Favorite amendments

Jimmy Verde · Jul 26, 2017

Rasta Roy said:
That's the gold standard right there. I make a good portion of my living selling a water only soil blend made with those amendments. We swap out the oyster shell flour for gypsum though! But our mix doesn't use any peat so the gypsum serves us better than the oyster shell flour, we don't need the ph raise in our mix.

Really? That will handle everything from from veg to flower? Would I have to make teas?

DonTesla · Jul 26, 2017

Jimmy Verde said:
Really? That will handle everything from from veg to flower? Would I have to make teas?

One tea veg, one tea flower, maybe less if you go big in regards to pot sizes and rock an aeration that supports microbes and biolife

Jimmy Verde · Jul 26, 2017

DonTesla said:
What do you guys think would be the best model for us to see available?

The best 25 organic ingredients all in available by the kg and bigger bags, all separately?

OR

a 20-30L bag where they are all mixed at the companies best tested ratio?

One tea here, one tea there, maybe less if you go big in regards to pot sizes and rock an aeration that supports microbes and biolife

Think my phone lagged that first response was toward the other recipe on the board but what do you mean a super soil amender bag that I can just add to any organic medium do they have that lol is love that but be afraid they'd Rob us I feel more comfortable getting single amendments by the kg and adding them 1 by 1 to assure I got what I need

Rasta Roy · Jul 26, 2017

Jimmy Verde said:
Really? That will handle everything from from veg to flower? Would I have to make teas?

Nope! Just do a mix that is at least even parts compost/aeration/pine bark fines or peat moss or coco coir. We go heavier on the compost ratio in our mix but our compost is nice and fluffy from the coffee chaff we compost.

DonTesla · Jul 26, 2017

Jimmy Verde said:
Think my phone lagged that first response was toward the other recipe on the board but what do you mean a super soil amender bag that I can just add to any organic medium do they have that lol is love that but be afraid they'd Rob us I feel more comfortable getting single amendments by the kg and adding them 1 by 1 to assure I got what I need

Yeah its kind of nice to have control and see the quality and grain sizes of each component, hey.

It'd be cool if they all came in one pack like a cool box but tubbed or bagged all seperate, so you could mix and touch and feel each thing.

Amendment packs with combos would be good too, maybe.. if controlled well.. like a meal mix and a mineral mix would allow to ship 10 plus things in two tiny packs, keep shipping right down, if the recipe and standards were on point maybe that would be awesome. just call 1800 amend now and bang, rock dust recipe avail by the liter and meal mixes avail by the litre.

I remember seeing this one brand that almost had it down, but they didnt have the right ingredients.. lol

chemphlegm · Jul 27, 2017

DonTesla said:
Neem, 1% of total volume, just work it in when you can, great stuff for up top and my all time tie for fav amendment along with kelp! Frass is the shit too though, very noticeable results..

What complicated soil build, did you ever catch the recipe?
I prefer to build a soil so its water only from seed to harvest, actually.
Massive expression, expansion, and amount of terps..

With all the work you do on your farm I'm kind of shocked at how you garden, but hey, if it works for you great!! respect for the natural farming part!

super soils, et all. yep seen many recipes. many amendments. If you get a full satisfactory harvest with water only to the end congratulations indoors , I was not able to do this. I am crippled now and cannot gather wheelbarrows of shit, compost and maintain these days. My fingers dont work and my feet are twisted up. I gotta do what i gotta do to make this as right as its ever been.
Fortunately I played with organics much of my gardening life indoor and out and now use all of those ideals with bliss. If I lost my feet I bet things would change once again
peace out

Jimmy Verde · Jul 27, 2017

DonTesla said:
Yeah its kind of nice to have control and see the quality and grain sizes of each component, hey.

It'd be cool if they all came in one pack like a cool box but tubbed or bagged all seperate, so you could mix and touch and feel each thing.

Amendment packs with combos would be good too, maybe.. if controlled well.. like a meal mix and a mineral mix would allow to ship 10 plus things in two tiny packs, keep shipping right down, if the recipe and standards were on point maybe that would be awesome. just call 1800 amend now and bang, rock dust recipe avail by the liter and meal mixes avail by the litre.

I remember seeing this one brand that almost had it down, but they didnt have the right ingredients.. lol

Now THAT idea would be killer lol I wish i had the resources to be the guy behind the curtain making that avali avaluable to the public

DonTesla · Jul 27, 2017

chemphlegm said:
super soils, et all. yep seen many recipes. many amendments. If you get a full satisfactory harvest with water only to the end congratulations indoors , I was not able to do this. I am crippled now and cannot gather wheelbarrows of shit, compost and maintain these days. My fingers dont work and my feet are twisted up. I gotta do what i gotta do to make this as right as its ever been.
Fortunately I played with organics much of my gardening life indoor and out and now use all of those ideals with bliss. If I lost my feet I bet things would change once again
peace out

awh sorry to hear mate! I wish you the best of luck.. its all love over here... does CBD help the arthritis at all, I have an uncle with it bad, it pains me to picture his hands doing the same..

DonTesla · Jul 27, 2017

Jimmy Verde said:
Now THAT idea would be killer lol I wish i had the resources to be the guy behind the curtain making that avali avaluable to the public

Keep an open mind, my friend. You'd be surprised how powerful thoughts alone can be! Keep wanting what you want and clarifying the path.. you never know what can come about, opportunities are lurking everywhere.. Thanks for the inspiration to work harder!

chemphlegm · Jul 29, 2017

DonTesla said:
awh sorry to hear mate! I wish you the best of luck.. its all love over here... does CBD help the arthritis at all, I have an uncle with it bad, it pains me to picture his hands doing the same..

High cbd weed is good if high thc is present. High cbd plants alone make me sick.
thanks for the good vibes, aint no snivelling going on here though, I got the world by the balls. are you kidding me...
I get to grow rooms of marijuanas near in the open, be proud of my results, and police just smile......killer

JCS57 · Jul 29, 2017

Jimmy Verde said:
Howdy I use a tweeked version of sub cools super soil and have been researching for new amendments and minerals to make my soil more bio diverse for better growth. One new amendment I have been experimeting with is bokashi and have been seeing some great results with a couple of my strsins !

Anyone have any good amendment recommendations for me to try out or info to share

We have bunnies and horses so as soon as the last grow goes down in goes the poop and since it is fall all the leaves and fresh grass clippings I can get my hands on. Being friends with the neighborhood lawn guy pays off. I pit/trench compost right in my grow beds so everything is just buried and left to stew until Easter weekend when the seeds are put in their chosen spot.

DonTesla · Jul 29, 2017

chemphlegm said:
High cbd weed is good if high thc is present. High cbd plants alone make me sick.
thanks for the good vibes, aint no snivelling going on here though, I got the world by the balls. are you kidding me...
I get to grow rooms of marijuanas near in the open, be proud of my results, and police just smile......killer

Yeah we love our high THC high CBD specimens, our fav actually. Makes a big difference when CBD is present.

Never smoked anything low THC (for years) but thats crazy it can make you sick alone.

And yes you still have it made if you can grow the mighty herb so close to Babylon's puppets and not have to worry! Keep it up, champ

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