List of NPK Values for Organic Materials--Make Your Own Nutrients or Designer Compost

Soil in most of the amazon in not good, but some how lush forest grow so dense and so fast it is said that a fresh cut path can close behind a man. The plants there however have evolved in such a way that they constantly feed on only the fresh organic carbon matter that is consistently replenished by a constant decay in plants. The soil is highly acidic and with heavy rain falls most nutrients left in the soil are leached away.

The plants survive off fresh organic matter in the soil, and I think from the wet air in the dense forest are kinda foiler fed the entire time


For more info read the last chapter in 1491, by Charles Mann 2nd edition.


My question, will our favorite plant benefit with a fresh mixture of stuff listed above and ewc in just about any kind of soil, ie you can grow it anywhere successfully if there is plenty of this stuff in the soil. The ideal would be a complete organic companion plot through each season gets better... Aging your plot? Does any of this register? Is this possible, cuz that would be a new take on sustainability.

I believe what you are asking about is green manure, which is pretty much what I'm doing except with indoor container gardening, and has actually been practice in Asia since...ancient times. And I'm sure other parts of the world as well. I thought I had something bookmarked about it but I don't.

But yes, that's my plan at least. I'm planning on using 50% composted decayed matter and wormcastings and 50% coco peat in a soil-less mix. As soon as the compost is ready this weekend I will start some fresh clones out in the mix and start a journal.

Yes, since ancient times.... We have plenty to learn from the past....

Originally Posted by johnyutah

Yes, since ancient times.... We have plenty to learn from the past....

Agreed!! We just need to make sure we learn from the HONEST past, and not the one that is typically written down in books lol.

My real goal is to be able to grow in a 99% ecologically friendly manner. I understand a lot of people grow with just teas, but I need to make strong medicine, so I still need to buy a few things in bottles or packaging, but I always recycled them lmao.

Right now I've already gotten all the animal-based products out of my grows, but I'm still using Rock Phosphate, which isn't a renewable resource. I've also stopped using more than 5% peat in my mix.

http://www.onlinepot.org/grow/Organi...tNPKValues.htm

Hey, thanks! I already see a few things on here that I've been composting that weren't on my list. I'll edit them in to the first page later if I get a chance. +rep!!

Originally Posted by Alexander Supertramp

http://www.onlinepot.org/grow/Organi...tNPKValues.htm

So I finally got a free hour to sit down and go through the list you posted Alexander...it's the exact same list I posted at the beginning of the thread lol..did you even look at it??

I really want that hour of my life back lol....anyways, the reason it looked like there were things on your list that weren't on mine if because your list is out of aphabetical order for some reason...thanks for posting either way though.

Any way, if you find anything that's not on the list please come back and post it.

Yes I did read it. This list has been posted around this forum many times....and it contains some other interesting links...