Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

[Shwagbag]

I'm going to experiment with 100% coco and organic teas. Prob gonna start a journal within a week. Fingers crossed.

Please post a link here when you do, I would be interested in following. I haven't tried much with coco, seems like a lot of PH adjusting and I'm more of a pour it to her kind of guy when it comes to organics. I use super soil in 8 gallon containers and usually yield between 2-4 oz depending on veg times and genetics.

I tried some Aurora Innovations coco with organics added on a small experimental scale and had no success given the difference in PH requirements for the substrate.

 

[NickNasty]

I started using rice hulls I really like them and they are cheap another option I have been looking into is zeolite. I still have a ton of perlite in my soil but as it breaks down I have been adding rice hulls. Zeolite is interesting because its highly porous, houses microbes, absorbs heavy metals and has a high CEC. I have not used zeolite yet but it is something I am interested in.

 

[RedCarpetMatches]

Please post a link here when you do, I would be interested in following. I haven't tried much with coco, seems like a lot of PH adjusting and I'm more of a pour it to her kind of guy when it comes to organics. I use super soil in 8 gallon containers and usually yield between 2-4 oz depending on veg times and genetics.

I tried some Aurora Innovations coco with organics added on a small experimental scale and had no success given the difference in PH requirements for the substrate.

Only thing I'll add is some dolomite lime. If you keep your tea between 5.2-5.8 than you should be okay. We'll see in a week.

 

[Rrog]

I started using rice hulls I really like them and they are cheap another option I have been looking into is zeolite. I still have a ton of perlite in my soil but as it breaks down I have been adding rice hulls. Zeolite is interesting because its highly porous, houses microbes, absorbs heavy metals and has a high CEC. I have not used zeolite yet but it is something I am interested in.

N2- Look at the pumice, maybe. I love it.

 

[hyroot]

I emptied a bunch of pots of soil into totes. Instead of mixing compost and ewc. I just topdressed and watered them a little and threw the lids back on. Lazyness. I just don't want to use tall pots anymore. I liked them when I added new supersoil. They don't work to well with rols. The aerate so much. Water goes out the sides like air pots. I'm diggin the wider pots more for rols.

 

[Rrog]

Best ROLS pot is fabric. Feel pretty strong about that

 

[hyroot]

They are all fabric pots. The viagrowtm ones are tall pots. I got 8 smart pots from green coast last year on black Friday. Ordered root pouch ones from amazon a few months back. I may cut up the viagrows. And have a friend stitch them together for a bed or something.

 

[Rrog]

Sweet!!!!!!

 

[Mohican]

I opened my worm bin yesterday and had a shit load of some kind of mealy worms. Seems to be a beetle larva of some sort. I thought they had killed all of the worms so I was going to sift them out and cook the soil to get something out of it. I took a shovel full and it was almost all worms! It seems like it is OK but I am not sure what to do. Any suggestions?

 

[Rrog]

Leave 'em. You'll have lots of helpers show up. Just have some Neem and Crab in there and you'll be fine.

 

[NickNasty]

They might be meal worms. When I bought worms last time I also got a couple meal worms and some black soldier flies. The people who sell worms tend to produce/sell other types of worms for fishing, composting, reptiles, etc. The meal worms I picked out the soldier flies got fried by my bug zapper I got in the same room.

 

[OrganicEcoGrow]

Anyone know where is the best place to look for Red Wriggler worms, used in worm compost bins? I believe you could order them online, does anyone know any good sources? I'm going to use google to help as well, but wanted to post this question here in the hopes of getting some experienced input from fellow organic growers. Looking to start an organic worm compost bin for top-dressing/amending R.O.L.S. pots and boost overall soil fertility.

 

[Rrog]

I've sent many to Uncle Jims. Worm bins with a nice video. He sells all sorts of worms, nice newsletter, and great support. That gets my $$

 

[RedCarpetMatches]

Anyone know where is the best place to look for Red Wriggler worms, used in worm compost bins? I believe you could order them online, does anyone know any good sources? I'm going to use google to help as well, but wanted to post this question here in the hopes of getting some experienced input from fellow organic growers. Looking to start an organic worm compost bin for top-dressing/amending R.O.L.S. pots and boost overall soil fertility.

LOCAL BAIT SHOPS!!! I spent 20$ on 1000 red wigglers...nice to know if your receiving living worms too.

 

[OrganicEcoGrow]

Awesome, thank you guys and I'm heading to check the local bait shop tomorrow, hope they have them there. Grow on!

 

[OrganicEcoGrow]

I've sent many to Uncle Jims. Worm bins with a nice video. He sells all sorts of worms, nice newsletter, and great support. That gets my $$

Rrog - I just placed an order for 2000 worms and a worm friendly environment bin that Uncle Jim sells. I googled a coupon code and the top link I clicked provided me with a working coupon code, saving me about $7. Bring on the organic food scraps!

 

[OrganicEcoGrow]

Does anybody add red wriggler worms directly into their No Till R.O.L.S. container? I may try it

 

[Rrog]

If it's a larger container, they'll stay in there. 15-20 gallons. Smaller and I've read stories of them going for a legless walk.

 

[RedCarpetMatches]

Well after four days my fungi cake is boomin. I'd say there's about a 1/4" layer of fuzz on just the top. Anyone recommend the most efficient way of using this? I'm going to transplant with it in 3 more days so I'll have even more. Should I transplant with the brown rice mix or just scrape it off the top? Maybe make a tea?! Any advice will be appreciated.

 

[Rrog]

I'd just leave it be and use it.