Mulch. Just do it.

[mad librettist]

the compost is made of :
Contains Composted Wood Shavings, Redwood Compost, Composted Chicken Manure, Mushroom Compost, Fir Bark, Bat Guano, Kelp Meal and Alfalfa Meal.

Do you think topdressing with this then mulching would feed a plant through flower? The soil they are in will probably get them through the stretch, but im trying to figure out what to topdress with.

give it a go bro! My soil is supposed to take them through, but in small pots only 1/4 females is doing exceptionally well.

So you can adjust it if you need to.

 

[tuinman]

At the moment I do not have any leaf mould or other mulch like compost ready, but my backyard used to be pure concrete that we've laid wood mulch down on top of over the years to make it a bit more cozy.



When I dig it up a bit it looks rich and black, and in areas (such as planting beds) it's usually heavily run through with mycelium.



Would this be good to use as a container mulch?

 

[supuradam]

it's micro clover. lots of vendors out there. try outside pride

Unfortunately, this seed is no longer available as it has been completely sold out. The owners of the seed are requiring it only be sold in mixtures with 90% grass seed so we do not anticipate being able to get any more seed at this time.

 

[mad librettist]

man that sucks. My micro clover is rocking those #15 smart pots, and there is no ill effect to the plants so far. They also seem to start well under LED. The one under LED's is an improvised soil made from used mix, worm castings, and rice hulls. It's more or less as the worm bin pooped it out, with some added ferts. I'm depending on the clover to pull it together.

Another nice thing, is that I can still top dress. I just do less at a time, and I water it in to clean up the clover.

I'll take some pics tomorrow.


on the way: blumats!

 

[TACOE]

I'm sure you thought of this but.. what about putting a bunch of low-wattage CFL's (or LEDs if pos.) down below the canopy somewhere.

 

[mad librettist]

I will if I have to but I would rather not spend electricity on my mulch

 

[mad librettist]

pics

 

[TACOE]

that is pretty sweet. After reading fukuoka book I have been extremely interested in trying the living mulch out. If i would get my shit together i'd go up and get a sack 'o seed at the coop and i could try it outside.

This reminds me.
Was recently in montreal. Was tripping (off hawaiian woodrose seeds.. WTF!) thru the biodome & botanical gardens which was the most beautiful thing I have seen to date. Some of the beds (including a mini rice terrace) had a living mulch (i believe it was clover but i'm new to the plant game =X) It was SO heavily seeded.. It felt amazing to touch It was like a 4 inch thick mass of beautiful green mulch.

No point to story.. sorry
Pics later.. I went crazy with the iPhone

 

[TACOE]

pic.

 

[3rdEye]

Looking sweet mad lib I might just try out some other living mulches. Your micro-clover lawn is cool to me.

 

[mad librettist]

so one thing I've been wondering is if there is a species of mycorrhizae that can infect both clover and cannabis. I could then have a permanent network, and when I transplant the plant just plugs in.


possible?

 

[mad librettist]

I might just try out some other living mulches.

I'm considering adding mugwort (wormwood) but I need to know more about its habits. Maybe I should just try, but with only 4x4 and 2x2 to work with, I'm afraid to fail.

The bad thing about mugwort is how aggressive it is, but if it stays shallow the cannabis will be fine. The nice thing about mugwort is how aggressive it is. You can chop up a root and treat the pieces like seeds. If the mix is light, I should be able to grab the mugwort and pull, and get the entire carpet out in one shot if it grew from a single cut.

Mugwort would provide me with a nice tea (for drinking), and I find it is a soil improver and defender in the wild, despite its invasive status.

The work "chernobyl" comes from the abundance of mugwort in the area.

 

[MrFista]

Good old Glomus mosseae will do your clover and weed Mad.

 

[jaykush]

the mugwort we have here is perennial to the roots and grows about 3-5 ft tall

 

[mad librettist]

the mugwort we have here is perennial to the roots and grows about 3-5 ft tall

ya but you can mow it down to keep it short, and in low light it is stays stunted. It would be constant work...

Good old Glomus mosseae will do your clover and weed Mad.

Thanks fista!

 

[mad librettist]

hmmm looks like I only inoculated with these endos:

Glomus aggregatum (600 propagules/lb.)
Glomus intraradices (600 propagules/lb.)

 

[Microbeman]

hmmm looks like I only inoculated with these endos:

Glomus aggregatum (600 propagules/lb.)
Glomus intraradices (600 propagules/lb.)

Intraradices is quite versatile and for sure mycorrhizals with hemp/cannabis

http://www.bashanfoundation.org/ocampo/ocamposhoots.pdf

http://www.jstor.org/pss/2588395

http://www.fernandlabrie.com/files/documents/dp/24/poulinmj-1997-response-of-symbiotic.pdf


besides intraradices is produced in Canada by Premier Biotech and it appears NOT by Mychorrhizal Applications as I thought (or was led to believe)

 

[MrFista]

Intraradices and clover - yep!

 

[mad librettist]

sweeet.....

I'm stoned as hell, celebrating the installation of blumats

here's a bong hit to intraradices! "within the root", no?



so what is the deal, will my clover (and some fescue it seems) "hook up" with my cannabis, given 2 months veg? That's over 4 months together total. I won't be up-potting once I am dialed in with my keepers.

Biotone plus is in the mix, gets topdressed as worm feed, and when I remember gets dusted into planting holes. So if the inoculant is viable, I will have infection for sure.



Anyone know where the clover growers forum is?

 

[mad librettist]

microbeman - any idea whether I am better off with multiple species of AM? In other words, considering I intend to maintain the living mulch in perpetuity, is it worth my while to source other AM species to apply to my containers?

my mix does have some mineral soil in it, maybe 17% or so