poached eggs

bobj1598 · Jul 18, 2022

if you have insects that hatch from your soil, some people say to fix that to pour hot water all over the soil prior to potting with it.

they say it will kill the bugs, but will it just cook them instead? little hardboiled bug eggs everywhere in the soil, does it become nutritional content for the plants?

PadawanWarrior · Jul 18, 2022

bobj1598 said:
if you have insects that hatch from your soil, some people say to fix that to pour hot water all over the soil prior to potting with it.

they say it will kill the bugs, but will it just cook them instead? little hardboiled bug eggs everywhere in the soil, does it become nutritional content for the plants?

Are you wanting to hardboil or poach them? It's important to get all the information before we give advice. And what kinda bug eggs will you be poaching?

Oh, and change you socks, :lol:

. That advice is free, :bigjoint:

Boatguy · Jul 18, 2022

I have only ever heard of baking soil to sterilize.

bobj1598 · Jul 18, 2022

Boatguy said:
I have only ever heard of baking soil to sterilize.

not my idea. I need to rid my soil of pests and I kind of get grossed out thinking about cooking bug eggs in the same oven I use to cook pot roasts in.

How to Sterilize Soil With Boiling Water!

We all know that high heat kills germs of various kinds. After all, our very own bodies raise temperature to kill pathogens. We boil, roast, or bake food not only to make it more digestible and tastier

www.outdoorhappens.com

PadawanWarrior · Jul 18, 2022

Preheat oven to 450
Put soil in oven
Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 mins
Let cool
Add salt and pepper

jondamon · Jul 18, 2022

bobj1598 said:
not my idea. I need to rid my soil of pests and I kind of get grossed out thinking about cooking bug eggs in the same oven I use to cook pot roasts in.

How to Sterilize Soil With Boiling Water!

We all know that high heat kills germs of various kinds. After all, our very own bodies raise temperature to kill pathogens. We boil, roast, or bake food not only to make it more digestible and tastier

www.outdoorhappens.com

If your soil has pests than you need to look at different soil or a different approach to storage.

I’ve used boiling water to get rid of springtails in coco that I had laying around for over 5months but that was only small pots and then I replaced the coco before transplant time to 11L pots.

What soil are you choosing?
Where are you storing it?
what bugs are you finding in it?

(Some soil has “good” bugs in it as they are a part of the composting cycle and without good bugs you don’t get enough conversion happening)

bobj1598 · Jul 18, 2022

it' a seed starting mix, little black beetles have emerged from the soil, I didn't keep track, but currently three plants aren't growing at the same pace as my other plant. regardless, I'd like to prevent any more of these things from hatching.

ProPheT 216 · Jul 18, 2022

I here you can just put it in a black bucket or trash can, close the lid and put it in the sun for a few days.

hillbill · Jul 18, 2022

I’d probably use the mix and mix in Gnatrol. Sprinkle with Diatomaceous Earth. There are bugs and other creatures in all ROLS. A few are problems.

bobj1598 · Jul 18, 2022

ProPheT 216 said:
I here you can just put it in a black bucket or trash can, close the lid and put it in the sun for a few days.

you can also use a tarp folded over the dirt, in the sun for a day or two. I don't have access to any of those things lol

bam0813 · Jul 18, 2022

bobj1598 said:
not my idea. I need to rid my soil of pests and I kind of get grossed out thinking about cooking bug eggs in the same oven I use to cook pot roasts in.

How to Sterilize Soil With Boiling Water!

We all know that high heat kills germs of various kinds. After all, our very own bodies raise temperature to kill pathogens. We boil, roast, or bake food not only to make it more digestible and tastier

www.outdoorhappens.com

all protein

Hollatchaboy · Jul 18, 2022

If you have healthy soil, then you should have plenty of beneficial bugs to keep the detrimental ones in check.

bobj1598 · Jul 18, 2022

bam0813 said:
all protein

so nutrition, right? I'm trying to figure out if there's any nutritional content in my soil after boiling water all over it, last time I got a little over 2 weeks of nutrients, this time probably less

Hollatchaboy said:
If you have healthy soil, then you should have plenty of beneficial bugs to keep the detrimental ones in check.

I prob don't have healthy soil, it came from canadian tire

Hollatchaboy · Jul 18, 2022

ANY organic matter, in or on the soil, eventually becomes plant food, as long as there is microbial/fungal life to break it down.

Hollatchaboy · Jul 18, 2022

Do you water in bottled nutes?

Or top dress with dry amendments and compost?

bam0813 · Jul 18, 2022

bobj1598 said:
so nutrition, right? I'm trying to figure out if there's any nutritional content in my soil after boiling water all over it, last time I got a little over 2 weeks of nutrients, this time probably less

I prob don't have healthy soil, it came from canadian tire

It was a joke about bugs and pot roast lol

bobj1598 · Jul 18, 2022

Hollatchaboy said:
ANY organic matter, in or on the soil, eventually becomes plant food, as long as there is microbial/fungal life to break it down.

my micorrihizae is burned out of my soil by time I get it, so prob little to no microbial life

Hollatchaboy said:
Do you water in bottled nutes?

Or top dress with dry amendments and compost?

top dress with gran fertilizer, no compost

bam0813 · Jul 18, 2022

There’s probably nutes left but no biology or very little

Hollatchaboy · Jul 18, 2022

bobj1598 said:
my micorrihizae is burned out of my soil by time I get it, so prob little to no microbial life

top dress with gran fertilizer, no compost

Compost/worm castings, are your friend. They'll help bring diverse biology into the soil.

green_machine_two9er · Jul 18, 2022

PadawanWarrior said:
Are you wanting to hardboil or poach them? It's important to get all the information before we give advice. And what kinda bug eggs will you be poaching?

Oh, and change you socks, . That advice is free,

I think it’s more of a blanching

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