Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

Aolelon

Aolelon

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Ive got a question, I have some soil cooking in a 55gal barrel (a little under half full) its been soaking for like 3 weeks now. I was reading you should be able to feel the warms of the microbes breaking down the stuff, but lately when I stick my hand in there its pretty cold.. I usually roll the barrel around the yard to make sure the soil is mixed and not getting anaerobic. Is that normal and will it be fine for when im ready to use it?
 
charface

charface

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Aolelon said:
Ive got a question, I have some soil cooking in a 55gal barrel (a little under half full) its been soaking for like 3 weeks now. I was reading you should be able to feel the warms of the microbes breaking down the stuff, but lately when I stick my hand in there its pretty cold.. I usually roll the barrel around the yard to make sure the soil is mixed and not getting anaerobic. Is that normal and will it be fine for when im ready to use it?
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I thought about something like this, does it require air holes?

Was even thinking of using a portable cement mixer. Im lazy
 
Aolelon

Aolelon

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charface said:
I thought about something like this, does it require air holes?

Was even thinking of using a portable cement mixer. Im lazy
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I have air holes in it, covered with screens. 4 of them at the top about 4-5" in diameter. But I make sure to turn the soil 1-2 times daily to make sure it's getting enough oxygen at the bottom.
 
Og grumble

Og grumble

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hillbill said:
No mulching here but I top dress at 4 weeks with a nice layer of my castings and fish bone meal. I use COBs and LEDs and the tops of my containers do not get as dry as when I used HID lights.
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I only run led as well. But the tops of mine do get dry.
 
Chronikool

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SCJedi said:
I actually use untreated white clover, straw from the feed store. My Blumats arrive on Tuesday. @Chronikool, how hard was it to get the Blumats dialed in?
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Oh good stuff. Youll love them! Easy as childs play yo! I set them to about a drip every 4ish seconds i guess. (rough) After each round i take the carrots off their tops....give them a quick scrub to get the excess soil off and soak them in a bucket of clean water as then refill them as im reseting my new plants. Been doing the routine with them for about 4 years now and still going strong with the same Blumats. :)

There will be a bit of figuring out for sure. Just check them all the time to start then it will be second nature to you before long. :)
 
SCJedi

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Just a tad worried about getting started because come July and August it gets stupid hot here and I'm in full sun. I guess I can dial them open a bit more if I think they are keeping everything too dry or they cannot keep up.
 
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