Your opinion of my next outdoor this year

[greasemonkeymann]

b

I mean the dirt from my woods is pretty black from dead leafs n stuff

I mean it doesn't have a big dick or can run fast but its still pretty black

And I can get kinda rock dust more or less sand from the bottom of a creek

Also I believe I have a random flower pot full of rocks that are redish round and kinda look like a sponge in a way

I think they'll work ill post a pic in a few minutes

black is good, but you still want aeration, forest dirt on it's own will be too dense probably, or at least the soil around my forest.
Rocks from a creek won't be the same as rock dust.

 

[tytheguy111]

b

black is good, but you still want aeration, forest dirt on it's own will be too dense probably, or at least the soil around my forest.
Rocks from a creek won't be the same as rock dust.

No this is kinda powdery/sandy you know the bits of rock that chip away from water


And okay I live in Virginia but the dirt I guess does have alot of pine needles/leafs in it

 

[greasemonkeymann]

No this is kinda powdery/sandy you know the bits of rock that chip away from water


And okay I live in Virginia but the dirt I guess does have alot of pine needles/leafs in it

it's not the same, fine rock particles are not the same as rock phosphates and such, the mineral content is totally different.
Pine needles can be a problem, especially if they are waxy-like.
the only needles that i'd use for a grow would be redwood, and that's only if they are broken down somewhat, but redwood needles aren't nearly as gnarly as pine-tree needles which have that waxy covering that takes YRS to breakdown, and jack your acidity.

 

[DANKSWAG]

I believe it may have been @DANKSWAG who made his own bio-char. I like the Duraflame hardwood lump charcoal from home depot. I usually just collect the smaller bits at the bottom of the bag. Royal Oak is good too as well as Cowboy. Just make sure its says lump charcoal and not briquettes.

Don is correct I make my own Biochar....it's easy to do and it's a carbon negative acticity in that one can reduce C02 and methane that is released into our atmosphere by cooking wood instead of letting it decompose or burning it...

How can I help who's interested in making Biochar?

DankSwag

 

[tytheguy111]

it's not the same, fine rock particles are not the same as rock phosphates and such, the mineral content is totally different.
Pine needles can be a problem, especially if they are waxy-like.
the only needles that i'd use for a grow would be redwood, and that's only if they are broken down somewhat, but redwood needles aren't nearly as gnarly as pine-tree needles which have that waxy covering that takes YRS to breakdown, and jack your acidity.

Okay thanks man


And holy shit you know alot im sure not many people on here would know about pine needles

Thanks for telling me like legit I think thats why my last plants got fucked including like 10 I planted directly in near pine needles underground

I went online looking up somethings suggest here and lowes has most of it and I can always garden soil

 

[DANKSWAG]

Okay thanks man


And holy shit you know alot im sure not many people on here would know about pine needles

Thanks for telling me like legit I think thats why my last plants got fucked including like 10 I planted directly in near pine needles underground

I went online looking up somethings suggest here and lowes has most of it and I can always garden soil

Pine needles are great for blueberries and other plants that like an acidic soil...they will lower the PH in a heartbeat locking out a lot of nutrients our ladies like... now if your soil becomes alkaline use a little at a time it doesn't take much.

DankSwag

 

[greasemonkeymann]

Okay thanks man


And holy shit you know alot im sure not many people on here would know about pine needles

Thanks for telling me like legit I think thats why my last plants got fucked including like 10 I planted directly in near pine needles underground

I went online looking up somethings suggest here and lowes has most of it and I can always garden soil

no problem man, anytime I can help just tag, or pm me.
I found I have learned a whole lot just from homestead sites, composting sites and such. homesteading sites are damn cool.
Also don't be afraid to cruise through other cannabis sites, grasscity has a really informative sticky section in their organic area.

 

[greasemonkeymann]

Pine needles are great for blueberries and other plants that like an acidic soil...they will lower the PH in a heartbeat locking out a lother of nutrients our ladies like... now if your soil becomes alkaline use a little at a time it doesn't take much.

DankSwag

cottonseed meal is a great nutrient for berries too, my blueberries go crazy for that stuff, and comfrey/dandelion teas too.
side note, not sure how I got you confused with the dons.. coulda swore I read that they made their own biochar, but it must have been you and them taking about it. OR I could be a big pot-smoking cliché with a deteriorated memory...

 

[Spliffer1]

Don is correct I make my own Biochar....it's easy to do and it's a carbon negative acticity in that one can reduce C02 and methane that is released into our atmosphere by cooking wood instead of letting it decompose or burning it...

How can I help who's interested in making Biochar?

DankSwag

You've got my attention!
How do I make and use it?