This thread dudes. Im 20 days from harvest and I took a couple of really cool shots. I attribute my success to this thread a lot. So I started this No till thing 5 years ago. Im sure if i looked i could find my posts back in the 200 pages somewhere. My garden has become such my hobby that my wife is SICK of hearing about it. Ive started a new bed as well. So just some pics and just giving back for others including some tips.
Tip one: Get your Aloe on. Cloning, plant food, whetting agent... im not going to go on. Just grow it and then go figure out why.
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Tip 2. Mulch. Whenever i get asked about my grow being so clean, i always say the same thing, my soil is a living organism that will devour organic material like a fat kid eats cake. All Sticks, stems, roots, leaves, trim, leftover runs through the hash machine, ewc, amendments, get fed to the bed. Hell can you grow some shit to then chop down and feed the bed. Above you can see the clover. I mow that shit like grass to feed the bed. Did you feed your bed today?
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Tip 3. MULCH
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Tip 4: 5% rule. for every 20 gallons of soil water 1 gallon. I have 220 gallons of soil. I water 11 gallons.
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Final tip. Rocks. Nice and flat, give a home to the bugs. I use 4. clear away the mulch layer and put them right on the soil. pack your mulch in around them.
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I proly should have told you to mulch again...