Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

GreenestBasterd

GreenestBasterd

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The circle of life!!

Did myself some chucking last summer and noticed this little thing (hopefully girl) reaching up for the spring rays between the winter veggies.
Must have fallen when I cropped last year and looks like nature selected which chuck to pop first.
Cool serration on the first set of leaves too.

Peace
 

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AkFrost

AkFrost

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Figured I show off my girls again, it’s been just over a year since I have on posted on here. Still using the same soil. These ladies are at week 7 of flower and are just starting to fade to fall colors. I love my organic smoke! ✌
 

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meangreengrowinmachine

meangreengrowinmachine

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Wondering what everyone thinks of my soil recipe? Also I am looking to add possibly Gypsum to the mix but not sure in what ratio with this mix, also I am using LEDs so I want to have a really high availability of calcium and magnesium as it seems like LEDs (and from what I have read a lot on these forums) seem to make plants much more Cal-Mag hungry. What do you all think?? thanks!

pete moss 7.5 gal
worm castings 3.75 gal
compost 3.75 gal
perlite 7.5 gal
lime 3 cups
glacial rock dust 12 cups
thats my base

then I mix my amendments together as below
kelp meal 6 cups
epsoma tomato tone 3 cups
alfalfa meal 3 cups
neem meal 3 cups
crab meal 3 cups
finely ground egg shells about 3 cups
azomite about a cup

I then take a total of 7.5 cups of the amendment mix and add it to the base and let it sit for at least 4 weeks...
 
meangreengrowinmachine

meangreengrowinmachine

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meangreengrowinmachine said:
Wondering what everyone thinks of my soil recipe? Also I am looking to add possibly Gypsum to the mix but not sure in what ratio with this mix, also I am using LEDs so I want to have a really high availability of calcium and magnesium as it seems like LEDs (and from what I have read a lot on these forums) seem to make plants much more Cal-Mag hungry. What do you all think?? thanks!

pete moss 7.5 gal
worm castings 3.75 gal
compost 3.75 gal
perlite 7.5 gal
lime 3 cups
glacial rock dust 12 cups
thats my base

then I mix my amendments together as below
kelp meal 6 cups
epsoma tomato tone 3 cups
alfalfa meal 3 cups
neem meal 3 cups
crab meal 3 cups
finely ground egg shells about 3 cups
azomite about a cup

I then take a total of 7.5 cups of the amendment mix and add it to the base and let it sit for at least 4 weeks...
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Also I have easy access to a ton of egg shells, banana peal powder, rabbit, goat, chicken, turkey and pig droppings. Lol
 
meangreengrowinmachine

meangreengrowinmachine

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rkmcdon said:
Sounds like you need to start a worm bin and make your own ewc's with that! :)
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Yeah i had a few in the past but they ended up getting far too cold in my basement and everything died off. This is the year I am going to really try to better insulate this sucker and and I will for sure get another bin going!
 
GreenestBasterd

GreenestBasterd

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GreenestBasterd said:
The circle of life!!

Did myself some chucking last summer and noticed this little thing (hopefully girl) reaching up for the spring rays between the winter veggies.
Must have fallen when I cropped last year and looks like nature selected which chuck to pop first.
Cool serration on the first set of leaves too.

Peace
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Powering along nicely!
 

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Kp sunshine

Kp sunshine

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Northwood said:
If this is for indoor no-till, you'll want more surface area than depth. I wouldn't go much more than 50 cm deep with the maximum surface area that allows it to fit in the tent but with enough room to see and extract excess runoff should that occur. Cannabis roots can easily go deep, but in a pot you risk more drainage and aerobic issues the deeper your pot is. Plus the surface is where the exchange of fresh air and CO2 from the soil bacteria respiration happens. The surface is also where the decomposition of your mulches and other surface amendments occur, and it's more difficult keep that cycling going full-throttle if you just don't have the room. Also, vertical height is a major constraint for those of us who grow indoors in tents. If you have red wriggler worms in your pot, they prefer shallower depths and lurk just under or right in your humus layer. More surface area means more area for cover crops too if you choose that route.

If this isn't no-till and you're growing outdoors, it will still grow okay and extra depth may help in retaining moisture during those dry hot summer days as long as your pot and soil drains well.
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Should I have a cover crop and mulch on a 7 gallon soft pot premixed soil( kyrptonite soil ?
 
bobrown14

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I run 7.5gal hard pots always in flower so I dont grow cover crops. I just rotate them in and out. Harvest let pot sit empty for 2-3 weeks while rootball composts, pull the stem out and transplant a new plant with amendments in the hole back into flower.
 
PadawanWarrior

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bobrown14 said:
I run 7.5gal hard pots always in flower so I dont grow cover crops. I just rotate them in and out. Harvest let pot sit empty for 2-3 weeks while rootball composts, pull the stem out and transplant a new plant with amendments in the hole back into flower.
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That's what I do too basically. I use 15 gal plastic pots though.
 
sega megadrive

sega megadrive

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could someone post the link from youtube the johnson-su composting bioreactor i have no idea how to post it an i thought it would be a great addition to this thread thanks in advance...

big swipe dog.
 
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bbggkk1177

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My plants started drooping a few days ago about an hour before lights went off. Every day since then they are drooping earlier and earlier. Today they started drooping 6 hours before lights out. Anything to worry about? I'm running my soil in a SIP and it doesn't seem too moist or anything. It is perky as hell midday.


Edit/ I think it's vpd
 
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