coughphee.connoiseur
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Does anyone have knowledge or insight on using rice hulls that may not be par-boiled? The hulls are definitely food grade as I acquired them from a wine brewery. Will rice sprouts pops up in the soil?
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Bootheel Grower
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you should be fine as long as there isn't any seed mixed in with the hulls
coughphee.connoiseur
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Thanks for help, B.G. & P- .
And no seeds that i can see in plain sight. I didn't think it would hurt but of mind ( who is an organic/chemical type of guy ) told me it may not be good because roots could get tangled and, or it could begin to battle for nutrients etc
I then thought to myself well then why do people use seed cover crops....... i just have to see how it goes when i test it... Thanks again
And no seeds that i can see in plain sight. I didn't think it would hurt but of mind ( who is an organic/chemical type of guy ) told me it may not be good because roots could get tangled and, or it could begin to battle for nutrients etc
I then thought to myself well then why do people use seed cover crops....... i just have to see how it goes when i test it... Thanks again
greasemonkeymann
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nah... tangled roots?
nah.
A battle for nutrients only if it's rootbound. I have a cover legume crops that are in my soil as we speak.
the legume is super green and my cannabis plant is super green.
Now a certain amount of common sense is assumed here.
don't go overboard.
greasemonkeymann
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Hah. I have that problem with my wormbins... I don't mash up and puree my ssts enough, and I usually will have a sunflower plant or two in there...
All pissed off and pale from being grown in the dark...
Pattahabi
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Plants actually help each other out by sharing exudes, warning each other of danger, etc. It's a good thing to have plants working in symbiosis. Just take a look at nature, or as you said the entire concept behind companion planting.
Lol Grease, I have that happen in the wormbin all the time.
P-
greasemonkeymann
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damnit... see? I have an attached picture of my legumes.. And it disappears..
this is the shit that happens when I add pics.
NOTHING.
Annoying as hell..
Ever since I had a "mandatory" windows update..
Pissing me off
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I just recently acquired some rice hulls and I have lots of rice sprouts in my pots. They don't seem to be hurting anything yet.
I may cut them down in a few weeks and use them as mulch. I figure the roots will feed whatever's below the surface too. I hope it is a good thing.
coughphee.connoiseur
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coughphee.connoiseur
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Anyone out there ever brewed a barley seed tea for longer than 24 hrs ? Timed the watering wrong and may have to stretch it another 12 hours before stopping the tea bubbler.
coughphee.connoiseur
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i had a few seedlings suffer from some heat stress due to a/c being turned off for few hours, i have removed them from there original light source (200watt) to a 40watt light i also transplanted them from tray to containers and foliar sprayed and light soil drench with a barley seed tea with a little bioAg.
Its been 4-5 days since and i was wondering when is it safe to put them back under the original light source, 3 out of 4 seem to be recovering with pretty slow growth but at least their growing, one is completely stunted it seems like.
Its been 4-5 days since and i was wondering when is it safe to put them back under the original light source, 3 out of 4 seem to be recovering with pretty slow growth but at least their growing, one is completely stunted it seems like.
greasemonkeymann
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smell it first, if it smells like vinegar its gone bad, then chuck it, if it smells ok, you are ok.