
Originally Posted by
Dr Kynes
coffee grounds can turn good soil acid real fast. i only use that stuff in my worm farm (makes worms work harder, even if they are jittery) if you dont have a compost heap, you should make one. its a great way to get rid of last year's spent foliage.
a worm farm is a handy way to turn kitchen scraps into worm castings for free, plus you get bonus worms for your plants, and the "juice", which is a badass all around fertilizer and beneficial microbe source.
make a worm farm. Heres what you need
25-30 gallon tote with lid, not too deep
some railway sized gravel
1-2 shovels of potting soil (for the base)
a screw in nozzle with sealant
a short stretch of tubing to fit your nozzle. like 2 feet or so
some kitchen vegetable scraps, grass clippings, or spent schwag from your last grow.
coffee grounds
a box of red wigglers
put the nozzle through the side of the tote like 1/4 inch from the bottom, and plug on the hose.
toss in some gravel to make a drainage bed like 1-2 inches deep
throw in 2 inches of potting mix
toss in some coffee grounds.
throw in your kitchen vegetable scraps schwag and whatnot.
toss in the wigglers (nightcrawlers are too big for potted plants, and dont reproduce as fast)
tuck the hose under the tote lid to keep it upright, and keep the lid from snapping down.
from here on out, just keep adding kitchen scraps, and keep it moist (you prolly wont have to add water if you use lotsa vegetables or have spent schwag from your hash making)
when you see more than 1 inch of fluid in the tube, tap it out, and mix it with lotsa plain water. your plants will love it.
any time you need a few worms for a potted plant, catch a few and drop em in your plant
when the volume of digested material becomes sufficent, you can shovel it out, and set it in the sun in a thin layer to dry. (catch the worms and send them back home)
when it's dry, you just made homemade worm castings, the most expensive and luxurious fertilizer on the planet! mix it into your soils, sprinkle it on top of established plant's root zone, or dissolve it in water to use like liquid fertilizer.
worms will eat any plant material, and especially love coffee grounds, carrot peels and wilted lettuce. they reproduce fast, and when run properly, your worm farm should be odorless.
you can use the worm farm to make miracle grow potting mix into the best soil you ever used, turn horse goat or sheep turds (herbivores only please) or bird guano into premium soil.
warning, do not EVER put meat, dairy or fish scraps in your worm farm!
add a few chickens to your yard and youll get all the bug patrolling, chicken shit making and egg laying action you could hope for from these helpful and delicious household pets.
a 3x3 doghouse can make a fine coop for 5 chickens easy. let them patrol your yard for bugs and weeds (they love seedlings, but ignore full sized plants if well fed) and every few weeks scoop the coop for poop, and youll be in tall cannabis before you know it.
these 3 sources of organic nutrients makes the most successful soil i ever used, add a little horse shit here and there and your yard will be green as fuck.
Use this for your bug problems:
in a saucepan on the stove, simmer
3 cups water
a large handful of peppermint leaves and stems
6 cloves fresh garlic finely minced (no powdered garlic! it doesnt work and clogs your sprayer!)
3 tablespoons (or more) cayenne pepper flakes
simmer for 45 minutes strain through a cloth (piece of old T-shirt works good) let cool and pour into sprayer add 1 tablespoon biodegradable dish soap, top off sprayer with water put on a dust mask and ski goggles (super important) and Spray Thoroughly on both sides of leaves!
Dont saturate your soil, as this stuff is not good for your earthworms and other friendly soil creatures.
Wash hands thoroughly with soap before touching eyes mouth genitals or butthole (really really hot stuff)
it's non toxic (just spicy as hell) and washes off with water easily do not use on your buds unless you're a masochist. wash any produce before eating. and seriously, wash hands with soap before wiping your ass or holding your dick.
once a week will keep aphids slugs snails deer squirrels and whiteflies in check like a motherfucker.
Warning: may attract Hispanic, Thai, and Punjabi cuisine aficionados. do not store near salsa fixins or noodles and shrimp.
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