(Found this thread on Aloe Vera) -GOOD INFO
A few properties of Aloe Vera
Amino Acid
Aloe Vera contains the following Amino Acids: Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Valine, And Tryptophan, Alanine, Arginine, Asparagine, Cysteine, Glutamic Acid, Glycine...
...America where poor farmers need to obtain fertility and pest control from local plants and simple on-farm extraction methods." Steve Diver, ATTRA*
For centuries extracts have been used as elixirs for all sorts of ailments. Individuals would seek out certain plant materials that were known...
Bloom Fertilizer
This is an awesome solution you can make at home and feed your plants during the bud, flower, and fruiting stages of their growth cycle. During the changeover period from growing to flowering, we use CalPhos to enhance roots and strengthen plants. Now that we’re into...
Saponins--wetting agent, help nutrient uptake, help sprays to spread/stick better to leaf surfaces, anti-microbe, anti-fungal, surfactant, promote beneficial microorganisms, bio-enhancer, manage excess salts in soil, improve water penetration, move spray solution into the soil solution, kill...
Does anyone use Epsom Salts? How much? When?
From what I have read Foliar is the best way to add it, however I like the idea of watering it in at intervals to avoid deficiency to begin, I guess effectiveness of this depends on variables.
ALL ABOUT SPHAGNUM MOSS
Sphagnum Moss has long had a place in both the animal and plant hobbies. It’s widely available, and has a multitude of uses. Yet, even though sphagnum moss is seemingly everywhere, many know surprisingly little about it. Let’s take a trip down moss lane and explore the...
Please feel free to post any of your opinions!
Currently, I am growing with CANNA Coco Coir and I am making use of Synthetic AND Organic fertilizers. Experimenting with both indoor and outdoor.
Fertilizing:
Organics vs Synthetic
Organic is all the rage. Understandably, organic growing...
Recipe for 5 gallons. MOAB with out Thiamine Hydrochloride.
.1 grams Monoammonium Phosphate
1.07 grams Monopotassium Phoshate
Weigh each separately, add them together dry, then add to your nutrient solution.
I wanted to make my own fish Hydrosylate so looked up some recipes online. Lots of good and bad info here but much mahalos to those taking there time put out good stuff...I took my Hawaiian sling or '3prong' and went out front and harvested some fresh reef fish. These fish eat algae and...
I wanted to Re-Post this thread for those interested...
I found that it is a lot of info on the web on how to use mycorrhizae, but not on how to breed it ourselves. I guess this is because many companies need to make money from a product that is extremely easy to breed, and needed for...
The Secrets of Foliar Spraying
Your tomato plants look limp and sickly. Their lower leaves have turned a nasty yellow between the veins. You need to do something quickly. Searching the web, you discover your tomatoes have magnesium deficiency. Under the bathroom sink, you find an old bag of...
Preparing Chemical Solutions
Lab experiments and types of research often require preparation of chemical solutions in their procedure. We look at preparation of these chemical solutions by weight (w/v) and by volume (v/v). The glossary below cites definitions to know when your work calls for...
I have been making this brew:
In this order:
4 Gal de-chlorinated h20
Start Bubbling with my 'Bubble-snake' from Tea Lab -sold on Amzon awesome kit for a good deal. Really nice Micron bag and the aerator included 975gph does the job well. It's simple and really easy to clean.
Check it out...