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Yarrow wont grow well indoors from what Ive read, and it also can attract powdery mildew and botrytis. Oats, peas, clover, alfalfa, wheat, rye, basil and thyme are pretty much the only cover crops I could see someone successfully integrating into an indoor system... Nettle, Yarrow and Borage...

Its okay smoke. Critial Jack is really nice, yields AND potency.

The mites are sorta neutral. They do for sure break down organic matter, but they also indicate acidic conditions or excessive moisture. But, Its completely normal for your bin to have a fluctuating population of mites and other creatures, but too many of them could become a problem, as some...

I agree with Bimple , not funny and stereotyped stupidity. Best way to spend 4/20 is at a casino on federal land, listening to 2 old hacks..? No thanks.

Looks good Cann. The clover will totally fill in from the looks of it, it grows like strawberries in a way, sending runners once established...

When I first started, I made the same mistake, and my worms were literally crawling OUT of my bin...

Okay so, the key is, layering. First layer, coco, then worms. Second layer, a mix of food waste (2 inches ish..), and enough rock dust/meal to buffer the moisture. Then more coco, and moist newspaper on top. Add fresh food, compost, herbs, dusts and meals under the newspaper, and replace the...

Neither...Id assume.

No till pots with worms added after harvest, left to chill for a few weeks before I sow some cover crop like beans/oats...

I started a thread about just this topic...https://www.rollitup.org/organics/637587-vermicomposters-unite-official-worm-farmers.html Trying to get some action over there with the other vermicomposters... Maybe some photos to jazz up the thread, lol.

its better to under feed than over feed... they will just eat their bedding after a while, and break down everything further and further... Could have been the acidity that killed them too... lots of green things will make your bin acidic.. coco and peat moss are great buffers, that will...

Fullers Earth Clay, available from Mountain Rose Herbs, contains 70.85% silica... and Rhassoul Clay contains 58% as well as 25% magnesium.. Might be a cheap, 'more organic' alternative...

Alright, so 1 of 2 beans popped on my Fat Stompers, and its looking good, albeit lonely.. Ill try and pop a few more pretty soon, but Ive got some Fat Purples I want to pop as well....

The book "Secrets of the Soil" and the movie "Dirt" cover this issue and others surrounding it really well. Some farmers in Australia have been spraying biodynamic preps with helicopters over WIDE areas, and turned deserts into fertile pasture with these methods. Facinating work, and truly...

I do it all the time in my no till pots. Works great!

Nice list, happy worms. Ive been wondering about small amounts of charcoal, what do you guys think? Good idea or maybe toxic?

I dig the idea of top dressing dry amendments indoors, But wonder how effective they will really be in the cycle you add them...? Even in an 80+ day cycle, How long until those insolubles become soluble through microbial action? In thinking about this, I came out with the idea that if I'm...

You may have the wrong type of worms if your digging them out of the yard. (earth worms) Vermicompost is usually made with red wiggler worms. Otherwise known as composting worms or manure worms. The conditions we are trying to provide is not suitble for earthworms. Plus they eat much slower.

Tell that to a lemon farmer, I'm sure he can pay the bills in that economy.