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vonforne
Ya come on over. My mom and your mom .......mmmmmmmmm we could make a video. lmao
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Ya come on over. My mom and your mom .......mmmmmmmmm we could make a video. lmao
"Dirt Queen Momma's Vol #24"
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vonforne
lmao!
....so my friends come over and piss in my compost pile...any suggestions?...no really!!!!
That's more than enough Calcium but try and keep that a secret, okay?
The little tykes at Portland's finest grow stores are suffering enough. Seriously, the manager of Rome's place told me that Cal-Mag Lockout accounts for at least 33% of their gross.
Heh......
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vonforne
I want some Cal-Mag lockout. How much is a gallon?
Big, big bucks what with the available cures offered. I mean you can't expect just one to work do you?
Never. Ever.
Never. Ever.
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vonforne
I got about a 1k I could kick out on it. How much and how many varieties can I get for that amount.
About half - maybe. Depends on if they give you the 'good dude discount' which lately is pretty much SOP - 15 - 20%
Then again you have 25+ hydro stores to peruse for your shopping adventure
Then again you have 25+ hydro stores to peruse for your shopping adventure
Great...this is good news...I have a fof who has a dro-store in the PDX area..he gives me the 'good dude' discount of 10 to 20%....yet all I buy are bulbs...hmmmmm.
Wow...33% of the gross....just a mild mannered business man by day.....laughing all the way to the bank at closing.....smokin' the chemi nugs by 8
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Wow...33% of the gross....just a mild mannered business man by day.....laughing all the way to the bank at closing.....smokin' the chemi nugs by 8
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What about lobster shells? I get a lot of those. Just ate 2 of them. Delicious.
I like drying them and using them the same as as crab meal. I tried drying them on the grill last time, as it was too hot to turn the oven on in the house, and they got charred. Lobster biochar?
I like drying them and using them the same as as crab meal. I tried drying them on the grill last time, as it was too hot to turn the oven on in the house, and they got charred. Lobster biochar?
shmalphy
Most shells from the ocean (maybe all) are Calcium Carbonate CaCO3 just like egg shells and that's because factory chickens are fed oyster shell powder (for over 100 years) to give the shell enough harness to ship to wherever.
Lobster, Crab and Shrimp are Calcium Carbonate but what separates these shells specifically from the rest is that they contain Chitin (as in Chitosan) and Gascanacan can explain why you'd want that polysaccharide in your soil mix.
Since you're reading and working through Gil Carandang's formulas, take a look at the Calcium Phosphate one in particular. Obviously from the name this new compound you're creating with the charring of the egg shells contains Calcium but where does the Phosphate come from?
The same eggs shells - almost every Calcium Carbonate is listed at 96% so there's another 4% of 'something' and 2.9% is Phosphorus - hence Calcium Phosphate
Meaning that you could take your lobster shells and use them in place of the egg shells in Gil's recipe/formula.
See the connection? No mystery at all......
CC
Most shells from the ocean (maybe all) are Calcium Carbonate CaCO3 just like egg shells and that's because factory chickens are fed oyster shell powder (for over 100 years) to give the shell enough harness to ship to wherever.
Lobster, Crab and Shrimp are Calcium Carbonate but what separates these shells specifically from the rest is that they contain Chitin (as in Chitosan) and Gascanacan can explain why you'd want that polysaccharide in your soil mix.
Since you're reading and working through Gil Carandang's formulas, take a look at the Calcium Phosphate one in particular. Obviously from the name this new compound you're creating with the charring of the egg shells contains Calcium but where does the Phosphate come from?
The same eggs shells - almost every Calcium Carbonate is listed at 96% so there's another 4% of 'something' and 2.9% is Phosphorus - hence Calcium Phosphate
Meaning that you could take your lobster shells and use them in place of the egg shells in Gil's recipe/formula.
See the connection? No mystery at all......
CC
Botanicare Cal-Mag PlusGreat...this is good news...I have a fof who has a dro-store in the PDX area..he gives me the 'good dude' discount of 10 to 20%....yet all I buy are bulbs...hmmmmm.
Wow...33% of the gross....just a mild mannered business man by day.....laughing all the way to the bank at closing.....smokin' the chemi nugs by 8
Guaranteed Analysis
Nitrogen (Nitrate Nitrogen) 2.0%
Calcium - 3.2%
Magnesium - 1.2% (elemental = water soluble vs. Magnesium Carbonate found in Dolomite Lime)
Iron - 0.1%
Derived from: Calcium Nitrate, Magnesium Nitrate, Iron EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
MSRP - $44.00 per gallon
Must be some really kick-ass Calcium Nitrate
Sweet. More excuse to get cheap lobster. The calcium phosphate spray I get from the shells makes the whole price worth it, even if I wasn't eating the meat lol.
I make it a point to buy as many fruits, nuts, and veggies that require peeling as I can. I figure it is cheaper to buy pistachios shell on for example, plus I get a valuable source of nutrition for my soil/plants.
I have a cantaloupe bio-nutrient brewing now, cantaloupe seeds and rind pureed in water with an immersion blender and LAB and BIM added, let to brew until fermentation stops. I have an airlock on the jug to monitor fermentation. I will use the liquid as a foliar and put the tailings into my mulch bin, which is really turned itself into a bokashi bin, but I still mulch with it. I also threw the lobster scraps in there whole, I didn't bother drying them out as I figure it should add humus.
I make it a point to buy as many fruits, nuts, and veggies that require peeling as I can. I figure it is cheaper to buy pistachios shell on for example, plus I get a valuable source of nutrition for my soil/plants.
I have a cantaloupe bio-nutrient brewing now, cantaloupe seeds and rind pureed in water with an immersion blender and LAB and BIM added, let to brew until fermentation stops. I have an airlock on the jug to monitor fermentation. I will use the liquid as a foliar and put the tailings into my mulch bin, which is really turned itself into a bokashi bin, but I still mulch with it. I also threw the lobster scraps in there whole, I didn't bother drying them out as I figure it should add humus.
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Hey CC, earlier in the thread you mentioned not being that familiar with seed bank named strains. Would you mind telling us what you run?
Edit: On the topic of chitin my soil gets a portion of mealworm frass. It's high in chitin, works as a pesticide, and from what I've heard is super-high in microbial activity. I need to dig around more on that last topic, but it does seem likely given the way it seems to suppress fungal gnats.
Edit: On the topic of chitin my soil gets a portion of mealworm frass. It's high in chitin, works as a pesticide, and from what I've heard is super-high in microbial activity. I need to dig around more on that last topic, but it does seem likely given the way it seems to suppress fungal gnats.
Raking 'em through the coals....smokin' fat cigars....and proly still smoking chemi hydro.
It's either called 'bag seed weed' or 'bag weed seed' - I'm so unhip
Then again I do know sh*t from Shinola - or that's my claim
Using the EDTA process is not that friendly on the bennies....or that is what I heard. ....
"We don't need no stinkin' bennies"
Unless they're cross-tops!!!
Unless they're cross-tops!!!
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