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  1. AnimalMother1974

    Jobe's organic fruit & citrus 3-5-5 dry grandular fertilizer

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jobe-s-Organics-4-lb-Organic-Granular-Fruit-and-Citrus-Fertilizer-with-Biozome-OMRI-Listed-09226/205750321 Contains beneficial organisms. 3-5-5 with 8% calcium. Anyone have experience with this in flower or veg? Looks interesting
  2. AnimalMother1974

    Kellogs Organic Plus Fish and Kelp fertilizer???

    Im looking for a source of increased trace elements, especially iron. And my options Im considering its basically this fish kelp mix or some composted chicken manure I can turn to tea. But I like the idea or fish AND kelp in one product. Anyone here have experience with this...
  3. AnimalMother1974

    Onions as a sulfur source

    As in composted or fermented into juice. Anyone use them. mabey onions and bananas for a sulfur potassium flower boost.
  4. AnimalMother1974

    Anyone here use banana tea for potassium boost?

    Particularly foliar fed banana tea? Banana peel boiled, strained and added to water, sprayed all over the leaves. Apparently a banana peel contains NPK 0-3-42
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    Growing organically in 35-40 degree temperatures?

    Im worried about the living organisms in the soil. Can they survive and thrive in these type of temps? Im disabled and the only space I have now is in a 4x4 tent in a cold Cailifornia garage, non heated, space heater is not an option. My cfls will generate a lil heat within the tent. Buuuuut...
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    Adding trace elements to soil

    looking to add more trace elements to my soil. Will Azomite work inside of Miracle Grow standard potting mix? Or does it require high amounts of bacteria/soil life to become root available? since its not completely organic soil, will the azomite be absorbed? little, lot?
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    Natural pest repellent

    Anyone here grow ginger or garlic or mint plants IN the pots with your weed plants as a creature repellent? For now Im just putting garlic chunks on the top of the soil, but planting them seems a more permanent type solution. Is there no real reason that wont work, like it interfering with the...
  8. AnimalMother1974

    Infested compost

    I have a plant about 3.5' basically a complete gonner. Infested with spider mites all the way up to the top leaves. all treatments only slowed the mites down. Now my plan is to carefully chop it into bits and mash it into my compost. NOW is this not a good idea? Will they continue to live eating...
  9. AnimalMother1974

    Earthworm castings?

    $9 at walmart. Pennington worm castings http://www.pennington.com/all-products/lawn-garden/fertilizer/soil-ammendment/pennington-earthworm-castings Have the bottle here, but didnt not use yet. Looks healthy, black, and rich, apparently it contains chemicals known to the state of CA to cause...
  10. AnimalMother1974

    Calcium carbonate for raising ph

    Overtime peat moss breaks down and becomes more acidic. Im not trying to over calcium up the soil. But can eggshell (calcium carbonate) be used to raise soil ph? To add at the point of when peat turns acidy. Shell takes a long time to break down and the plant should be finished and harvested...
  11. AnimalMother1974

    Soil organisms

    Lets say you used this pesticide on your soil. Contains Imid and b-cyfluthrin. Would it kill the good/bad bacteria too? Or does it fry just the bugs only? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bayer-Advanced-1-Qt-Concentrate-Complete-Insect-Killer-for-Soil-and-Turf-700270/100658964
  12. AnimalMother1974

    Soil transformation test

    I have abut 4 gallons of Miracle Grow potting mix that has been feed with MG nutes. NOW, if I understand correctly, this salty synthetic mix can be composted until it becomes organic? The mix breaks down and the salt is no longer an issue? I added in 1/2 a large watermelon rine 5 egg shells 5...
  13. AnimalMother1974

    Fermented banana juice fertilizer

    http://www.agnet.org/library.php?func=view&id=20110804162833 I used to think bananas were only good for a potassium boost. But there is a lot more usefulness. Ive tried fermented banana myself and got a 3" growth spurt on one of my tester plants in 4 days. The soil was 40% MG potting mix, 60%...
  14. AnimalMother1974

    Hows this for a soil recipe?

    http://www.homedepot.com/p/Espoma-8-lbs-Garden-Tone-Herb-and-Vegetable-Food-100047170/203148053 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-32-qt-Potting-Soil-72783920/205653749 1 cup Garden Tone 2 gallons of organic soil 1/2 gallon perlite 2 tablespoons diatomaceous earth and water with only half tap...
  15. AnimalMother1974

    Nori seaweed for hormones and trace elements

    Will it work like kelp, kelp meal? Anyone experiment with it? I may fux with it. I have some old Nori sheets Im scared to eat, so I may grind it up and feed it to my one of my plants see if anything positive happens.
  16. AnimalMother1974

    Ginger root uses?

    Crazy idea or not? Will the antibiotic, antifungus properties of ginger root be effective in soil to help cannabis roots? I've tried 1 table spoon of shredded ginger boiled for 1/2 hour. Strained it and mixed it with enough ph balanced water to saturate my J1 plant's soil. No ill effects, no...
  17. AnimalMother1974

    Compost Tea-- can be cooked?

    Must the tea created be still raw or can it be heated to kill gnat and creature eggs that may be present in the compost? I dont know if heating the tea defeats the purpose. Will heating kill off the good stuff as well?
  18. AnimalMother1974

    Ginger tea for anti-fungal, anti-biotic, pesticide?

    Crazy idea or not? Will the antibiotic, antifungus properties of ginger root be effective in soil to help cannabis roots? I've tried 1 table spoon of shredded ginger boiled for 1/2 hour. Strained it and mixed it with enough ph balanced water to saturate my J1 plant's soil. No ill effects, no...
  19. AnimalMother1974

    How to take care of high CBD strain plants?

    I searched google but cant find much pretaining to the growing, nute requirements of a high cbd strain. I was given an AC/DC clone. Its looking kinda sickly and I need to revitalize it asap. Right now its sitting in 1/2 gallon of 60% MG organic nature's care and 40% perlite under 500w of light...
  20. AnimalMother1974

    Kellogg Organic Potting Soil?

    Kellogg 1.5-cu ft Organic Potting Soil $6 at Lowes. http://kellogggarden.com/products/kellogg/soils/?s=kellogg-garden-organics-patio-plus Ive heard from some folks its almost as good as FF Ocean Forest buy for a fraction of the price. anyone have experience with this stuff for indoor potting...
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