Quickest way to break down a root ball??

Abiqua

Abiqua

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new roots will follow the pathways of old roots, leave em.....the old roots have done all the hard work making drainage and air passageways....

it is a "weed" after all :) and most weeds exist because they have big bad root systems usually....so they should have no problem punching through old root mass even after a week or so....

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SCorganictroth831

SCorganictroth831

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@Pattahabi To break down my used soil balls i will usually make an em inoculant from rice wash and some sort of food source for the microbes. I spray the intact rootballs after placing them in a container with the lid cracked. The stems will pull right out when its done. The soil you get when its ready is unbeilevabley rich ! Much cheaper than buying a bottle of em- 1
 
Pattahabi

Pattahabi

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SCorganictroth831 said:
@Pattahabi To break down my used soil balls i will usually make an em inoculant from rice wash and some sort of food source for the microbes. I spray the intact rootballs after placing them in a container with the lid cracked. The stems will pull right out when its done. The soil you get when its ready is unbeilevabley rich ! Much cheaper than buying a bottle of em- 1
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This would definitely be a great organic way to speed up decomposition. Lactobacillus cultures work well as an EM-1 substitute. I bought a bottle of EM-1 to make bokashi bran, so I'm using the left over just because I have it. I leave the root balls in the soil, and let the soil break it down as to not disturb the fungal networks.

Organics FTW!

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SCorganictroth831

SCorganictroth831

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[QUOTE="Pattahabi, post: 11517768, member: 682510"I bought a bottle of EM-1 to make bokashi bran, so I'm using the left over just because I have it.

Organics FTW!

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Really? thats crazy i just got a bottle myself to try bokashi! Never done it before. How is yours comin along?
 
Pattahabi

Pattahabi

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SCorganictroth831 said:
Really? thats crazy i just got a bottle myself to try bokashi! Never done it before. How is yours comin along?
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Tried Bokashi quite a while ago, and due to space/time requirements, I've held off messing around with it any further. I'm certainly no expert, but I've been through the process, so if you have questions shout!

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