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[Inthewoods]

DoNothingGarden, what do you recommend for propagating cuttings and is it the same you would use for seeds? I might just sift some of my cooked soil next time and use a finer grade of that mixed with castings and compost.

[Inthewoods]

Or better still, can I buy a small bag? For research purposes of course. My business is legit too

[Carbcon]

May be holding bit too much water?

 

I have realised I treat my worms a bit too well.

They get everything I put in the soil and munch on mainly comfrey and borage now. Nettles have started to come up so gonna introduce them next.

Malted barley powder gives em a kick too

[Inthewoods]

Yes. That could be it. Was trying to flood out the ants which took a recent interest. I should put the worm farm on legs one day and stand it in water because ants are all over the property and were in the compost until I flooded that too.

[DoNothingGarden]

Yes. That could be it. Was trying to flood out the ants which took a recent interest. I should put the worm farm on legs one day and stand it in water because ants are all over the property and were in the compost until I flooded that too.

Sounds like way too much water... Usually water from food scraps is more than enough.

[DoNothingGarden]

DoNothingGarden, what do you recommend for propagating cuttings and is it the same you would use for seeds? I might just sift some of my cooked soil next time and use a finer grade of that mixed with castings and compost.

I would soak in fulvic acid for half hour or so, dip cutting in pure aloe then straight into peat cube which also soaked with fulvic/kelp

[DoNothingGarden]

I would soak in fulvic acid for half hour or so, dip cutting in pure aloe then straight into peat cube which also soaked with fulvic/kelp

Or just plain water, dip cutting in aloe, put in peat cube. Most important is environment.

[itchybromusic]

yep fulvic acid is a catalyst for enzymes , enzymes are what kicks into gear in a seed at germination 

 

between aloe & kelp you have all the rooting hormones you find in , on the shelf rooting gels  

random google pic

 

as far as a seedling soil mix go's , to much castings in a mix can be a problem 

 

try this if you like :

18 cups peat moss

2 cups castings 

4 cups air ( perlite )

1/4 cup kelp meal 

1/4 cup dolomite 

& water it in with rain or RO water , can add aloe if you have it 

water the mix in a pot so it drains well , you want to saturate the mix 

but you don't want it sitting in water 

 

do this mix a week in advance to get the microbes going

 

[DoNothingGarden]

yep fulvic acid is a catalyst for enzymes , enzymes are what kicks into gear in a seed at germination 

 

between aloe & kelp you have all the rooting hormones you find in , on the shelf rooting gels  

random google pic aloe clones.JPG

 

as far as a seedling soil mix go's , to much castings in a mix can be a problem 

 

try this if you like :

18 cups peat moss

2 cups castings 

4 cups air ( perlite )

1/4 cup kelp meal 

1/4 cup dolomite 

& water it in with rain or RO water , can add aloe if you have it 

water the mix in a pot so it drains well , you want to saturate the mix 

but you don't want it sitting in water 

 

do this mix a week in advance to get the microbes going

A few of our customers germinate their seeds directly in the soil that it finishes in with great results.

[itchybromusic]

A few of our customers germinate their seeds directly in the soil that it finishes in with great results.

 

that's cool too , not always a castings problem , 

only a problem with casting when to much is used  

 

always a good thing if you can avoid transplanting plants / germinating in the pot they'll finish in