Question about Searles...

[timmyykk]

Tictac. Go with GQ's suggestion for a first grow. I'm in the same situation. Clueless. Just look at some of GQ's posts/photos of her outdoor plants. Says it all really. She is a green thumb though but if I can get something half as good with some yield I'm going to be a happy Chappy. I don't have the space or the privacy which GQ looks like she's privileged to have so I have to keep the grow small so it should suffice my needs.

 

 

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[GREENQUEEN]

Thanks for posting that info itchy,I was just getting ready to ask about how you prepare your aloe vera tonic but I'm pretty sure you covered it all and some,very easy to read and understand too, great info,cheers

 

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[itchybromusic]

Thanks for posting that info itchy,I was just getting ready to ask about how you prepare your aloe vera tonic but I'm pretty sure you covered it all and some,very easy to read and understand too, great info,cheers

 

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No Worries GQ

if your keen you can go through the over 440 page no till revisited thread here https://forum.grasscity.com/threads/no-till-gardening-revisited.1400505/

i recommend only reading the first post of that thread & then going here for all the highlights https://forum.grasscity.com/threads/all-organic-recipes-and-notes-compilation.1421024/

[GREENQUEEN]

Thank you itchy,I'm always interested in refining my gardening skill's, I love the saying if you know better,you do better,I'll check it out this evening at some stage,OK maybe not all 440 pages

 

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[itchybromusic]

Thank you itchy,I'm always interested in refining my gardening skill's, I love the saying if you know better,you do better,I'll check it out this evening at some stage,OK maybe not all 440 pages

 

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def don't do 440 pages , only first post for the read , although there is some cool info in that thread

all the best bits are summarised in that second link & the one you bookmark to go back to , well i do anyway 

[_Puff_Tough_]

Searles 5, mixed at a 1:5 ratio with a good premium organic potting mix....... you will need to buffer with dolomite lime and you can also add some crushed/powdered epsom salt, 3/4 of a 30ml shot glass to a whole bag and the 5n1.... Edited July 27, 2017 by _Puff_Tough_

[sunseeker]

Great work itchy, but what can you use instead of peatmoss

coco as a peat substitute is way more sustainable in my opinion. Great soil recipe itchy gonna give it crack myself thank you

[itchybromusic]

coco as a peat substitute is way more sustainable in my opinion. Great soil recipe itchy gonna give it crack myself thank you

yep coco def more sustainable but doesn't have the CEC cation exchange capacity of peat  https://www.kisorganics.com/blogs/news/99806785-peat-vs-coco

there is , although small , canna testing of something called pittmoss https://pittmoss.com/ testing here https://www.instagram.com/BuildASoil/

 

thanks sunny , no worries 

[eestapak]

yep coco def more sustainable but doesn't have the CEC cation exchange capacity of peat  https://www.kisorganics.com/blogs/news/99806785-peat-vs-coco

there is , although small , canna testing of something called pittmoss https://pittmoss.com/ testing here https://www.instagram.com/BuildASoil/

 

thanks sunny , no worries 

 

Hey Itchy, wondering if you think this Suparock is a good use for volcanic rock dust? https://www.supawaredistributors.com.au/suparock1

Edited August 7, 2017 by eestapak

[itchybromusic]

Hey Itchy, wondering if you think this Suparock is a good use for volcanic rock dust? https://www.supawaredistributors.com.au/suparock1

hey there eestapak 

 

i've never used it but i have sent them an email to ask if the rock dust they are selling 

is a blend they put together or just a straight up basalt , granite or mix of both volcanic dusts

 

i'm looking at using the same this year , mainly because freight from weather works for there basalt

makes it two expensive , even though the basalt itself is pretty cheap

 

it's prob been 5 days waiting for a reply , if your keen enough send them an email asking if

they blend a bunch of items together to make the rock dust = proprietary blend or is it just

straight up dust with no added extras 

 

because we're mixing our own soils , i'd rather have the straight ingredient otherwise the

mix your making could have more of something than you realize , which could be good 

but what exactly have you added so it can be recreated next time round without the availability

of this particular rock dust 

 

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