Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

PeaceLoveCannabis

PeaceLoveCannabis

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Sounds like a good method. I used to use an old hydro table, 8ft by 4ft like 6 inches deep. But obviously it was open on top, i used to feed my worms melons, that really seemed to be where they liked to lay there eggs. But in the end its the melon i found my little friend the rat munching on! i will try your method of worm farming, along with the garbage can method! We shall see what works, thanks for your input and everything!
 
hyroot

hyroot

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greasemonkeymann said:
I still think something was weird with your seeds, my tea was a little whitish-grey and the mashed up just fine, I don't puree (down to only one coffee grinder and its purpose is coffee) but mashing them up was easy enough.
My tea didn't froth a whole lot either though, smelled nice and the plants loved it, like I said before it brought a LOT of new growth on my lavender, roses, dahlia and jasmine plants.
In fact one of my roses bloomed again, which isn't normal this late for that rose. Weird.. but good
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I was just reading on a beer brewing forum about malting sunflower seeds. They were saying sunflower seeds have little to no carbs and have very high oil content. The oil content could be why there's no foam. If it really has no carbs. I don't want to use it anymore. It still has plenty of enzymes. I even seen sunflower micro brews before.. Either barley or mung beans. If anything I can order barley from build a soil. If the price is to high at whole foods.
 
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st0wandgrow

st0wandgrow

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PeaceLoveCannabis said:
I know what you mean about the mites, and the little cridders of the soil. ( It seems like gnats are EVERYWHERE HERE). Do you keep yours open or closed? Like lid on, or off. Maybe a screen to keep large animals out? One time i even had a racoon in my garage looking at my worm bin! I guess i have bad luck with worms!
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I cut out a portion of the lids on my bins, then took an old screen door and cut out pieces to fit over the holes on the lids. Lil duct tape, and bango!

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SouthernSoil*

SouthernSoil*

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Anybody experienced a white layer on their baby's stem ? The layer is still in the picture but after i took it i peeled it off perfectly what worries me is the white spots on the base of the stem & also amongst the new tiny leaves growing there is one tiny leaf that is yellow.. My Church strain seems to have no problems at all & is smelling more potent than this bagseed genetic. Any help will be appreciated thank you !

 
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smokey the cat

smokey the cat

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SouthernSoil* said:
The layer is still in the picture but after i took it i peeled it off perfectly what worries me is the white spots on the base of the stem & also amongst the new tiny leaves growing there is one tiny leaf that is yellow..
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I always get bits of pureed sprouts sticking to my plants these days, haha. The other day I did a double take on a leaf cause it and the stem it was on was covered in alfalfa gnats - dried flecks of seed that look exactly like what you posted.
 
SouthernSoil*

SouthernSoil*

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Thanks for the post bro, i was surprised to peel a layer off of the stem, maybe that was its protection and a bad thing ? Bro i have lacto bacillus serum, i rate i should just spray it with a diluted mixture of water ? Peace :peace:
 
Pattahabi

Pattahabi

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This is a nice read on Bacillus thuringiensis. I didn't realize there were different strains for different pests.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05556.html

Unlike typical nerve-poison insecticides, Bt acts by producing proteins (delta-endotoxin, the "toxic crystal") that reacts with the cells of the gut lining of susceptible insects. These Bt proteins paralyze the digestive system, and the infected insect stops feeding within hours. Bt-affected insects generally die from starvation, which can take several days.

Occasionally, the bacteria enter the insect's blood and reproduce within the insect. However, in most insects it is the reaction of the protein crystal that is lethal to the insect. Even dead bacteria containing the proteins are effective insecticides.

The most commonly used strain of Bt (kurstaki strain) will kill only leaf- and needle-feeding caterpillars. In the past decade, Bt strains have been developed that control certain types of fly larvae (israelensis strain, or Bti). These are widely used against larvae of mosquitoes, black flies and fungus gnats.

More recently, strains have been developed with activity against some leaf beetles, such as the Colorado potato beetle and elm leaf beetle (san diego strain, tenebrionis strain). Among the various Bt strains, insecticidal activity is specific. That is, Bt strains developed for mosquito larvae do not affect caterpillars. Development of Bt products is an active area and many manufacturers produce a variety of products. Effectiveness of the various formulations may differ.

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Rrog

Rrog

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The good news is that VC is supremely microbially active. This undoubtedly part of the reason that VermiCompost has been shown to reduce pest infestation in the Phyllosphere (leaves). VC isn't in the leaves, and yet...

See, if you provide the basic materials, the microbes tweak it to perfection if you let them. This isn't an artificial system like hydro where tweaking might very well get you somewhere. There is a direction the Plant + Soil Microbes want to take this and we should let them.
 
Bueno Time

Bueno Time

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SouthernSoil* said:
Anybody experienced a white layer on their baby's stem ? The layer is still in the picture but after i took it i peeled it off perfectly what worries me is the white spots on the base of the stem & also amongst the new tiny leaves growing there is one tiny leaf that is yellow.. My Church strain seems to have no problems at all & is smelling more potent than this bagseed genetic. Any help will be appreciated thank you !

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Thats perfectly fine whats happening has happened to me many times. When the young seedling starts getting into veg mode the stem swells up and that outer layer splits and flakes/peels off. Nothing bad going on to worry about.
 
SouthernSoil*

SouthernSoil*

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Bueno Time said:
Thats perfectly fine whats happening has happened to me many times. When the young seedling starts getting into veg mode the stem swells up and that outer layer splits and flakes/peels off. Nothing bad going on to worry about.
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Thank you for the reply Bueno, i assumed it was just like a layer of skin lol then when i mentioned the dots on the stem i realised from searching other forums that its basically just the plants root tips coming out the base of the stem probably due to giving it a bit too much water.

If i could ask though, i have my main soil sitting in 4 x pots cooking for almost 4 weeks now, been watering with clean water & the occasional lacto B. watering, should i turn the soil in these pots or keep it as is ? Peace :peace:
 
SouthernSoil*

SouthernSoil*

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Rrog said:
I do.

Lacto Bascillus is a broad range of bacteria, some of which is used in yogurt and Kefir. Kefir also has yeasts and other microbes. Over 25 different microbes, in Kefir you make.

This is not at all the same as the Kefir you buy.
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Bro could i ask how much you mix with your water when you take it ?
 
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