Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

st0wandgrow

st0wandgrow

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SouthernSoil* said:
Ill check around for some rooibos mulch brother, i definitely have seen coco in the rough type which is basically loose you mean right ? Compost on the other hand, im not sure what type is rough dont really have alot of choice here but i did get some 1/4" mesh to sift the compost.

Lol if it reaches the mid forties then shit is going to melt ! i dont think it should go above 35-40 but you right though i will need some sort of climate control cause this room gets hot aswell, only problem is an AC is going to cost alot, unless there are any types of portable ac's that actually work okay & dont cost too much ?

Haha im good with it smelling like a Italian restaurant, as long as the plants are happy : ) Peace bro, thank you once again for the detailed help !
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Some good suggestions by MH.

Are you going to run no-till buckets SS? If so a simple cover crop would be beneficial, and can double as a mulch. I leave my buckets fallow for 3 weeks in between rounds. As soon as I chop I top dress some dry amendments, lay down a 50/50 mix of soil and worm castings and then sprinkle a couple tea spoons of cover crop seeds down. Clover, wheat grass, vetch, barley, flax seed, etc will all work just fine. This keeps the soil microbiology (mycorrhizae) active and once you plug your marihuana clone in there it will shade out the cover crop and you can then chop it down and just leave it on top of the soil as a mulch which will eventually degrade in to a humus-like substance.

I love using things that serve multiple purposes! :-)

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ekim046

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It is actually my first time growing her. I wasn't even planning on growing anything til I found a perfect little brown seed 8)
As far as the smoke, there isn't much more you could ask for. The flavor is citrus-y and has a heavy effect while still maintaining the euphoria. What did you think?
 
ekim046

ekim046

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hyroot said:
mushroom.compost is great. Especially if you compost it yourself. Store bought mushroom compost is very hard to find. I would grow mushrooms to compost if I had the room.
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Paul Stamets, one of the world's renowned mycologist, owns the company www.fungi.com
Their prices are really really cheap and is quite worth the process.
I've bought shiitake spawn as well as king oyster spawn and had them fruit in bags.
The remaining mushroom compost is so fortified with nutrients, it would be a shame to throw it away!

Also, you can grow mushrooms/compost in very little space if you know how! ;)
 
st0wandgrow

st0wandgrow

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ekim046 said:
Paul Stamets, one of the world's renowned mycologist, owns the company www.fungi.com
Their prices are really really cheap and is quite worth the process.
I've bought shiitake spawn as well as king oyster spawn and had them fruit in bags.
The remaining mushroom compost is so fortified with nutrients, it would be a shame to throw it away!

Also, you can grow mushrooms/compost in very little space if you know how! ;)
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Would love to learn more about growing edible shrooms. Seems like the perfect compliment to growing weed.
 
Midwest Weedist

Midwest Weedist

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ekim046 said:
It is actually my first time growing her. I wasn't even planning on growing anything til I found a perfect little brown seed 8)
As far as the smoke, there isn't much more you could ask for. The flavor is citrus-y and has a heavy effect while still maintaining the euphoria. What did you think?
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Absolutely loved it. It grows like a weed :P and it has the perfect medicinal effects I need. Plus the taste is pretty good. I think I prefer the 501st og more for flavor though. Rare Dankness in general just has some good genetics. I hear ox is superb
 
SouthernSoil*

SouthernSoil*

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st0wandgrow said:
Some good suggestions by MH.

Are you going to run no-till buckets SS? If so a simple cover crop would be beneficial, and can double as a mulch. I leave my buckets fallow for 3 weeks in between rounds. As soon as I chop I top dress some dry amendments, lay down a 50/50 mix of soil and worm castings and then sprinkle a couple tea spoons of cover crop seeds down. Clover, wheat grass, vetch, barley, flax seed, etc will all work just fine. This keeps the soil microbiology (mycorrhizae) active and once you plug your marihuana clone in there it will shade out the cover crop and you can then chop it down and just leave it on top of the soil as a mulch which will eventually degrade in to a humus-like substance.

I love using things that serve multiple purposes! :-)

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Hey there st0w ! I already plugged in all my plants into the no till pots that i posted in the pic in the previous page, i let those pots sit for a month and a half. At the moment everything is looking good, plants seem to be loving the soil, i would of loved to have done the cover crops and all but as this is my first grow including the stealth part it has been a huge bitch of a mission to get up and running, im all set on my compost tea's ingredients &im going to buy those organic pesticides that MH suggested & keep it simple for this one, next grow ill take it to a next level ! : ) just need to make a mission for some mulch cause i need it for my veggie garden & indoor pots, peace bro ! thank you for the help
 
Mad Hamish

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st0wandgrow said:
Would love to learn more about growing edible shrooms. Seems like the perfect compliment to growing weed.
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Talk to Javadog. He has oysters fruiting right in the pots along with his veggies and herb. Oyster mushrooms produce Co2 like nobody's business. Genuity is using the box kits to up CO2 at the mo and getting beautiful fruits for his kitchen too. Javadog is the most passionate mycologist and mold expert I have met online so far, and very generous with the info. Might even link you up some spawn I know he makes his own.
 
ekim046

ekim046

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bazookajoe said:
At what rate would mushroom compost be applied? 50/50 ewc/mc as the 33% vc? Local landscape supply co has 40lb bags for $3.75
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Unfortunately, I'm not sure what rate you should use for your garden. Our garden is micro but bio dynamically focused so our rates of application are dffer from yours. Frankly, I kinda eyeball it! But wow thhat price is so cheap!
 
st0wandgrow

st0wandgrow

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PSUAGRO. said:
Careful, depends on supplier and ratio used....

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/mushroom-compost-use-carefully
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From the article:

" For containerized plants, fresh mushroom compost should only make up about one-quarter of the volume of soil in the container."

So, according to that, if you use the mushroom compost as 1/2 of your compost portion of your base, then it would account for 1/6'th of the soil volume...... within range of this recomendation.
 
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