Bat Guano And it's Oddness

Ifrit

Ifrit

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Are there any users here that swear by Guano? I have looked at so many different types and they all have crazy nutrients. Is Guano now being produced in a controlled setting? I don't understand how you can get Bat shit with just 0-7-0 or 0-10-0 or 10-1-1 with precision.


 

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bamacheese

bamacheese

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I know that there are literal "Guano mines" in all of these countries. Basically, there will be abandoned caves (Other than bats and invertebrates) with piles of poo 4-5 feet deep from years and years of bat life. The diet of the bats is so stable, that the composition of the nutrients of the poo is likewise stable. They likely test the guano occasionally to assure accurate reporting of nutrient levels.

Guano is an awesome nutrient in my opinion. I like it as a soil additive (start composting early so the nutrients become more available) rather than making tea, although both methods are effective. If you do make tea, remember that less is more. Nute burn can sneak up on you quite quickly when you start fully dissolving nutrients in boiling water before feeding them to your plants. (This is why microbes exist in your soil, because boiling water isn't readily available in nature, nature finds an alternate catalyst for nutrient breakdown)
 
Timewasmoney1

Timewasmoney1

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i just transplanted my plant into it. Its not very old. Well shall see how it goes! Im hopeing with the added organic ferts i wont ever need to add any chemicals
 
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T.H.Cammo

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As Bamacheese said in post #2, the bats' diets are very stable, that is to say that they go through life eating the same things.

Mexican Bat Guano comes, primarily, from the Mexican Freetail Bat; which lives on an eclusive diet of insects. As a result thier guano is very high in Nitrogen and very low in Phosphorous and Potassium, this ratio makes for a great nutrient to use for Vegging.

Indonesian and Jamaican Bat Guanos, on the other hand, are the results of diets that consist only of fruits. The result is guano that is high in Phosphorous and low in both Nitrogen and Potassium, making them the right choice to use as a Flowering nutrient.

You've heard the saying "You are what you eat"? Well, when it comes to Bat Guano, that is exactly what they're talking about!
 
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