Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

[hyroot]

If you buy worm power brand. Get it direct from Worm Power in New York. It's cheaper than build a soil. The shipping is cheaper too.

 

[bizfactory]

ROLS + blumats = root heaven!

 

[Rrog]

You ever see any bad mites? Some have seen mites with their clover

 

[bizfactory]

You ever see any bad mites? Some have seen mites with their clover

Not yet but this is my first go with clover. I read the same thing and it scared the shit out of me too lol

 

[nvhak49]

ROLS + blumats = root heaven!

How are you liking th blumats with ROLS, what size pots you in. I have blumats too and love them just wondering how they work well in living soil?

 

[bizfactory]

How are you liking th blumats with ROLS, what size pots you in. I have blumats too and love them just wondering how they work well in living soil?

So far so good! No runaways or clogs. 2 Maxi drippers seem to keep my 15 gallon nice and moist, even in the far corners. This is my first blumat and first living soil run so hard to compare to anything else but I love them!

 

[Rrog]

I love them also

 

[nvhak49]

So far so good! No runaways or clogs. 2 Maxi drippers seem to keep my 15 gallon nice and moist, even in the far corners. This is my first blumat and first living soil run so hard to compare to anything else but I love them!

Oh sweet so those are the longer one than huh? I just have the normal ones. I'm slowly getting into ROLS too and will be getting 15 gallon pots soon too. Do you think two of the small ones for 15 would work ok or does a pot that big need the max ones that you have?

 

[Rrog]

You want the Max carrot for larger pots

 

[bizfactory]

I'm not saying the smaller ones won't work, but I just went with what was recommended. Give the small ones you already have a shot and replace them if they aren't working out!

 

[nvhak49]

I'm not saying the smaller ones won't work, but I just went with what was recommended. Give the small ones you already have a shot and replace them if they aren't working out!

Yeah that's what I was thinking too. My first cycle of living soil will be in my 5 gallon pots. I would go to 15s now but I don't have enough cooked soil right now so i gotta wait till my next cycle.

 

[Rrog]

Or you could check out various Blu mat threads and see that no one uses small carrots in a big pot...

 

[nvhak49]

I'll go with the big ones once I go to the 15 gallon pots, I'm sure I could sell the 6 small ones I have or just use them in my veg tent which I'll most likely use.

 

[Rrog]

That's exactly what I do

 

[NoTiller]

Do you guys use an air stone in your blumat reservoir? How about adding agsil or protek to it?

 

[Rrog]

I don't use a res. I'm in soil

 

[NoTiller]

Are you using blumats? If so what are the carrots connected to?

 

[Rrog]

Pump boosted RO system, then the Blumat pressure reducer.

 

[bizfactory]

Do you guys use an air stone in your blumat reservoir? How about adding agsil or protek to it?

I just have a pump that stirs it up and make sure it's in the dark. The pump exchanges air better than an air stone apparently, search for "flooming". I add protek and no clogs or other issues there.

 

[NoTiller]

Thanks for the replies. Could I get away with using protek and not run a pump? Also, in my raised bed I used landscaping lava rocks that are the size landscapers use and didnt break it down. Its 1/3 of my mix, do you think there will there be an issue with dry spots?