Homemade Liquid Bone Meal

windycheese

windycheese

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So I'm looking to make my own water soluble calcium phosphate and one of the steps is to char the bone pieces/powder. It's supposed to reek if you're doing it in the oven or stove top. I don't wanna fuck up my place and I can't do this outside. I do have an instant pot though, and I use it very effectively to decarb weed without any stink by putting it in a jar and running it on high pressure for 30mins (on a side note, decarbing this way seems to save a lot of potency and terps too).
So my question is this:
Can I fill and seal a jar with the bone pieces/powder, run it on high pressure for an hour or two and expect the same benefits of stovetop charring, or does the actual charring where the bones are reacting to oxygen get them to where I want them before dissolving them in vinegar?
 
PadawanWarrior

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Sounds like a lot of work for a pretty cheap product. This would last a lifetime for most people, but I'd start with the smaller box first if it was me. I prefer fish bone meal myself.

 
windycheese

windycheese

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PadawanWarrior said:
Sounds like a lot of work for a pretty cheap product. This would last a lifetime for most people, but I'd start with the smaller box first if it was me. I prefer fish bone meal myself.

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You know, I've read that fishbone meal is quicker digested by plants than regular bone meal. How quickly do you notice results after applying?

So I had some issues with a plant a month or 2 ago and I was recommended to try Herculean Harvest. The problem legit went away that same day and the plant was noticeably developing faster the very next day. Would love to be able to replicate that myself as a quick remedy.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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windycheese said:
You know, I've read that fishbone meal is quicker digested by plants than regular bone meal. How quickly do you notice results after applying?

So I had some issues with a plant a month or 2 ago and I was recommended to try Herculean Harvest. The problem legit went away that same day and the plant was noticeably developing faster the very next day. Would love to be able to replicate that myself as a quick remedy.
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Do you have before and after pics? Fish bone meal is milder for the most part. Did you have a Ca deficiency?
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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windycheese said:
So I'm looking to make my own water soluble calcium phosphate and one of the steps is to char the bone pieces/powder. It's supposed to reek if you're doing it in the oven or stove top. I don't wanna fuck up my place and I can't do this outside. I do have an instant pot though, and I use it very effectively to decarb weed without any stink by putting it in a jar and running it on high pressure for 30mins (on a side note, decarbing this way seems to save a lot of potency and terps too).
So my question is this:
Can I fill and seal a jar with the bone pieces/powder, run it on high pressure for an hour or two and expect the same benefits of stovetop charring, or does the actual charring where the bones are reacting to oxygen get them to where I want them before dissolving them in vinegar?
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What kind of bones are you gonna cook up?
 
windycheese

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Hairybuds said:
Sealed, wow I wouldn’t have expected that, going to give it a go, thanks!
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Make sure you use the trivet. The amount of water you pour in the pot shouldn't touch the jar. That's just so the rubmbling boil doesn't knock it around and possibly break it.
 
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Hairybuds

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windycheese said:
Make sure you use the trivet. The amount of water you pour in the pot shouldn't touch the jar. That's just so the rubmbling boil doesn't knock it around and possibly break it.
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Nice, it seems like the go to method I’ve read about, but the finer details like this get left out, thanks for filling in the gaps!
 
windycheese

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PadawanWarrior said:
Do you have before and after pics? Fish bone meal is milder for the most part. Did you have a Ca deficiency?
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Not before or after applying it. It was probably the span of a few weeks between pics at that point. This particular grow was just supposed to be a grow for the sake of having a plant around since I've barely put a dent in the produce of my summer grow and I was also busy with other stuff. Just wanted to water something and not think too much (I planted it in Great Lakes Water Only). It was after the issues and seeing them get fixed that I got more involved in this plant and learning more on preventing these issues in the future, and even making my own products if I can.
Yep, major Ca deficiency. And I was apparently making things worse by trying to fix it with GH CaliMagic, which was never a problem before but I guess it doesn't react well with water-only soil.
 
PadawanWarrior

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windycheese said:
Not before or after applying it. It was probably the span of a few weeks between pics at that point. This particular grow was just supposed to be a grow for the sake of having a plant around since I've barely put a dent in the produce of my summer grow and I was also busy with other stuff. Just wanted to water something and not think too much (I planted it in Great Lakes Water Only). It was after the issues and seeing them get fixed that I got more involved in this plant and learning more on preventing these issues in the future, and even making my own products if I can.
Yep, major Ca deficiency. And I was apparently making things worse by trying to fix it with GH CaliMagic, which was never a problem before but I guess it doesn't react well with water-only soil.
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Too much Ca can lockout other shit too like Mg and K and then some. Pics might help, but it's all good.
 
windycheese

windycheese

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Hairybuds said:
Nice, it seems like the go to method I’ve read about, but the finer details like this get left out, thanks for filling in the gaps!
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Btw, it's the best way to do it if you make tinctures like I do. The tinctures feel a lot closer to how the strain you use feels when it's smoked/vaped because you save a lot of the terps.
 
windycheese

windycheese

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PadawanWarrior said:
Too much Ca can lockout other shit too like Mg and K and then some. Pics might help, but it's all good.
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I've got these pics from earlier today though. That Herculean Harvest is no joke. These are the best looking buds I've grown so far, and this is an autoflower that's gone through light burn as a sprout and prolongued stunting well into early flower because of my neglect and noobishness. She's only 10 inches tall and a foot around but she's the plant I'm most proud of so far.
 

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