Australian organics

Want to ask if anyone has experience with organically growing in Australia, where would you source your products from? (bunnings, big W) and what would be the best products to buy?

I'd appreciate a recipe a fellow Aussie uses for organically growing, i can't source out neem meal, kelp meal, rock dust of any kind, i can't even find EWC locally.

I've made a seedling mix with 30% perlite 50% sphagnum 10% worm juice because ive had some problems with my other baby(photos) - so i'm starting again.
( i bought the worm juice locally off of a trading post-type website, i do believe its the "juice" that leaks out/is drained out of worm farms)

Any advice is good advice

the plant in the photos is one i started in the ground, it started dying, i rescued in it a pot which later found out was too big for the plant so i put him in this pot, it's been about 7-8 weeks unfortunately, is there anything wrong with this plant that any of you can pick out visually,
soil is:
~60% Generic Potting Mix
~30% Perlite
~ 3% "Bulb Starter"
~ 2% "Searles 5 in 1"
~ 2% Garden sand
~5% Natural potash - from my wood fire. (i've said 10% in recent posts but thats way over estimate)

cheers!

yellowsunday said:

Want to ask if anyone has experience with organically growing in Australia, where would you source your products from? (bunnings, big W) and what would be the best products to buy?

I'd appreciate a recipe a fellow Aussie uses for organically growing, i can't source out neem meal, kelp meal, rock dust of any kind, i can't even find EWC locally.

I've made a seedling mix with 30% perlite 50% sphagnum 10% worm juice because ive had some problems with my other baby(photos) - so i'm starting again.
( i bought the worm juice locally off of a trading post-type website, i do believe its the "juice" that leaks out/is drained out of worm farms)

Any advice is good advice

the plant in the photos is one i started in the ground, it started dying, i rescued in it a pot which later found out was too big for the plant so i put him in this pot, it's been about 7-8 weeks unfortunately, is there anything wrong with this plant that any of you can pick out visually,
soil is:
~60% Generic Potting Mix
~30% Perlite
~ 3% "Bulb Starter"
~ 2% "Searles 5 in 1"
~ 2% Garden sand
~5% Natural potash - from my wood fire. (i've said 10% in recent posts but thats way over estimate)

cheers!

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You can find the worm juce but no ewc? Im weary of worm bin runoff. Especially for youngster plants

@ruby fruit could probably help you out.

See if you can add green sand,D earth and alfalfa meal to the soil ...dont think u can get these from bunnings tho

ruby fruit said:

See if you can add green sand,D earth and alfalfa meal to the soil ...dont think u can get these from bunnings tho

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hey mate, cheers, ill keep an eye out, ill visit some gardening stores this weekend, check bunnings out too just incase, i couldnt find alfalfa meal anywhere even online though, do you think i could get it from a pet food surplus? thanks!

green_machine_two9er said:

You can find the worm juce but no ewc? Im weary of worm bin runoff. Especially for youngster plants

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it's weird huh! im 'cooking' the worm juice into the soil for 4 weeks before i plant anything. Do you think that'll help the youngens?

yellowsunday said:

hey mate, cheers, ill keep an eye out, ill visit some gardening stores this weekend, check bunnings out too just incase, i couldnt find alfalfa meal anywhere even online though, do you think i could get it from a pet food surplus? thanks!

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im not sure mate..i got lucky a hydro shop had an opened bag of it and gave me a couple cups worth but I think for the actual feed for weed its imported from the states...now heres the kicker u can make your own alfalfa feed tea with a bit of research especially hitting some guys up like Mohican nuggs etc in the organics threads.
I would just concentrate on worm castings etc for gd organic results this season and while the season is on research other ingredients for next season.I was given a full organic list by a friend on here that is great for ammendments for the soil the year after ..ill try n find it

if u go to Bunnings I would recommend go go juice and rocket fuel pellets plus seamungus juice if you may.All organic aussie made and great for your plants mine were grown totally using these products (neutrog brand) last season and I had my best season ever

ruby fruit said:

im not sure mate..i got lucky a hydro shop had an opened bag of it and gave me a couple cups worth but I think for the actual feed for weed its imported from the states...now heres the kicker u can make your own alfalfa feed tea with a bit of research especially hitting some guys up like Mohican nuggs etc in the organics threads.
I would just concentrate on worm castings etc for gd organic results this season and while the season is on research other ingredients for next season.I was given a full organic list by a friend on here that is great for ammendments for the soil the year after ..ill try n find it

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theres a hydro/aqua shop near my uni ill go there today n check it out hopefully ill get lucky! cheers for the advice mate much appriciated
thanks ill see if i can find them in bunnings, i've heard gogo juice is great. have you ever tried the "ozi magic" product?
http://glandorehydro.com/shop/additives/ozi-magic-monsta-bud/

no I havnt mate...I put one cup of rocket fuel per 100 litres soil but 2 cups is fine if its only a 100litre hole..then I feed weekly with seamungus water on the other days and go go juice feed once a fortnight..the go go juice helps keep the bacteria going and the pellets doin their work properly..this year I have seamungus and go go juice as well as rocket fuel pellets in amended soil but I am going a lil different with one plant this year...las t year I also fed mine maxibloom soluable powder from 6 weeks old plants from Bunnings..yep you read right a bloom powder all the way thru and the buds were really dense cos of this I think

ruby fruit said:

no I havnt mate...I put one cup of rocket fuel per 100 litres soil but 2 cups is fine if its only a 100litre hole..then I feed weekly with seamungus water on the other days and go go juice feed once a fortnight..the go go juice helps keep the bacteria going and the pellets doin their work properly..this year I have seamungus and go go juice as well as rocket fuel pellets in amended soil but I am going a lil different with one plant this year...las t year I also fed mine maxibloom soluable powder from 6 weeks old plants from Bunnings..yep you read right a bloom powder all the way thru and the buds were really dense cos of this I think

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the yellow veins are going away, i'm in the process of lowering the ph level, do you know any home recipes or teas i could speed up the process, this was my first soil i made and i botched it.
i knew the breeders of this strain and this is the first time its growing 9 finger leaves, pretty cool. i think it's because how early it was topped and the stress its had from being moved and being sick. i'll nurse her back to health though!

seamungus or a powerfeed juice will help you green up even more but looks gd now bud

ruby fruit said:

seamungus or a powerfeed juice will help you green up even more but looks gd now bud

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whats your opinion on seasol mate?
i bought this product today, the lady at the store recommended it as a replacement for mineral rock dust, i couldnt afford the big 15kg bag they had. what do you think about this

yellowsunday said:

whats your opinion on seasol mate?
i bought this product today, the lady at the store recommended it as a replacement for mineral rock dust, i couldnt afford the big 15kg bag they had. what do you think about this

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That will still be gd for veg period mate

kangaroo and koala shit .

TWS said:

kangaroo and koala shit .

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Piss on my mum