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My Soil Mix Tidied Up and Moved For More Responce
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DuckDuckGoose
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how do you like the coco shells as a mulch? do they wash out at all when you water or blow out of the pot if the fan hits it?
well I've been using a sprayer to water the plants and they dont go anywhere but I suppose when they're dry and you blew them they would... I didn't leave enough room at the top of the pot to mulch properly.. Will do so when I re-pot
I tend to spray the top[s a couple times a day too keep it from drying out anyway
I tend to spray the top[s a couple times a day too keep it from drying out anyway
DuckDuckGoose
Member
good point, leave extra room at the top! i'm new to the mulching in a container garden.
i just checked the link that you put up in the mulch thread. it says that those coco shells will stick together as you water, so that answers my questions...won't wash away, won't blow away. think i will check those out also. lookin good so far, you should keep the pics coming...
DDG
Were you using the cocoa for aeration in the soil or to mulch?
If for aeration, is this your first time using them for said purpose? How are they working out for you.
I've seen them at the nursery but afraid to try because I thought they would have some adverse affects. Dont want to harm my girls.
If for aeration, is this your first time using them for said purpose? How are they working out for you.
I've seen them at the nursery but afraid to try because I thought they would have some adverse affects. Dont want to harm my girls.
DuckDuckGoose
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hey Jcisco,
looks like he is banned. i found this link from a post that he put up in the mulch thread. check it out... hope that helps.
http://www.cocoashellmulch.co.uk/
DDG
First time doing organics, first time using mulch, first time using cocoa shells.. But yeah I'm using them for aeration and mulch, seems good so far fingers crossed
Weyenot
Member
Good to see youre back! I got a chance to read through your thread and Im curious to see where things go; I like it so far, you have some healthy babies there!
The coco shells seem like a good idea, it will be interesting to see how it works out, I cant see why it wouldnt. Ive got a nice sized stash of shells and my plan is to turn them into biochar once I get the charburner built; maybe I could try using some of the finished product as mulch, or as a part of a blend with straw or something similar? Have you ever tried making biochar before?
Keep it up!
The coco shells seem like a good idea, it will be interesting to see how it works out, I cant see why it wouldnt. Ive got a nice sized stash of shells and my plan is to turn them into biochar once I get the charburner built; maybe I could try using some of the finished product as mulch, or as a part of a blend with straw or something similar? Have you ever tried making biochar before?
Keep it up!
Weyenot
Member
Would have been daily lol but my forced week off messed that up LOL And thanks yeah I think they are looking good too, I super cropped the tops instead of topping and will put them into flower in the next day or 2
Do you have alot of experience with super cropping? I have always used that method first because I believe in the least pain possible, we dont want stressing ladies!! I go fairly lightly as far as pressure to the stem goes so sometimes it takes me few goes to get those tops to lay over but I find with persistence and patience it works great
Im aware of info about the method supposedly increasing bud size but I havent done enough comparison to be able to tell
Usually I super-crop with I have a plant that likes to stretch more than the others, gently bend the stem back and forth to make it soft then snap it over.. pretty much it..
Yeah I get ya mate I did top these in the end, as to be honest I haven't got a lot of room and just wanted to concentrate the light on a couple branches on each plant to fill the canopy... but yeah the time it takes to recover usually out-way the yeild V time to to recover.. I do get ya even tho I cant explain what i mean properly LOL but these have started new growth in 2 days that's really really quick in my book
Just had to google FTMP & OTOH... must be getting old at 23...LOL
