Soil Food Web Gardening with Compost Teas

headtreep

headtreep

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2 inch Ewc/compost top dress haven't had a single deficiency since using that. Besides that if
you're using ACT frequently you should have few problems. Also a good kelp tea foliar can go along way.
 
Rrog

Rrog

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Looks like standard 5-stage RO filter with a sixth stage that appears to re-introduce some ions. RO water will have ions anyway, but they appear to be marketing a reintroduction of them.

In my next place I'm using my water pump to increase the pressure from the RO so that it will run my Blumats. RO water after 5 stages is similar to rain water, as far as I can tell. I've already added trace minerals to my soil.
 
Rising Moon

Rising Moon

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Thanks!

I really don't know much about them...

But really need to upgrade, and the price isnt too bad...

I need to research more I think.
 
headtreep

headtreep

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I decided to abandon my Sub Supersoil hybrid recipe for the past year and move on to a real living soil using non commercial bag soil (Roots). So far this is what I got "Baking" in my trashcan. I have crab meal and oyster shell coming that I will mix in later in the week.

Per cubic ft

1/3 Sphagnum Peat from Premier Peat
1/3 Aeration material verm perlite DE (had these materials already)
1/3 EWC/Compost (Bioflora Kelp and fish)

4 cups Glacial rock dust
1/2 Cup Neem Meal
2 Cups Kelp Meal
2 Cups Fish Bone Meal
1/2 Cup Alfalfa
1/2 Cup powdered dolomite lime
1/2 Cup agricultural gypsum

Hoping to see usual results




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Rrog

Rrog

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Lemme know if you find out anything relative to the water. So many people demonize RO water because it has no minerals. But neither does rainwater

EDIT:

Headtreep, that is some tasty looking bud, bro.

Soil sounds good too! Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
 
headtreep

headtreep

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We can't use tap here cause it's straight nasty in Phoenix. I use nothing but RO water. I have a 2 and 5 stage and depending on which is closer is the one I use but typically the 2 stage.
 
Rrog

Rrog

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RO has a hard time with Chloramine if your water has that. You'd maybe want a catalyzed carbon filter, in addition to the standard carbon scrubbers on a 5 stage filter.
 
headtreep

headtreep

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Rrog said:
RO has a hard time with Chloramine if your water has that. You'd maybe want a catalyzed carbon filter, in addition to the standard carbon scrubbers on a 5 stage filter.
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Pretty sure we don't have Chloramine in our water cause I remember calling the city before.


EDIT: I keep my RO constantly bubbling too
 
headtreep

headtreep

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I moving on to blumats next man. I've always wanted those even when I used to run coco drip. Can you point me to a good place to buy those Rrog? Amazon? I see ebay has them pretty cheap. What is a good start for let's say 4x 7 gal pots? Two carrots in each? Any cool accessories? I could prob read a shitload about those but my time is limited so please spare me if you can :)
 
trichmasta

trichmasta

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Any one using yucca extract? Looks like a great addition and super beneficial for nutrient uptake...

so for veg I will add alfalfa meal and botanicals to my brews; bloom I'm thinking rock phosphate, kelp meal, and rock dust...

i also added bu's blend and have got my eye on some fungal compost and microbe catalyst from keep it simple...

ladies loved the Ewc top dress!!
 
Cann

Cann

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jealous of all you guys with blumats....i spend way too much time watering. I think if I had the moisture dialed I would be pulling a lot bigger harvests.

Do y'all think it is possible to overwater an air pot or smart pot? Cause part of me feels like watering every day, but I'm afraid of overdoing it. Is overwatering only detrimental due to the lack of oxygen? or is there actually something about the h2o that causes problems at a certain concentration? cause if it's only oxygen i need to be worried about I could definitely water every day...
 
Mohican

Mohican

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Some people grow directly in bubbling water so you should be OK as long as there is good air exposure too.
 
Cann

Cann

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thats what I figured...DWC and all.

the "overwatering" issue seems to be lack of oxygen leading to anaerobic conditions, not excess h2o. good to know
 
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