripit and how's Butthead
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Well, we didn't get much crop this year @dynamo1 this was the worst year possible.. Rained all of Sept. After dealing with hemp mites again,, probably from reused soils and a really mild winter that didn't get cold enough to kill them off,, bud rott showed it's ugly head... So rather than fight the shit I just yanked it all... Cut the heads off the main colas for budder, and shit canned the rest. Next year,,, all fresh soils.
Butthead is still here... He's lost alot of weight. And we are still battling on getting his sugar down to a proper level... He eats like a horse but does intake the calories. But we are getting sugar levels down alot. We have to slowly adjust his insulin levels.
@SativaBoy I'll be cutting clones off the Puppy later this week... I'll grab afew extras... NP. I have a big mother plant
I use a salt shaker type bottle to spread the DE around the base of the plant.. But True @Mr. Krip you need to reaply after every watering or rain seeing it will water into the soil..
It won't harm the soil at all @Skybound.
Hey thanks, ya'll for stopping in. Things are going fine here.. The 17th I go in for the hip thing.
I'm still smoking,,, but I didn't inhale...
Least that's what I'm doing,, I'm not inhaling for awhile.. I might inhale 1 outta 20 puffs...
Hopefully, I'll get afew pics up in the next day or two... The Puppy isn't going to have all the colors I like this time, least not yet. But It's hella frosty....
Butthead is still here... He's lost alot of weight. And we are still battling on getting his sugar down to a proper level... He eats like a horse but does intake the calories. But we are getting sugar levels down alot. We have to slowly adjust his insulin levels.
@SativaBoy I'll be cutting clones off the Puppy later this week... I'll grab afew extras... NP. I have a big mother plant
I use a salt shaker type bottle to spread the DE around the base of the plant.. But True @Mr. Krip you need to reaply after every watering or rain seeing it will water into the soil..
It won't harm the soil at all @Skybound.
Hey thanks, ya'll for stopping in. Things are going fine here.. The 17th I go in for the hip thing.
I'm still smoking,,, but I didn't inhale...
Least that's what I'm doing,, I'm not inhaling for awhile.. I might inhale 1 outta 20 puffs...
Hopefully, I'll get afew pics up in the next day or two... The Puppy isn't going to have all the colors I like this time, least not yet. But It's hella frosty....
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