atrain's going organic!!! prep and grow journal.....empty compost bins to buds in a jar..... lets go

[Anthropolis]

On beans, I'I'll chime in with something I and a couple others discussed noticing along the way, Something about Sweet Seeds and our brothers Mephisto's plants seem to really thrive in organics. Yeah, Cannabis likes organics, but something in these just loves it. This isn't any specific scientific research or anything , just an observation

(Mephisto I know grows and breeds in organics there in Spain, so maybe growing them in organics is mostly like home for the beans lol idk, just a joking guess...)

 

[guerilla]

Would be that as he breeds in organic he thusly breeds FOR organic. ...yet more points fer mephisto.

 

[DABaracuss]

Hey Atrain..I was just watching and learning about wormin last night..LOL ..I have a few concerns..and question..so you want to bring that soil/compost back inside? with all the bugs/pest that can eat plants. 2. seems like most beds I see have another container on the bottom to catch that worm moister thats a byproduct of composting..temps should be 70-80 for good wormin.with the open sides the worms can get out and burrow into the grass...4 you want a cover so that when it rains the bed doesnt get flooded and drown or make the worms leave...If you used it for outdoor pond growing might work...also African night crawlers are way bigger (8in)and eat faster then reds..I think a pound is like 30 bucks . the more worms you have the faster the process...you may be able to find them local on craigs list..be careful with some peals like bananas they use allot of pesticides to kill these monster spiders that live on them and has bin known to kill the worms...Hope this helps.

 

[Gin]

I've been wanting to make a U-shaped compost surround just like my Grandpa had. The man was a genius with plants. At a young age he taught me to leave his red wigglers alone, and to use red film over a flashlight to hunt nightcrawlers under shrubs and on lawns.

Subbed for more motivation, Thanks!

 

[A-Train]

Subbed up as well, and wishing you the best of luck. I have a similar story, I did a chem fert grow and then up and decided to go organic and haven't looked back yet. With the worm bin you should get some newspaper and cover the entire top surface. In general the only reasons they try to escape are that they don't like their bedding or they don't have enough food. As far as what to feed them I just give them vegetables that are getting close to going bad, or vegetable peels and I mix that with oatmeal, oyster shell(to help with digestion) Bokashi, and cannabis leaves that I dry out and grind up. The insects are most likely fruit flies which the newspaper trick helps with, but it's also to block out the light so they get comfortable. In general you want one side for bedding and one side you feed them in, you can get some sphagnum and/or coco to mix in their bedding with the newspaper shreds, I use composted organic soil personally which has a little of everything. Again, good luck!

Thanks medi I uusally keep a piece of soggy cardboard accross the top to help retain moisture and block light. I had the few escapees when I first dropped them but now they are just chilling and eating. Wife is a veggie lover so they get a good variety of thos but I been tossing my dried up cannabis leaves in my other compost ill gring and feed the little guys now though!

 

[A-Train]

Good choice going organic, especially from MG soil haha my only two cents /quid /pence lol of advice going in is to get good variety of stuff going in the soil.

So adding various goodies for variety, it seems to be important. The initial cost can be a little high but pays off quickly in making life easier and means less spent on nutes. If ya want some organic nutes to add, myself and some others have been happy with the General Organics line. I'll be along for the ride!

Once I get this composted down pretty well I plan on ordering a CC style soil admentment kit from build a soil and letting it cook for a little whiLe before planting..... thanks for following along it is good to have ya

 

[A-Train]

Sweet! Now let's start figuring out what beans you're gonna drop!

I have a few seeds right now ... another white cheese, a bubble kush auto from rqs, a berry bomb... but as anth pointed out the mephisto and sweets are looking aweful tasty... especially the ones you grow!!! So I have another shipment of them otw ill make a full line up ince they arrive!!!


And I sure would love a couple of those spiffy looking badges to go a long with this lonely ole cup lol

 

[A-Train]

Hey Atrain..I was just watching and learning about wormin last night..LOL ..I have a few concerns..and question..so you want to bring that soil/compost back inside? with all the bugs/pest that can eat plants. 2. seems like most beds I see have another container on the bottom to catch that worm moister thats a byproduct of composting..temps should be 70-80 for good wormin.with the open sides the worms can get out and burrow into the grass...4 you want a cover so that when it rains the bed doesnt get flooded and drown or make the worms leave...If you used it for outdoor pond growing might work...also African night crawlers are way bigger (8in)and eat faster then reds..I think a pound is like 30 bucks . the more worms you have the faster the process...you may be able to find them local on craigs list..be careful with some peals like bananas they use allot of pesticides to kill these monster spiders that live on them and has bin known to kill the worms...Hope this helps.

Hey brother thanks for stopping in... there is actually hole in the bottom of that and an additional bin under it and its jacked up a few inches to catch the moisture as suggested just kinda hard to tell from that photo ..... there are a few extra bugs in it but I spray around the outside to keep ants and harful bugs away the best as possible. There is also a clamp on lid I just removed it for the photo. I put 2000 red wigglers in here so I fugured as much time as I have to compost then add amendments and let cook thses little guys should produce just fine thanks for stopping in and hope to see you along the way

 

[A-Train]

Thanks to everyone who has stopped in so far. Its going to take a while for this to play out but it will be a great organic learning experience for sure and just like with the seeds I would love as much input from you guys as possible ..... I thinks its gonna be awesome

 

[medi]

FYI, red wigglers are the most efficient composters. In the nine months or so since I started keeping worms, moisture has never been an issue. I installed a tap on my farm and have never used it because there is never enough liquid. In general keeping worms is easy work so long as you don't feed them too much, and just keep an eye in them.