Biochar

[hecno]

Knobbly knees strikes again . @Eyes on Fire

 

[johnp540]

Oh shoot. That sucks. I am using Advanced Nutrients Sensi nutes. Right now my substrate is HP Promix (peat base) with coco and perlite amended. And mycos, worm castings, biochar. So the nutes I'm using would harm but not kill the microbes and fungi?

I have access to a lab optical microscope which I used to look at trichomes. I believe it goes up to 60X's magnification. Is there a way to look my growing medium (and possibly pull part of the root from the pot) with a microscope and see microbes and tell how they are doing like I can do with trichomes?

Great that your working with organics. I think most organic folks are go full organic or go home. Lol I understand that. I plan on going full organic, working on it now. But I heard this podcast from kis that you may be interested in hearing. Dudes pretty damn successful in his hybrid approach to organic/synthetic feeding. Here's the link you can stream online I think or you can just download the episode. Good stuff.
https://www.kisorganics.com/pages/cannabis-cultivation-and-science-podcast-episode-9
Best of luck to you bud. May the Grow Gods Bless You...

 

[Dudeski]

Ok, my soil mix seems to be heavy on N and light on PK for bloom. So what do I need to do to bump it up? I don't have any blood/bone meal. This run has various premixed nutes, including the gdb mix. I'm missing something, but don't know.

 

[hecno]

Are You able to make a Bat Guano tea .

 

[Dudeski]

Are You able to make a Bat Guano tea .

I have bat and seabird guano. Once bubbled do I need to worry about the ph of the brew?

 

[hecno]

@Dudeski Here is what I am using at he moment and is working well . It is for 10 litre . 120 ml worm castings -- 120 ml powdered Bat Guano [ 1/2 cup pellets ] I use Indonesian , it has no - N - I put it in a coffee grinder to turn it into powder -- 35 ml molasses - 30 ml liquid kelp -- 5 ml phosphate solubilizing microbes [ optional ]
bubble for 24 hours . For the - K - increase or decrease the liquid seaweed to what you want . Indonesian guano is - P 14 - C 29 - S 10 -- I have been using it at a ratio 50/50 water . ph it depends on your water , I do due to the ph of my plain water . .

 

[Pops]

@Dudeski Here is what I am using at he moment and is working well . It is for 10 litre . 120 ml worm castings -- 120 ml powdered Bat Guano [ 1/2 cup pellets ] I use Indonesian , it has no - N - I put it in a coffee grinder to turn it into powder -- 35 ml molasses - 30 ml liquid kelp -- 5 ml phosphate solubilizing microbes [ optional ]
bubble for 24 hours . For the - K - increase or decrease the liquid seaweed to what you want . Indonesian guano is - P 14 - C 29 - S 10 -- I have been using it at a ratio 50/50 water . ph it depends on your water , I do due to the ph of my plain water . .

that's look like a great mix.
@Pops