The Dons' Organic Garden

DonTesla

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*raises hand* ummm...what is frass?
No worries, homie-ette. :). Allow me to summarize, its been a while since we drop frass stats @fumble

Insect frass:
  • has 100 Billion fungi spores per gram
  • 6 trillion cfu/gm of microorganisms (including bacteria, protozoa and nematodes)
  • stimulates the plants auto-immune system so it produces more:
  • terpenes, flavinoids, alkaloids, amino acids, and chitinase enzyme,
  • not to mention root rot, mildew and nematode defence
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Hope that helps @fumble et al!
 

DonTesla

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FDA and Dairy Industry Spar over Testing of Milk

The agency said that it planned to test milk from about 900 dairy farms that had repeatedly been caught sending cows to slaughter with illegal levels of drugs in their systems.

It said it would test for about two dozen antibiotics beyond the six that are typically tested for. The testing would also look for a painkiller and anti-inflammatory drug popular on dairy farms, called flunixin, which often shows up in the slaughterhouse testing.

For the rest, read here...


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/business/26milk.html?_r=1&
 

fumble

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No worries, homie-ette. :). Allow me to summarize, its been a while since we drop frass stats @fumble

Insect frass:
  • has 100 Billion fungi spores per gram
  • 6 trillion cfu/gm of microorganisms (including bacteria, protozoa and nematodes)
  • stimulates the plants auto-immune system so it produces more:
  • terpenes, flavinoids, alkaloids, amino acids, and chitinase enzyme,
  • not to mention root rot, mildew and nematode defence
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Hope that helps @fumble et al!
Right on...thank you. I thought it might ne poop but had no idea it was all that.
 

DonTesla

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I was bumbleclot bored so no worries!! Always helps to sharpen the saw too, so good stuff. I actually applied a frass tea and the explosion of reproductive growth was insane so thanks for asking!

Here's a quick macro off the phone that you gotta see, talk about a sea of gluey triches, they reek like heaven right now, lots of black and pink bulbs getting the once over.image.jpgTight Dojo tester nug expressing herself organically, and very loudly and proudly at that.. Te amount of amber, pink, and black resin is very satisfying. Now to mix some new soil and try again. Also got the reveg planned and some prime glues above ground looking happy. I love how BigWorm gear goes nuts in organic soil.
 

DonTesla

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Looks mighty tasty!
It was, is and really impresses me! Smoking buds cured for 2 days and somehow theyre tasty tasty tasty.

Can only imagine a 50 or 100 or 200 / 300 day cure. gonna be a treat for sure. Revegging already and its taking off after just 48 hours. Fat hollow stem so fat I used it to cup/house/hold smaller stems and branches while the assistant took and hung all buds up. Really glad we cloned a cutting and are revegging this one
 

DonTesla

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Designing a new batch of soil!!!

Anyone have sources for premium aerations in Canada!?

seems like rice hulls, lava rock, pumice, leaf mould, rotting wood chunks and all the good ones that are aluminum free (unlike perlite and vermiculite) are beyond rare

We need to compile a list of the good quality sources ..

I'm working on a list of water sources in Canada

But aeration is just as big a bitch!! The amendments are pretty easy to get but this is the basis to great growing imo

Any help will be appreciated and you'll get some love from Jah no doubt!!
 

Mr.Head

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Yo man, I found this place the other day in my searches. No aerations, but some other seemingly quality goodies. I placed an order for a few things, haven't arrive yet. I'll let you know when they do and if this place is on the level.

http://www.gardenerspantry.ca/

It's super hard to find the right stuff. I was unaware of the aluminum in Vermiculite.

I found 99.8% cold pressed aloe juice at walmart for $9 for 4L. Going to give it a shot. the .2% is sodium benzonate though :( not that stoked on that but we'll see how the plants like it.
 

DonTesla

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Yo man, I found this place the other day in my searches. No aerations, but some other seemingly quality goodies. I placed an order for a few things, haven't arrive yet. I'll let you know when they do and if this place is on the level.

http://www.gardenerspantry.ca/

It's super hard to find the right stuff. I was unaware of the aluminum in Vermiculite.

I found 99.8% cold pressed aloe juice at walmart for $9 for 4L. Going to give it a shot. the .2% is sodium benzonate though :( not that stoked on that but we'll see how the plants like it.
I appreciate the intel my friend!! Right on.. Look forward to a good review hopefully

Very hard, but I want to help that.. All we need is ten people one in each province who understands what we need, what's best for organics, and the world would be much better for it.. Or one big warehouse and e store that shipped nationwide and had it all, like build a soil, that Canadians could access 100% without any border bullshit

Re the verm its no issue if you have ph stabilizers like bio char and egg shells or lime but yea if they drops too low it can leech out. Thankfully cannabis is genius and actually gets more potent and traps metals in its outer most leaves as to protect the precious female flowers / repro organs so that's another thing to be thankful for/keep in mind.
 
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