Using Stream water/Soil to amend ??

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HighRoadz

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A quick background:
I have been reusing the same soil for 5 1/2 years with consistent success. routinely working out the necessary or missing amendments, adding Myco and etc.

I have easy access to a trout stream. (beaver dams included)

It would take all of 10 minutes to have ample supply of water, soil, etc from this area

My question:
I want to use this soil/water as an amendment to my plants

Does this water and soil contain beneficial bacteria Myco or ?

Anyone familiar with the chemistry/microbial activity of these natural sources?

This water is not from the mountain but No farmland, farming run-offs for miles in all directions

I plan on aerating a bucket full of mud/stream water and applying it to the plants today.

I will post if i see change to the plants... i hope this soil/water has alot of beneficial items !

Thanks and let me know if you have additional information
 
HighRoadz said:
A quick background:
I have been reusing the same soil for 5 1/2 years with consistent success. routinely working out the necessary or missing amendments, adding Myco and etc.

I have easy access to a trout stream. (beaver dams included)

It would take all of 10 minutes to have ample supply of water, soil, etc from this area

My question:
I want to use this soil/water as an amendment to my plants

Does this water and soil contain beneficial bacteria Myco or ?

Anyone familiar with the chemistry/microbial activity of these natural sources?

This water is not from the mountain but No farmland, farming run-offs for miles in all directions

I plan on aerating a bucket full of mud/stream water and applying it to the plants today.

I will post if i see change to the plants... i hope this soil/water has alot of beneficial items !

Thanks and let me know if you have additional information
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just don't expect anything different, it's not going to make them grow faster, or anything noticeable
There isn't any myco in water.
as far as the clay or silt, that stuff can be used, but you'll need to match it with aeration.. lots of it..
personalliy i'd use the water 6 days a week and twice on sundays, but the silt I'd have some trepidations on
 
Sounds like a great source for water. I hafta collect rainwater or use wasteful RO. Not sure the mud will help much... Personally think you are better off inocculating your mix with compost or an AACT. That stream water should be fairly active already but it's probably not teeming w/ micobial life. I doubt much mycorrizea will be supplied by it either if at all; just get some granular myco & sprinkle directly in the hole & root ball at transplants.
 
I agree with all the above stated.
The concern I'd have is pollution, and it comes in many forms. Some visual and some not, like in the form of waste or heavy metals.
If you had a private pond with amphibians and fish, you'd have a flourishing bacterial ecosystem similar to that of aquaculture or aquaponics. Your cultures nitrogen cycle would already be started and in full swing. You would greatly benifit from all the bioactive and available fish/frog/snail/decaying plant waste.
I'd definitely incorporate some form of a biological IPM for the waters quality. The opportunistic parasites like mosquito, ect...wouldn't be pleasantly appreciated in the garden. Or
Rain water works great too.
 
Thank U and much respect for taking time to provide helpful information

A quick fyi

My indoor water reservoir still has Bluegills swimming in it from last summer... :)
18 degrees here, We have snow and ice, the creel water is really cold but on the edges ... you can see tadpoles, small fish moving and bright green, healthy algae

I grabbed 5 gal of the stream water.. brought inside to warm up & put in a air stone to maintain any microbial activity that might be in there

My Water Test data that may be of interest:

PPM is 100 PPM(EC=500) or less
Via Bluelab truncheon, the light did not activate... occasional blinking light

PH was 7.7

I drenched some plants in various stages of growth.

According to the data,,, it appears i simply flushed my plants with abnormally high PH??
- the only result may be the death of my plants....

My Grow :
I use the original dirt from years ago, chicken poop, horse manure, and a little bit of the store bought stuff (mostly bat guano & perlite}.
I have a RO system available but rarely used
I use mostly well water at 200 ppm or less with routine applications of AC

Thanks again - May all your buds need support to keep from falling over from their weight!!
 
HighRoadz said:
Thank U and much respect for taking time to provide helpful information

A quick fyi

My indoor water reservoir still has Bluegills swimming in it from last summer... :)
18 degrees here, We have snow and ice, the creel water is really cold but on the edges ... you can see tadpoles, small fish moving and bright green, healthy algae

I grabbed 5 gal of the stream water.. brought inside to warm up & put in a air stone to maintain any microbial activity that might be in there

My Water Test data that may be of interest:

PPM is 100 PPM(EC=500) or less
Via Bluelab truncheon, the light did not activate... occasional blinking light

PH was 7.7

I drenched some plants in various stages of growth.

According to the data,,, it appears i simply flushed my plants with abnormally high PH??
- the only result may be the death of my plants....

My Grow :
I use the original dirt from years ago, chicken poop, horse manure, and a little bit of the store bought stuff (mostly bat guano & perlite}.
I have a RO system available but rarely used
I use mostly well water at 200 ppm or less with routine applications of AC

Thanks again - May all your buds need support to keep from falling over from their weight!!
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Use the water to brew with. If you want to see what's in the water, just add a sucrose source and brew.
Caution on the algae blooms!!! Algae primarily feeds on phosphates and will rob your plants.
 
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