Living organic soil from start through recycling

[Scrappy4]

Go to a river where willow and cottonwood grow. During the growing season.....look on the ground under the trees after a wind. These trees evolved to break off starts that drop in the water which are carried away to start new trees.

Egg Zackery. The branches you should use are up to 2 inches in diameter. Willow trees have branches that hang down and usually are full of new shoots and are fairly easy to break off or you could use garden shears to get samples. This is also a very easy tree to propagate. Around me where water is abundant you only need to stick a willow branch in the ground and the branch soon becomes a tree.

Or just use aloe vera, lol.....scrappy

 

[ClackamasCootz]

Or just use aloe vera

Definitely far easier......

 

[Scrappy4]

Definitely far easier......

Yup, and it works. I'm now 23 for 24 on using aloe vera as cloning gel, it just works......scrappy

 

[rrog]

As a side note, (my understanding) the weeping willow isn't indigenous whereas the Black Willow is. The Black Willow also absorbs and locks up more environmental toxins than any other tree. Just a teeny factoid

 

[ClackamasCootz]

Too bad the Pussy Willow doesn't work. That could bring forth some really good jokes, eh?

"Dipin' in stank to grow the dank" and stuff like that......

 

[DARC MIND]

depends on ones point of view
i got both growing were i eat,cook,read,piss & smoke...willow tips hang so far down you have to cut them as maintenance..it also provides mulch,summer shade and just like aloe,a medicinal perennial...
i dont boil,just blend with water like mint,lavender,aloe etc & hot dog..
it works way better then aloe alone keeping in mind ther outstanding together
Dm

 

[Scrappy4]

depends on ones point of view
i got both growing were i eat,cook,read,piss & smoke...willow tips hang so far down you have to cut them as maintenance..it also provides mulch,summer shade and just like aloe,a medicinal perennial...
i dont boil,just blend with water like mint,lavender,aloe etc & hot dog..
it works way better then aloe alone keeping in mind ther outstanding together
Dm

Absolutely, I'm a big fan of using what is abundant in your local.....scrappy

 

[Gascanastan]

Definitely far easier......

No no no...you're missing the point Coot. There's a certain thrill associated with ingesting 500 micrograms then getting butt ass naked with a chainsaw and climbing a willow tree in the pouring rain to get some cuts man....20 years ago I did it all the time...piece o' cake~

 

[lostenspace]

If the clones from the infected room were rooted in a seperate, uninfected, medium, I really wouldn't worry, myself.

If the medium the rooted clones were given to you are questionable, I may keep an eye out, you stated your recycled soil is beautiful, if that means healthy and well balance then the soil itself will take care of any piggy back aphids and again, i probably wouldn't worry, myself.

Maybe some soil samples and a microscope / hand loop if it's really bothering you?

Thanks BlueJay, I have neem, crab meal and healthy soil in my tubs. I'm not too worried but i put more work into the recycle project and hate to start over. I was looking at this for some of the Beauveria strain. Does anyone have any thoughts? Am i wasting money, its only 30$ for 4 oz which will last through quite a few of applications plus the other benefits of these microbes.

Thanks everyone.

 

[lostenspace]

http://ogbiowar.com/?page_id=9 Forgot to add the link for review.

 

[Gascanastan]

BO x NLH

Oh damn,look at that purple red-ish shit in the stem..... I'm headed to the infirmary to shop for answers...

 

[Seandawg]

BO x NLH

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looking good...

 

[Gascanastan]

looking good...

Are you sure?...I mean that purple in the stem there is often cause for serious alarm in the cannabis gardening world...

 

[ClackamasCootz]

"You wouldn't be laughing if you were named for a woman's pee-hole!" - Ureatha Franklin

 

[Microbeman]

I knew you'd come along and school me...I remember you talking about this in the past..'almost' is good. So it would make a good supplemental considering that.

I know we've touched on this topic before,but so little gets discussed about the quantity of food and the exhaustion of nutrients in conjunction with ACT...what's your take on this when using ACT's on a frequent basis if a grower has an excess of....or lack of adequate food in the soil...???

Okay, the only time I've attempted using ACT without a medium rich in organic matter was with a clay pellet hydroponics setup and I failed miserably. Were I to try it again I'd turn the resevoir into a giant perpetual brewer and try to get as many rotifers going as possible. Still do not know if it would work. The last experiment cost me about $10K so it'll be a while before I try again.

As far as nutrients sequestered in the form of organic matter or humus I've never experienced them being used up from too much ACT being applied. I really do not think this is an issue. Of course if one has lots of sequestered nutrients and a microbially active soil, there is really no need for ACT applications...well unless you observe a need like pathogens or lack of vitality.

 

[Microbeman]

Are you sure?...I mean that purple in the stem there is often cause for serious alarm in the cannabis gardening world...

The dreaded purple stem!! How many experts have told me my plants were all sick because they had purple stems?

Ya well they're sick but they keep on growing and making these big flowers...I dunno

 

[ClackamasCootz]

The dreaded purple stem!! How many experts have told me my plants were all sick because they had purple stems?

Ya well they're sick but they keep on growing and making these big flowers...I dunno

Me too! I'm so ashamed and embarrassed......

I just gotta get my head outta my ass!

 

[Gascanastan]

"You wouldn't be laughing if you were named for a woman's pee-hole!" - Ureatha Franklin

"Red-ish streaks in the stem"....possibly the result of a drunken shore leave in a foreign port?

Okay, the only time I've attempted using ACT without a medium rich in organic matter was with a clay pellet hydroponics setup and I failed miserably. Were I to try it again I'd turn the resevoir into a giant perpetual brewer and try to get as many rotifers going as possible. Still do not know if it would work. The last experiment cost me about $10K so it'll be a while before I try again.

As far as nutrients sequestered in the form of organic matter or humus I've never experienced them being used up from too much ACT being applied. I really do not think this is an issue. Of course if one has lots of sequestered nutrients and a microbially active soil, there is really no need for ACT applications...well unless you observe a need like pathogens or lack of vitality.

Makes sense....
You heard it here folks.

The dreaded purple stem!! How many experts have told me my plants were all sick because they had purple stems?

Ya well they're sick but they keep on growing and making these big flowers...I dunno

Well the funny thing is they grow,bloom,and smoke just fine....I remain as perplexed as thou good sir.

 

[Gascanastan]

Me too! I'm so ashamed and embarrassed......

I just gotta get my head outta my ass!

Somewhere along the line the 'purple stem phos thing' fell into the realms of WTF land.

 

[ClackamasCootz]

All you need is a couple of Nemo Toads, a couple of carp and of course a Bass-O-Matic 77

Nemo Toads are a saltwater amphibian that can be harvested over at Aberdeen - toss a couple into the machine and puree. Add the carp (or trout, salmon, guppies, etc) and continue to puree.

Once it's finished add 4 tablespoons of Dolomite Lime and apply directly to the surface of the soil. Top-dress with FFOF (or Root's Organic) and hope for the best.

This is the method taught at Portlandsterdam University by Professor Jennifer Valley

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