The Dons' Organic Garden

[ShLUbY]

Hey DT, what did you do with the water that you charged your biochar with? did you water it in to anything or dump it?

 

[DonTesla]

Hey DT, what did you do with the water that you charged your biochar with? did you water it in to anything or dump it?

2 weeks is minimum charge time so I still got it!
What about you??
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@DonPetro By the way its the Prairie Medical Harvest Cup this wknd..
I can get us sponsored to be judges but the comp starts tomorrow at 330 pm..
I know a bunch of ppl going who're hitting the mineral springs up too..
I can scoop you and take you to SK and we get hotels ..
Let me know if I can free yourself up!
Otherwise I might just go for the last day..

 

[ShLUbY]

oh shit.... i didnt know that... how did i miss that part??? HA i already drained and used the water like a microbe tea and watered it into the veg plants. do you think i should re-char-ge it? i still havent mixed in the char

 

[DonTesla]

oh shit.... i didnt know that... how did i miss that part??? HA i already drained and used the water like a microbe tea and watered it into the veg plants. do you think i should re-char-ge it? i still havent mixed in the char

Haha, you otta read all of Dp's articles to the end, amigo..
very good intel up in there..
butyea! should be alright to jus charge it again a little longer ..
Mines been soaking for long time I just adding castings today..

 

[ShLUbY]

ok, gonna resoak in the the kelp meal. i may even grab some organic fish bone meal... oh i suppose i could use the fish hydrolysate i have too with the alfalfa. Damnit, here i thought i had something accomplished! thanks man. i'll be sure to check out DP's article

 

[DonPetro]

I think if you have a well-amended soil mix with a healthy population of micro-life then you could do a shorter charge time as the char will get colonized being in the soil mix itself.

ok, gonna resoak in the the kelp meal. i may even grab some organic fish bone meal... oh i suppose i could use the fish hydrolysate i have too with the alfalfa. Damnit, here i thought i had something accomplished! thanks man. i'll be sure to check out DP's article

Haha, you otta read all of Dp's articles to the end, amigo..
very good intel up in there..
butyea! should be alright to jus charge it again a little longer ..
Mines been soaking for long time I just adding castings today..

 

[ShLUbY]

I think if you have a well-amended soil mix with a healthy population of micro-life then you could do a shorter charge time as the char will get colonized being in the soil mix itself.

i'll throw it in again, wtf why not! not like i need it today...

 

[DonTesla]

This organic diesel cross is frumpy with frost, and she's under a giant Sativa leaf this branch!

 

[Vnsmkr]

looking good DonT

 

[DonTesla]

Some organic LA Con Chocolate gets ready for sweet dreams..
In the background, a connected top fattens up and prepares herself for nap time..

 

[DonTesla]

looking good DonT

Thanks V!
What do you think of a no till bed with moisture wicks!?

Here's another view of thè LA Con Chocolope .. From the wood bed.
Going on day 4 of no water and they are fattening up nicely..
The drought ends tonight and the new Ro system gets put in..

 

[DonPetro]

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This organic diesel cross is frumpy with frost, and she's under a giant Sativa leaf this branch!

Thanks V!
What do you think of a no till bed with moisture wicks!?

Here's another view of thè LA Con Chocolope .. From the wood bed.View attachment 3513455
Going on day 4 of no water and they are fattening up nicely..
The drought ends tonight and the new Ro system gets put in..

Teasing us with these lights out pics...need some lights on pics.
And greensand...asap!!!

 

[Vnsmkr]

Thanks V!
What do you think of a no till bed with moisture wicks!?

Here's another view of thè LA Con Chocolope .. From the wood bed.View attachment 3513455
Going on day 4 of no water and they are fattening up nicely..
The drought ends tonight and the new Ro system gets put in..

I think that would work well. Take a look at soma style beds. I like em

 

[DonTesla]

Teasing us with these lights out pics...need some lights on pics.
And greensand...asap!!!

Those lights are so bright I get headaches from photos-hoots with them!
I need a welders mask almost..

The green light shots are awesome for certain things, change your attitude!!
Haha jk

 

[DonTesla]

I think that would work well. Take a look at soma style beds. I like em

Been reading about them!!
Interesting concept to have a layer of air with snorkels embedded.

However, I'm thinking of adding a full layer of rabbit-caged mycelium that can continue to exist once established.. So the soil added on the top doesnt collapse all the hard work put into it.. As well as a network of moisture wicks that keep the corners from drying put..

Once innoculated this type of bed will have a very hard time killing its microbial populations..

If a drought is needed or warranted, I will simply let the wicks dry out..

Maybe y'all can help me come up with a Name for this type of wheeled no till bed..
It seems like it should have a name...

 

[ShLUbY]

for the moisture wicks... Capillary Hydro Bed??

what do you mean by "rabbit caged" mycelium? keeping a food stock separate for the fungus to colonize in more permanently? and then it can find it's way through the bed as it wishes?

i've been thinking about trying to set up a passive hydro bed... it makes sense to me... acting like a natural water table.

 

[Vnsmkr]

for the moisture wicks... Capillary Hydro Bed??

what do you mean by "rabbit caged" mycelium? keeping a food stock separate for the fungus to colonize in more permanently? and then it can find it's way through the bed as it wishes?

i've been thinking about trying to set up a passive hydro bed... it makes sense to me... acting like a natural water table.

Check out Dankswag here on RIU. He does a passive hydro

 

[Vnsmkr]

for the moisture wicks... Capillary Hydro Bed??

what do you mean by "rabbit caged" mycelium? keeping a food stock separate for the fungus to colonize in more permanently? and then it can find it's way through the bed as it wishes?

i've been thinking about trying to set up a passive hydro bed... it makes sense to me... acting like a natural water table.

From 1 of his posts:

Not sure if you have checked out my PHOG links in my signature? My cloth pots sit on top of silca rocks (hygro-mite) that reside in shallow storage containers filled with water. For I use passive hydroponincs to water and provide oxygen to the roots that grow through the cloth pots into the water reservoir.

This provides a self watering system to work with the soil that is already prepared for the season to provide all needed nutrients. It is very important in not to let the soil go dry and that it remains moist and temp does not get to cold or hot to ensure soil web life stays active. There is no issue with root rot for the system I use there is plenty of air trapped in water in the porous silica rock holes not to mention roots in cloth pots get plenty of air cause of the cloth allowing breathing. In addition the entire bottom of the cloth pot becomes a wicking agent that allows water to be drawn up from the reservoir into the pots keeping the soil moist at all times.

Another benefit is the reservoir allows more time to indulge in other activities for the mundane watering is practically eliminated expect for filling reservoir and the best part since it is passive not active meaning no pump running on power to fail. So watering happens as long as there is water in reservoir.

DankSwag

 

[ShLUbY]

From 1 of his posts:

Not sure if you have checked out my PHOG links in my signature? My cloth pots sit on top of silca rocks (hygro-mite) that reside in shallow storage containers filled with water. For I use passive hydroponincs to water and provide oxygen to the roots that grow through the cloth pots into the water reservoir.

This provides a self watering system to work with the soil that is already prepared for the season to provide all needed nutrients. It is very important in not to let the soil go dry and that it remains moist and temp does not get to cold or hot to ensure soil web life stays active. There is no issue with root rot for the system I use there is plenty of air trapped in water in the porous silica rock holes not to mention roots in cloth pots get plenty of air cause of the cloth allowing breathing. In addition the entire bottom of the cloth pot becomes a wicking agent that allows water to be drawn up from the reservoir into the pots keeping the soil moist at all times.

Another benefit is the reservoir allows more time to indulge in other activities for the mundane watering is practically eliminated expect for filling reservoir and the best part since it is passive not active meaning no pump running on power to fail. So watering happens as long as there is water in reservoir.

DankSwag

thanks for reminding me of who did that. i read it within the first 100 pages of the ROLS thread and it's stuck with me ever since. i will check out the links for sure! i'm trying out the blumats first before i try PH.

 

[DonTesla]

for the moisture wicks... Capillary Hydro Bed??

what do you mean by "rabbit caged" mycelium? keeping a food stock separate for the fungus to colonize in more permanently? and then it can find it's way through the bed as it wishes?

i've been thinking about trying to set up a passive hydro bed... it makes sense to me... acting like a natural water table.

Shit, I meant chicken wire not rabbit caged .. Haha.
Lay a support ceiling in almost.. Halfway thru the bed like a cross section layer dividing top and bottom..for the microbes and more so fungi.. Just 5-10% of total depth
I picture chunks of activated bio char surrounded by white fluffy mycelium..already thriving on a food source right..
Chicken wire on that.. a permeable fabric then another thick thriving layer of living soil..

In essence the goal being keeping this middle layer mycelium from collapsing,
Roots, microbes, mycelium and myco could co-mingle in a massive zone that connects corner to corner..

Or perhaps it would be better to have the very top dedicated to this zone, almost a dark dome over the middle of the topsoil where mycelium can flourish in darkness un disturbed..

I don't know why I feel so compelled to experiment like this, but ..
Anyways, Yea passive water the way to go I think
Moisture solutions seem like a no brainer if interested in no till beds..
Guess my beds would have wings if they could, though, ideally.. Hahahaha