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[Eyes on Fire]

Yup!!Check yer moister levels and water n feed IF..n i mean IF it doesnt pass the squeeze test and falls apart way easier than it should.and lightly water/feed the soil and mix completely.all the corners if ya can get em too.really well.spilt into two for me is easiest with a shovel or similar n fold in mix it all together feeding it wet if needed and DRY especially.like ie: clean organic micro enhanced baby food.wheat and muliti grains work well in my experience.along with others but...wuurks dude!!:smoke:

 

[Dazed]

Thanks buddy! :hug:

 

[pop22]

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[Eyes on Fire]

But really sometimes I just literally Flop n fold a section on top of another n punch it into the soil lightly n rake my fingers n loosen it up a lil bit.works ime.but id imagine we all do that LOL!in order to max the growth potential,n it seems to help me out.soo..LOL!And its my pleasure dude!no worries!

 

[A4]

Just throwing this out there for future reference as it isn't important for cooking. If you are going to reuse your soil, after you have grown a plant of course, you want to try and disturb the soil as little as possible. Some people use the term "no till" which has it's roots in farming. Where farmers aren't tilling the soil after each successive crop growth. Studies have shown that minor soil disturbances kill a lot of the beneficial bacteria off. That is the point most of us are trying to get to, at least what I am trying to achieve, is after a plant has finished growing I cut the stem as close to the soil as I can get and set the entire pot aside to allow the remainder of the roots to compost. Adding water as needed, just like I would if I were growing a plant. I have been doing this as a trial and it takes about 3-4 weeks for the roots to begin breaking down to the point you can pull the larger section of the main stem out without disturbing the surrounding soil. From that point you will either plant a new seed or transplant back to the container adding some mycho to your hole if transplanting or dusting your seed with mycho if planting new seed. The earlier you can get your symbiosis going the better.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

Ya I find twice a month with a complete mixing and separation and blending works really well.I get fuzz each time I feed the soil and turn it.I do the roots a little differently but thats why organics is fun.everyone does it a little different !!LOL!

 

[Anthropolis]

I'm glad to find out here that the fuzz is a good thing. Saw my first fuzz the other day after adding a bunch of mycorrhizae to my currently cooking soil batch. I was like OHHH great, what in the Flock is this now!? Lol! I did turn it in really well. I kinda figured it was the mike's in action, but it looked scary lol. I feel better now.

 

[A4]

That "fuzz" is a good thing! Good strong reproduction.

 

[Dazed]

Just throwing this out there for future reference as it isn't important for cooking. If you are going to reuse your soil, after you have grown a plant of course, you want to try and disturb the soil as little as possible. Some people use the term "no till" which has it's roots in farming. Where farmers aren't tilling the soil after each successive crop growth. Studies have shown that minor soil disturbances kill a lot of the beneficial bacteria off. That is the point most of us are trying to get to, at least what I am trying to achieve, is after a plant has finished growing I cut the stem as close to the soil as I can get and set the entire pot aside to allow the remainder of the roots to compost. Adding water as needed, just like I would if I were growing a plant. I have been doing this as a trial and it takes about 3-4 weeks for the roots to begin breaking down to the point you can pull the larger section of the main stem out without disturbing the surrounding soil. From that point you will either plant a new seed or transplant back to the container adding some mycho to your hole if transplanting or dusting your seed with mycho if planting new seed. The earlier you can get your symbiosis going the better.

I love this bit of info, thanks A4, I suppose my next question is lol, do you see better results from the pots you have previously grown in compared to a fresh batch of compost? I would imagine the used soil is so much richer in nutrients and life right? I can only grow 2 pots at a time, so if I have 4, then by the time the second grow is finished, the first pots should be ready to go?

How awesome is organics, I love minimizing my waste and impact on the planet.

D.

 

[A4]

Exactly and yes. I have noticed that during my first batches of soil I will need to amend with fish hydrolysate and spray with calcium to get the plants through a grow. The second round I don't have to add the extra N any longer. I am still struggling with calcium issues but I believe that is from the high amounts of phosphates that I use coupled with calcium not being very mobile. But I have definitely seen an improvement in plant growth from first run to second while adding less amendments to the soil. I was constantly adding teas on my first batch, this last batch was straight water from start to finish.