Free CO2 with Living Soil
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Chunky Stool
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ttystikk
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@RM3 here's the post where the videos I mentioned start;
http://rollitup.org/t/free-co2-with-living-soil.925973/page-13#post-13361460
http://rollitup.org/t/free-co2-with-living-soil.925973/page-13#post-13361460
NaturalFarmer
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greasemonkeymann
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for aeration, for water retention, and for humus.
highly recommend but treat like biochar
and ONLY well rotted crumbly types.
fresh or non rotted wood will sequester nitrogen, as well as go acidic over time
ttystikk
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How does one treat biochar?
greasemonkeymann
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umm well I pee in a bucket, add three gallons of water to it, soak em for a half day or so, while bubbling the water.
it's just to charge it.
alfalfa, fidh hydrosylate, nitrogen bat guano, comfrey or alfalfa tea
anything with a lot of nitrogen can be used
ttystikk
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I'll have to go find some biochar.
greasemonkeymann
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you can get a bag of cowboy charcoal and then just mash it up, add no more than 10% to the mix, works very well as an additional aeration tool as well as a "home" for all the microbes, further still being that it's charged it's also a slow release form of nitrogen
just make sure to rinse the small particles/dust off after crushing, as the dust can make your ph rise a lil alkaline, sorta how wood ashes work
so rinse before charging with whatever nitrogen input you choose
NaturalFarmer
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"Approximately 65% of the carbon in organic material is given off as carbon dioxide due to microbial respiration." 50:11
NaturalFarmer
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Slow start but recovered after a month. This soil mix is hard to maintain though in terms of Mag and K. Hoping the 6lbs of gypsum bodes well.
ttystikk
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I'm running some very tightly sealed rooms and I think this could make a big difference in my grows. I'm still following along and taking notes.
NaturalFarmer
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I am back to using a tank again as I found that if six plants after a three month veg in 45 gallon bags with this minimalist mix uses up more CO2 than my soil can produce lately (Pushes to a high of 1500ppm at night but is quickly consumed once the lights go back on). I think this mix is incredible though and going to do only a small tweak to the mix. The oak leaves/litter is/are a true winner. My 45 gallon bags are solid root mass right now (like kicking drums) and just itching to flower faster and drink as much as they can.
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Not sure why I cant get this to start at the beginning but a very good webinar for the true soil nerd and anyone interested in the rhizosphere
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Greenbayfan0430
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I’ve had living soil bump it to over 1000ppm with fans on