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I have been wanting to read Gary Zimmer's book. Let me know how it is
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I have been wanting to read Gary Zimmer's book. Let me know how it is
i use powdered food grade de and my plants show the anecdotal signs (more rigid stems, whiter ash) just like when I use silica
I am happy with it in this regard
and I was a proponent of it when I read it was not harmful to earthworms (but effects other insect populations) then I saw conflicting information, such as microbeman say it does (which I am not contesting)
I seed parts of my property (lots of dead fill no topsoil veggie gardens) with the recycled soil (i had soil from years of growing chemically that i eventually recycled, reclaimed organically and transitioned outdoors) so I would rather not negatively effect biological diversity by putting in something that eliminates part of it
so I am transitioning to neem meal in hopes it will serve the same purpose but degrade faster but I will need to replace the source of silica at least because even though its anecdotal it makes a difference
curious to see some other takes
Agreed - once calcined, a totally different substance for our applied purposes.food grade DE is completely different than calcined...and I don't think they should even be grouped in the same conversation.
I bought a 50 lb bag two years ago, need to reorder soon. I typically use 1/2 cup per cu ft of soil mix and haven't seen any benefit from increasing the % in the mix.I absolutely have seen benefits in soils amended with food grade DE.dank.Frank
theres nothing wrong at all with 4 cups of glacial rock dust per cuft!
My mineral mix for my outdoor this year is looking like this:
Per 1 C.F.
-1 cup glacial rock dust
-1 cup basalt rock dust
-1 cup azomite
-1/2 cup oyster shell flour
-1/2 cup gypsum
theres nothing wrong at all with 4 cups of glacial rock dust per cuft!
That's really nice and simple as it prob should be. Is your indoor mix similar? Mind posting that one?
cheers!
Whenever I make soil batches I tend to give it a good mix every couple of days. That and longer nutrient cycles seem to make the soil behave better and shows less signs of clawing and burnt tips when potted.been pretty certain that 'leave it sit' means dont use it yet but not 'leave it completely alone' on account of the mix can become anaerobic in 'deeper' regions if it sits undisturbed too long w/o the plant's symbiotic action