Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread
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DonTesla
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haha, for sure, dude. and you don't need to worry, theyre beneficial upon infection haha and can only live on live roots. best of luckThats intense ! well explained Don, that is a seriously wicked deal they have going on there, i still have to finish reading teaming with microbes but i will be done with it before the end of this year, i appreciate you telling me the risk though cause im seriously paranoid about using it in a grow thats in my bedroom, if i end up feeling like you mentioned id probably finish reading teaming with microbes by 2016. I noted down the myco for the next grow though & ill be giving it a good read. Thank you again !
if you keep this pace up the quality is gonna be through the stratosphere soon, brah. need a wheelchair soon lol
for real though, amazing how deep the rabbit hole goes
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SouthernSoil*
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I was reading a forum article about the benefits of mycorrhizae , i heard about this in a natural farming course but never knew the scientific name, could i maybe make a solution of myco and water and syringe it into my soil ? Could this possibly work ? I want my roots infected! : )
greasemonkeymann
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it's fine, you don't NEED, many of the things you add to an organic soil, including EWC, compost, etc... It just allows the plant to grow better.
And standard vermicompost isn't full of mychorrizae, as far as I know
greasemonkeymann
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wait.. Huh? Hmm maybe I was gone too long, You change your mind on the myco?
DonTesla
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if you try it, maybe try a baby food or medicine type syringe and pre poke some holes that you will inoculate. you might need multplie syringes unless your holes are bigger. but you risk ripping roots that already exist.
so might be best to gently dig away the mulch / topsoil until you see some little roots. then gently sprinkle and even more gently work it in a bit.
or just up pot if you haven't flipped to flower. that would be the best way. dry myco sprinkled on entire moist (sticky) rootball, a full 360*.
DonTesla
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believe you be right mon.
worms have no teeth so they rely on the sand and rocks in their gizzard to digest, as well as bacteria. so where there are lots of worms, bacteria thrives too.
myco need live roots to infect to live, there're no roots in our farms usually except dead ones since its an underground operation technically, can't have a plant in your way, or can you?.. lol
very bacteria rich, with lots of protozoa's, nematodes, and fungi and organic matter where these and more microorganisms live.
the best part is the worms castings create "protected enclaves" for the bacteria / fungus, plus they increase the CEC by increasing the amount of charge-holding organic surfaces. Best (growing) offence starts with a good defence.. Leeching defence
DonTesla
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Tell me more about dese cattle! how good is their poop! when can we try it.. you should do an herb side by side or is it all mixed in to all our soil now lol
SouthernSoil*
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Im keen if i can add it in to the current plants i transplanted the only problem was that i wasnt sure i was going to get the right product & the babies were getting root bound, on the other hand i still have another 3 different strains vegging which could get some myco treatment !
DonTesla
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have you flipped to flower tho? on the transplants in question
SouthernSoil*
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Thank you bro, i have a few syringes i got for free at a grow store so that wont be a problem, i havent flipped to flower just yet still running 16/8 on the 250w mh with the 600w hps on standby.
DonPetro
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No im binning it all separate. I removed three gallons of soil from my ready bin and replaced it with three gallons of manure. So i have three gallons of recycled, amended mix without any manure in 1 gallon smart pots covered and ready to go. I want to start some herbs and maybe do a side by side once i get a light put up.
SouthernSoil*
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I was trying to reply to your message but ran into some connection problems here, both plants i transplanted over the weekend went into 4 gallon containers, i still have another two 4 gallon containers, i was suppose to have 4 plants the same size of the the church & the bag seed i posted on the other page, unfortunately 2 years ago i trusted a local seed supplier which ended up growing out to be mutants, only bought seed i have now is the church which is definitely fem unlike the bagseed which i suspect might be male which leaves me with my 8" diesel hybrid growing alongside the church which is also along a 5" Mango Kush & 5" unknown bagseed, i was thinking of putting the church into a 8 gallon container then sprinkling it with myco & letting it take up most of the tent, appreciate all the help man.
AllDayToker
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I was going to attempt to make some leaf mold from this falls big ole leaf drop, but the damn snow came in already!!
st0wandgrow
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I've got some sectioned off with chicken wire in the back yard. The leaves really pack down well once they're mulched and wetted down a bit. L'il bit of alfalfa sprinkled on to accelerate the composting process....
AllDayToker
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So I've been cleaning up and organizing some stuff. I got like two 5 gallon buckets full of twigs, branches, and stalks, from previous plants.
I figured I would add them to my soil. How would you guys suggest adding them? Should I cut them up small or just crunch them up?
I figured I would add them to my soil. How would you guys suggest adding them? Should I cut them up small or just crunch them up?
DonPetro
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I know right?! I only managed to get two 85L bags filled up.
