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this might help... http://microbiologyprocesses.blogspot.com/2011/12/primary-and-secondary-metabolites.html too much for me to read right now, but I'm sure it's full of good info on primary + secondary metabolites. heres another one about soil enzymes...

:) glad you're "digging" your verm friends, they will return all of that love back to you in the form of amazing castings. Just picked up another 100lbs of castings locally :) this stuff is screened to 1/4 not 1/8 so its chock full of cocoons, baby worms, and even a few juveniles who slipped...

:mrgreen: thanks risingmoon...its nice to have you keeping us in check with real world solutions instead of bottled (or powder) products. and by real world solutions I mean plants of course. so how much horsetail or dandelion would you add per gallon of h2o to mimic the effects of agsil or...

ahh rrog you found the U of Florida link I was looking for...kudos! too many links to sort through...need to organize better along with my notes... :wall: spliff - i wouldn't use meta-k for multiple reasons. 1 - i am inherently opposed to and EJ product. 2 - 0-0-10 seems like a dangerous...

This is why protekt (potassium silicate) would be used: http://www.nutri-tech.com.au/blog/2010/06/silica-the-hidden-cost-of-chemicals/ an extremely overlooked aspect of gardening IMO.. rising moon is correct however about the horsetail or dandelion containing high levels of silica as...

Anything topdressed will take at least a week or two to be effectively metabolized into the food web...redman is on point about the tea application. Also, that original tea recipe you posted sounds super hot...2-3 cups of alfalfa per 4 gallons? what??? Try this recipe I got from a friend: 1/2...

Perrier = Nestle. If you know anything about Nestle and the earth you will stop using that bottle junk immediately... that being said, are you running soil? hydro? we need to know more in order to help you.

farmerjoe has it right - you need some quality humus material ASAP. Homemade EWC or local EWC is the best bet, second best is local compost, etc. only resort to bagged compost/EWC if you are in dire straights. also, id scrap the perlite and replace it with pumice or rice hulls - pumice is $9...

sounds awesome...unheated winter greenhouses in maine??? that are productive??? champion... about the gypsum...how much should I add? i already have epsom salts as a source of sulfur so I would hope the gypsum doesn't overdo it...

leave the eggs...they will hatch if the soil isn't already saturated with worms. if it is saturated, start another bin :) Homemade EWC is probably one of the best amendments you can have, period. Actually, I wouldn't even consider it an amendment - I would consider it a necessary component to...

lol i would do that if there wasn't an apartment complex adjacent to my backyard... gunshots are not out of the norm here though...so perhaps

very interesting rising moon...thanks for sharing. great link

use that tank water, its full of goodies. do some research into aquaponics and you will better understand the nitrogen cycle with nitrites, nitrates, ammonia, etc. Basically, if your fish are happy, the fish water will make your plants happy. Too much nasties in the water = dead fish, obviously...

hmm...just realized I never factored in the stray cats in this town...it's possible they saw my soil mixes as a litter box...no feces, but they may have urinated and there would be no way for me to tell (except the gnarly ammonia smell). unfortunately, if this is my problem, it is not a very...

hmm...didn't wash the tarps, but the bins have been washed. I doubt it is a plastic related smell...but you could be on to something there. i would be curious as to the science behind unwashed plastic and ammonia smell...let me know if you have any literature or something of the sort

you must spread some reputation before giving it to POH Organics again..... well, I tried....

Thanks :) I'll give the aloe leaves a go. In regards to the soil - The only possible way that urine could've got into the mix is if my pup took a piss on the soil...but honestly she is so afraid of going near my soil after last time I yelled at her...so I doubt it. Also, the ammonia smell is...

Just got 100lbs of castings for $50 and they are so much better than store bought!!! Little baby worms in the mix, egg cases, soil mites, etc - all a good sign of some castings that are alive and well! Excited to get this into a soil mix...everyone is getting a topdressing tonight :) along with...

Rrog - Not sure if you are understanding still...Ill spell it out more. A while back you mentioned that when using fresh aloe, it needs to be used within 20 minutes or so before fermentation sets in and starts spoiling the secondary metabolites, enzymes, etc. What I am wondering is if that 20...

Rrog - Any word on the bioactivity of Aloe and the whole 20 minute ordeal? I know cootz has been MIA for the last few days so we may just have to wait for his return... itching to know...cause I got some aloe leaves from a week ago that I would love to use..just want to make sure they havent...