micmac Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Me 3 Sent from my iPhone using OZ Stoners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenqueen2 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 If you want results, real results than you should know that there is no simple method they all require you to work and do you part by paying attention to your plants on a regular basis in order to make it all happen gaz, laziness wont get you to the finish line in a satisfactory state Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenqueen2 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 lol and you other pair stop it, im trying to be serious and i cant stop laughing Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystal Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Soil is something i have never really grown in for long, in the 90's i done a few grows but i didn't have the resources we have today so i relied on books only there were no internet for me back than, i had good success using backyard dirt i have a picture on here i have shown a few times growing in this sandy clay mix than when i went indoors i left thesoil behind first indoor set up was a flood and drain clay ball table than i moved onto the coco just found the percentage on the worm castings in this link http://biosoil.farm/worm-castings-application-rates/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmac Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Good to see u keen again Gazza Sent from my iPhone using OZ Stoners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indycar Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Agreed, micmac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 i've used more than 20% castings in a mix without a prob , however , in a small pot the castings , especially at the topcan turn to very hard lill rocks if they dry out , & a lill hard to re hydrate some of the best castings come from not quite finished compost fed to the worms this is basically how you feed your pet pot of soil via a mulch layer i put this pic up the other day , this pic is of under the mulch layer , in this case the top of the mulch layer is plastic covering the castings top dress & keeping everything beneath the cover moist 24/7 notice the white roots growing up into the new mulch layer not down , this is how plants have evolved to grow in the wild there is always a mulch layer & around the bottom of that mulch layer is where allot of the life & food is , so roots will grow there but not if the top soil is always dry , not much life living in dryness , the white fur is a bacterial mycelium made by top dressing a version of bokashi under the plastic cover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystal Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 I'll be grabbing the worm casting today, i will take a look at what mulch the garden store has i really have no where to store all this soil and potting mixes so i may need to jut spread it around the lawn the left overs that is to worried about bugs getting into the bags and infesting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenqueen2 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 If your buying bagged stuff gaz theres a fair chance it could already be infested with unwanted bugs/gnats , as a lot of people have had this problem buying bagged soil and composts but if you find thats the case then yes just spread it all out on a tarp and let it dry out completely give it a turn every few days till its dry all through out and maybe even drench with neem oil to be sure before you plant anything in it, cheers gaz,,GQ Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 def storage is a prob , bunnings sell plastic ol style rubbish bins 60 & 80lts i found on ebay food grade 44gal drums with lid & seal that i store soil mixes in & use the plastic bins for amendment storage https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xfood+grade+44gal+drum.TRS0&_nkw=food+grade+44gal+drum&_sacat=0 do you have a animal feed place near by , they'll sell barley straw , lucerne charf , barley seed generally cheaper than garden supply , if organic is important you'll need to ask yep what GQ said chances are they are already there in bagged soil products not a fan of drying a soil mix out but it will help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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