Bring the backlash here. Growing in cow manure ONLY!

Sour Wreck

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Dmannn said:
Use your own urine. Dog urine, or other urine from any animal that is in the area. Pigs and other grazing animals typically avoid other animals. You can use manure and urine soaked bedding,
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as a hunter i disagree if you are speaking about deer. deer scrapes are made all the time with human urine. and plenty of humans pee in real deer scraps.

now pigs, i dunno...
 
Dmannn

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Or piss further away from them. There are commercially available deer deer deterrents but have found this to be pretty effective.
 
Qronyq

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ganga gurl420 said:
I wish the op would have come back and read. Now we will never know what happened. :|
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Im here following along. After reading these discussions im gonna end up staying with the Manure route. Weve spent so much money already acquiring the land and everything else with well tests and soil tests that its the best option for this year. Not only financially but youve changed my mind when i saw those plants you were growing. Wish i would have got an earlier start for my clones but hopefully it should be a good harvest this year.

Now im following @Sour Wreck grow along this post lol..

Unfortunately though we went with a hundreds of bags of manure from the Lowes since they were only $1.38 a piece.

If anyone knows of a great soil/manure hook up in the Redding/Shasta County area let me know.!

Maybe switch to some better soil next year.
 
whitebb2727

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Sour Wreck said:
so i went to fertilize my new outdoor plants tonight

life is gonna be a bitch outdoors here. planted sunday and tonight 2 plants are gone. the 2 mk-ultras. the first one is gone with roots and maybe manure too. pretty sure it was a hog, although i didn't see any tracks. just left a hole.

2nd plant was apparently chewed down to the ground. still didn't see tracks. could have been a deer or hog or rabbit.

i guess my homemade repellent only lasts as long as the drizzle we got. i ordered deer repellent and it will be here tomorrow.

with that said, the ghost train haze was looking just ok. the sour wreck is looking pretty healthy. she likes her new home.

also, i am not giving up. i will probably try to pop some auto seeds i have and put them out there.
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Moth balls.
 
Dmannn

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Qronyq said:
Unfortunately though we went with a hundreds of bags of manure from the Lowes since they were only $1.38 a piece.

If anyone knows of a great soil/manure hook up in the Redding/Shasta County area let me know.!

Maybe switch to some better soil next year.
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I know there are plenty of manure and compost places down in the valley. You just need a dump truck..There are no chicken ranches up there?

Some of the top soil in shasta is at least a foot thick. Did you plant in the soil? I would imagine the Mycorrhizal activity is good too.
 
too larry

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Qronyq said:
Im here following along. After reading these discussions im gonna end up staying with the Manure route. Weve spent so much money already acquiring the land and everything else with well tests and soil tests that its the best option for this year. Not only financially but youve changed my mind when i saw those plants you were growing. Wish i would have got an earlier start for my clones but hopefully it should be a good harvest this year.

Now im following @Sour Wreck grow along this post lol..

Unfortunately though we went with a hundreds of bags of manure from the Lowes since they were only $1.38 a piece.

If anyone knows of a great soil/manure hook up in the Redding/Shasta County area let me know.!

Maybe switch to some better soil next year.
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Call your local ag ex office. They will know someone who will bring you a load. Or try the old fashioned way. Google it.
 
Qronyq

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Dmannn said:
I know there are plenty of manure and compost places down in the valley. You just need a dump truck..There are no chicken ranches up there?

Some of the top soil in shasta is at least a foot thick. Did you plant in the soil? I would imagine the Mycorrhizal activity is good too.
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No we are using grow bags this year. I havent been able to find anything on people planting in Redding area directly in the red clayish dirt. Wasnt sure how productive it would be but the Oaks/Pine trees we have on the property have massive roots growing through that dirt. I told myself id plant a few clones in ground just as an experiment in that dirt. I just havent gotten around to it yet.

Im actaully from the Valley, i grew up in Modesto. We dont have dump truck this year, was hoping to have whatever we got in the Redding area to deliver.
 
Qronyq

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too larry said:
Call your local ag ex office. They will know someone who will bring you a load. Or try the old fashioned way. Google it.
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Ive googled many places that offer compost/soil in the area but nothing was even close to what @ganga gurl420 is paying for manure. Was just wondering if someone knew a hookup that isnt advertised on Craigslist or google.
 
ganga gurl420

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Qronyq said:
No we are using grow bags this year. I havent been able to find anything on people planting in Redding area directly in the red clayish dirt. Wasnt sure how productive it would be but the Oaks/Pine trees we have on the property have massive roots growing through that dirt. I told myself id plant a few clones in ground just as an experiment in that dirt. I just havent gotten around to it yet.

Im actaully from the Valley, i grew up in Modesto. We dont have dump truck this year, was hoping to have whatever we got in the Redding area to deliver.
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Red clay is what we have here. And even tho trees can get deep roots it's almost impossible to have a thriving pot plant grow in it. Plus when you dig a hole in it and fill it with rich soil ...The clay creates a bowl and the soil will turn to soup every time it rains. You are better to grow above ground.
Btw. Manure prices will vary in different places. It's still cheaper then buying bags of designer dirt
 
Sour Wreck

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ganga gurl420 said:
Red clay is what we have here. And even tho trees can get deep roots it's almost impossible to have a thriving pot plant grow in it. Plus when you dig a hole in it and fill it with rich soil ...The clay creates a bowl and the soil will turn to soup every time it rains. You are better to grow above ground.
Btw. Manure prices will vary in different places. It's still cheaper then buying bags of designer dirt
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well then, i may have to reconsider my growing methods. gonna have to watch my new outdoor plants as we have buttloads of clay here also
 
Qronyq

Qronyq

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ganga gurl420 said:
Red clay is what we have here. And even tho trees can get deep roots it's almost impossible to have a thriving pot plant grow in it. Plus when you dig a hole in it and fill it with rich soil ...The clay creates a bowl and the soil will turn to soup every time it rains. You are better to grow above ground.
Btw. Manure prices will vary in different places. It's still cheaper then buying bags of designer dirt
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i figured they wouldnt grow. We bought a gas motored auger to drill holes for our fencing posts. We drilled 60 holes for 60 posts... the auger even struggled in certain parts to drill it was so hard. Not to mention the lava rock thats randomly buried all over the property.

its fun going home any everything being covered in red dust. hop in the shower and its like the red sea down the drain. Im glad to know i shouldnt waste my time with a couple clones in the natural dirt... Wish i didnt have to deal with the 100+ degree weather in the valley.. id love to plant directly in ground. But in the north north of CA, its a lot more grow friendly..
 
Novabudd

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If you have access to cowshit grab it. I live within a half hour drive of major ag and manure is treated like gold -- farmers just won't give it up.
A buddy who has a half dozen head on a hobby farm planted one herb right in his manure pile. Dug a hole , threw in a whole gaspereau , covered that with 6" of manure and transplanted . It grew a small tree about 10' high. He went to town one say and came back to discover his plant missing. Neighbor said the RCs came and cut it down and hauled it off. Apparently no warrent was even needed.
Bottom line : good cow shit = good herb.
 
Sour Wreck

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ok, well my plants should have been more healthy when i put them out. but there were basically clones that had outgrown their cups and suffered a bit. with that said, my sour wreck is looking like it is growing now after last weekends transplant.

the ghost train haze pheno is not going to do well outdoors. too floppy and lanky. limbs laying on the ground. didn't even take pics of her. she's probably not gonna make it. but here is the sour wreck

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molten

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Zephyrs said:
Are you willing to share your recipe for your amended cow patties super soil? Now I Know the OP was talking about straight manure without any amendments, but still, you just captured my interest about this.:peace:
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Great thread. Compost any of those manures at roughly a 25 to 1 carbon to nitrogen ratio and they should be ready to rock in 6-8 weeks.

I just wrote a bog post on incorporating manures into a grow. I'm too new a member to post it, yet, but if you want to PM me I can send you a link.
 
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