Truthbesaid
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I like your style Mad. They look outstanding. Have you found yourself using less N because of your clovers?
I think your indoor mulch is neat, but other than a Zen factor, I really don't see the benefit inside. What clover contributes, it contributes mostly after it is chopped and dropped. Outside it has many qualities and is an aid in creating micro environments.
I am trying the DE with cuttings. I really haven't attempted clones before.
I did add clover to the box as well as a bare rooted bell pepper.
The idea was to give me a visual way to judge water quality and quantity. and to provide roots to support fungal activity.
I appreciate the ideas.
you mean like when I chop and drop it repeatedly during veg and early flower, leaving root material to die back and a mulch when most people don't have enough plant material for full coverage?What clover contributes, it contributes mostly after it is chopped and dropped.
and the roof over my head robs it of this power? No it does not. This by the way, it contributes before being chopped and dropped. Under the clover, wigglers hang out in broad daylight. Activity is increased tremendously. Moisture is taken from a few inches below to the very surface of the soil. Rooting and development of clones also seems to be enhanced by the clover bed. Aphids, thrips, mites, and other pests could be living in there with predators and never bother me. Clover supports the same species of mycorrhizae as cannabis.Outside it has many qualities and is an aid in creating micro environments.
just read that post in the other thread.. Cant wait to TRY OUT A LIVING MULCH an see what happens.. just a few weeks to go
I am trying it. Not following in your footsteps. Doing it my own way..you mean like when I chop and drop it repeatedly during veg and early flower, leaving root material to die back and a mulch when most people don't have enough plant material for full coverage?
You also forgot to consider what happens when the scrog canopy shades the clover and many individuals die off.
and the roof over my head robs it of this power? No it does not. This by the way, it contributes before being chopped and dropped. Under the clover, wigglers hang out in broad daylight. Activity is increased tremendously. Moisture is taken from a few inches below to the very surface of the soil. Rooting and development of clones also seems to be enhanced by the clover bed. Aphids, thrips, mites, and other pests could be living in there with predators and never bother me. Clover supports the same species of mycorrhizae as cannabis.
You also did not take my advice in another thread to look after the clover and the cannabis will follow. It's like I tell you to watch the canary, and you tell me you have it under control by watching the other miners.
All this from a guy who criticizes people for scoffing at gravity without trying it. SO please try the living mulch before you complain. And if it doesn't satisfy you there are many more species to try.
watch the canary.
living mulch benefits:
1)life support for young clones
2)frequent chop and drop in veg
3)micro-climate
4)increased available root habitat (upper layers)
5)increased critter habitat
6)can be edible (purslane)
7)dies back in flower
8)early warning system for deficiencies
9)improved soil structure throughout the grow
I am trying it. Not following in your footsteps. Doing it my own way..
The roof over you head gives you the ability to control climate. Clover becomes redundant and is simply a form of play.
It doesn't provide life support.
Can chop from a different area.
I don't need it for micro climate.
There is only decreased root habitat.
I get critters with any mulch.
I can eat it.I don't. If I did, it would be in my garden.
It does die.
Don't have a deficiency problem. Don't need an early warning.
Improved soil structure is dependent on original soil structure.
Zen. It is tranquil.
A canary in a coal mine? I'm not in a coal mine.
The roof over you head gives you the ability to control climate. Clover becomes redundant and is simply a form of play.
It gives aid and succor to young cuttings, allowing me to spend less time rooting and therefore less time with extra plants in my home.It doesn't provide life support.
Can chop from a different area.
I don't need it for micro climate.
There is only decreased root habitat.
really? you get critters that need live plants to live on dead plant material? Please show us how.I get critters with any mulch.
I can eat it.I don't. If I did, it would be in my garden.
Don't have a deficiency problem. Don't need an early warning.
Improved soil structure is dependent on original soil structure.