The New & Improved [ROLS MEGATHREAD].

[FunTimesIndeed]

There wouldn't happen to be any footage of that floating around the web would there?

 

[Coba]

I'd like to know exactly what's in GGGRD... I can't find their lab results anywhere.

 

[ClackamasCootz]

Coba

The Washington State Department of Agriculture provides a database for all products registered in that state. You can search by registrant or product name which is the best way to go because of the games played on brands - check out Fox Farms for example.

Gaia Green Glacial Rock Dust

It's not a complete analysis but it's a start...

CC

 

[Coba]

thanks for that.

 

[Coba]

I noticed Aluminum is not on there...

 

[ClackamasCootz]

 

[Coba]

"For gross inhalation, remove to fresh air..." <-- hehe

 

[ClackamasCootz]

I hear/read ya!

LOL

 

[ClackamasCootz]

I noticed Aluminum is not on there...

That's what Azomite offers - in part.

These clays vary slightly in their composition and therefore are called different names like, bentonite, montmorillite, kaolanite, pyrophillite, and zeolite among others. Collectively they are known as alumino-silicates, a sub-class of phyllites.

Colloidal mineral marketing touts “broad-spectrum mineral profile”, “85 minerals”, “75 minerals,” knowing that some of the minerals in the line up are toxic: including mercury, aluminum, cadmium, lead and arsenic. Even minerals like beryllium, bromine, and bismuth, silver, and nickel should be considered carefully for overexposure and long-term accumulation.

Azomite = montmorillite found all around the world, i.e. it ain't anything special other than their inflated prices.

 

[Ur Humbl Nr8tor]

<Airwaves crackle>

Another soil porn update. Last we left off, the old and new soils were frolicking together unabashed.

In this episode, virgin peat moss gets wet.

First Water treatment is with our friend aloe.

Ahh, refreshing...

Some of Aloe's friends in my outdoor ROLS box. Same soil, no till for the past 4 years.

 

[Ur Humbl Nr8tor]

After a pitcher of aloe juice and slight mix, it's time to introduce another friend.

Note to self. Only fill pitcher 2/3's of the way w/ about 1 TB of gynostemma added and then slow as she goes.

Literally frothing at the mouth.

Swallow, no spitting allowed.

Here she is nice and wet. I let her sit overnight and then really got my mix on.

 

[Ur Humbl Nr8tor]

I mix the entire volume with each step wise addition.

First to break up any left over clumps of peat moss...

That gives me a good mix.

Next up...

and once that is mixed in, we've got...

 

[Ur Humbl Nr8tor]

And let's not leave the other tub of soil out of all the fun...

Last weekend, I added things like this lovely rich EWC. As well, compost, kelp meal, rock dust and a few other things I had laying around. This was to fortify the portion of the soil that had already been used.

<air waves crackling to static>

 

[al-k-mist]

narrarator, thats pretty nice.I love aloe
i was going to buy some lava, they called it redrock, but it was like 38 dollars a yard...a bit too much. we got pumice for 23!

 

[al-k-mist]

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these ladies got planted yesterday. and today they got tied down a bit, in order to open them up...they get plenty of light, and i really want em to flourish.
possibly going to do light deprivation, to finish a bit early
pics of the tied down plants soon

 

[ClackamasCootz]

we got pumice for 23!

al-k-mist

Much of the Pumice in Oregon comes from Sierra Cascade in Chemult, Oregon which would explain your insane price. By the time it is shipped to 4 Corners in Castle Rock, Washington where it's bagged or loaded into totes the price jumps to $112.00 for a single yard - and that is the 'bro price' believe it or not.

4 Corners' owners were the guys that started the Black Gold potting soil company in the 80's. They eventually sold it to Sun Gro Horticulture (Sunshine Mix) but kept their mixers and bagging machines. They do a lot of private packing for several companies & their products including the mythical Alaska Humus gunk - also sold as GO Ancient Forest, Denali Gold, Alaska Magic and probably other names as well - tits on a boar hog

CC

 

[Ur Humbl Nr8tor]

narrarator, thats pretty nice.I love aloe
i was going to buy some lava, they called it redrock, but it was like 38 dollars a yard...a bit too much. we got pumice for 23!

Yep, it's not inexpensive, but it is going to last for a good long while, and it isn't going to compress much at all. I worked a deal of 10% off buying multiple bags and it was just a bit cheaper than that a yard, I think.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Hey Stan

Hey Stan

I guess technically it is still not ROLS cause it ain't been recycled but...











1) Neem Meal
2) Soybean Hydrolosate...80% aminos and almost 14% N
3) 1/2 yard of basalt...$13
4) Kelp
5) 1 bag of Premeir, 4 cubic ft of compost, 4 cf of lava rock (lathter, rinse and repeat til the hole be full)...1/4 the price of bagged potting soils here.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Still gonna use me toys though



top to bottom, refractometer, sap EC meter and sap pH meter. Hopefully just to guide my use of foliars...but I do have a spare bag of ammonium sulfate laying around just in case

 

[W89]

One for cootz