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Calling Out The Organic Growing Machines

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Calling Out The Organic Growing Machines

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#1,641
oldskol4evr said:
problem lay with moisture and animals hahah,i got a oak tree growing from a rock,they cut it down and off a second floor deck,bank wouldnt give the loan cause it wasnt considered safe,,down it went,poor damn tree ,got one limb coming from trunk about 8 in round,right in the middle were 2 limbs grew together is a romex cable and a electrical recpticul in the middle,son wanted to finish it off,told him hell no look at the history of this tree and still alive,i threw a picture up on someone thread week or so ago,but it growing from a rock and in the hay day was almost 4ft round ,seems lightning might have struck it splitting it
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plants can regularity make forces which equate to 700psi and more, rocks be shitting themselves bro

save the oak :-)
 
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tell me there isnt a bad history from this one
 

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#1,648
Ecompost said:
we have some old old oaks in Estonia bro, next time I go back i will take some pictures, some of them are really cool shapes
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its really hard for me to cut any tree other than pine,hahah i cant stand that tree,lol decided to make another compost pile other day,got a spot pretty much rock,but roots can wiggle in anything hahah,anyway,protected from deer and all,made it about 8ft around,im gonna keep stacking shit on there to it is soil and plant a fruit tree in it,if i have too i will build a box around it to force roots down ,be right beside the garden,blooms attract bees,tree sends out plenty of mychor,and in full sun,just for the shits of seeing if i can lmao
 
#1,649
oldskol4evr said:
its really hard for me to cut any tree other than pine,hahah i cant stand that tree,lol decided to make another compost pile other day,got a spot pretty much rock,but roots can wiggle in anything hahah,anyway,protected from deer and all,made it about 8ft around,im gonna keep stacking shit on there to it is soil and plant a fruit tree in it,if i have too i will build a box around it to force roots down ,be right beside the garden,blooms attract bees,tree sends out plenty of mychor,and in full sun,just for the shits of seeing if i can lmao
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yeah but pines are darn good for fungus, I like the ceps that grow with them. Plus soils around them are massively fungally dominant. Any ever greens are. I think the reason they can stay evergreen is entirely related to the mass of fungus with which they can interact.
 
#1,650
Ecompost said:
yeah but pines are darn good for fungus, I like the ceps that grow with them. Plus soils around them are massively fungally dominant. Any ever greens are. I think the reason they can stay evergreen is entirely related to the mass of fungus with which they can interact.
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that very well might be true,these pine down here a real sappy,hard as hell to cut to ,bog a chainsaw down quick,boy but the heat they put off in a fireplace is unmatchable,,i used them in my stove but not fireplace,that sap will fill a chimney flue up quick,look up that bitch and it will look just like the inside of your favorite smoking pipe,i noticed in colorado there pine is a delight to split for sure,one swing it done,here after about 5 swings and 5 pulling log off the axe you got her split
 
#1,651
oldskol4evr said:
that very well might be true,these pine down here a real sappy,hard as hell to cut to ,bog a chainsaw down quick,boy but the heat they put off in a fireplace is unmatchable,,i used them in my stove but not fireplace,that sap will fill a chimney flue up quick,look up that bitch and it will look just like the inside of your favorite smoking pipe,i noticed in colorado there pine is a delight to split for sure,one swing it done,here after about 5 swings and 5 pulling log off the axe you got her split
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I like to burn really well seasoned orange wood, the flames are awesome pretty and its super hot, problem is its gone to quick
 
#1,653
kansabis said:
Around here in the fireplace we like to burn locust and hedge. Nice and hot and last awhile.
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yeah that locust is a good tree, its a Nitrogen fixing tree so grows super fast as well. We have this on the farm with some Moringa circling some new avacado, guava and dragon fruit trees. Plus I really like the honey from that locust blossom too
 
#1,654
Hey guys long time no see hehe Hope everything has been good with you all. Been super busy working my ass off lately so I haven't been popping in so much. I'm in the middle of building a soil right now and harvested a bunch of compost I have been working on the past 2-3 years. My question is after I mix this soil and put it in my bins to cook with oats, is that gonna kill the worms in my compost? Or should I try and pick them out of the compost while I cook it? Thanks dudes.

Besides that, anything new in your guys' world?
 
#1,655
Ceveres said:
Hey guys long time no see hehe Hope everything has been good with you all. Been super busy working my ass off lately so I haven't been popping in so much. I'm in the middle of building a soil right now and harvested a bunch of compost I have been working on the past 2-3 years. My question is after I mix this soil and put it in my bins to cook with oats, is that gonna kill the worms in my compost? Or should I try and pick them out of the compost while I cook it? Thanks dudes.

Besides that, anything new in your guys' world?
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Good to see you bro. I don't know how hot your mix is but I've been letting one settle in since December and I added some worms. They're still alive and kicking. I figured since I have a couple worm bins going that if I lost a few worms I could add some later.
 
#1,656
Ceveres said:
Hey guys long time no see hehe Hope everything has been good with you all. Been super busy working my ass off lately so I haven't been popping in so much. I'm in the middle of building a soil right now and harvested a bunch of compost I have been working on the past 2-3 years. My question is after I mix this soil and put it in my bins to cook with oats, is that gonna kill the worms in my compost? Or should I try and pick them out of the compost while I cook it? Thanks dudes.

Besides that, anything new in your guys' world?
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if you have had this compost pile for 3 yrs,that on the bottom should be soil,after a year mine is,and i use it under my plants in the outside garden,compost is the boss,BUT not indoors in my opinion,great soil life for sure bugs nooooo,lmao,i wait until i get a real good frost and rake my out to about a inch deep and let it frezze it ass off,when temp start to rise,scrap it into a tote and lid it,,them air holes were the lift handles are is enough,then i use the compost and soil from outside,,tried it once,had bugs from hell,so no more hahaha
 
#1,657
oldskol4evr said:
if you have had this compost pile for 3 yrs,that on the bottom should be soil,after a year mine is,and i use it under my plants in the outside garden,compost is the boss,BUT not indoors in my opinion,great soil life for sure bugs nooooo,lmao,i wait until i get a real good frost and rake my out to about a inch deep and let it frezze it ass off,when temp start to rise,scrap it into a tote and lid it,,them air holes were the lift handles are is enough,then i use the compost and soil from outside,,tried it once,had bugs from hell,so no more hahaha
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The bugs for sure are a concern of mine. Remember I'm in Michigan so this pile had to be damn near frozen about 2-3 weeks ago and finally thawed this week or last. You think it still may pose a problem indoors? I know it's not ideal and the main component I'm missing is a rock dust, but what I have is :

A 3.8cf Pro-Mix HP(Spagnum, perlite, Myco's, and a wetting agent)
Homade compost prob 5gals
About 1/3 a bag left of "Wiggle Worm" EWC
More Perlite (bc I already had a huge f*kn bag)
Dolomite Lime (like 45lb from 5 yrs ago lmao)
Alfalfa meal
Kelp meal
Neem meal
Sea Bird guano 0-11-0
And some used soil about 6 gals containing pumice and perlite but probably not much nutrition.

I just bought a bunch of 15 gal fabric pots and want to try a few no-till pots. But am unsure of the ratios. I have some Bio-Ag TM-7 and a Malibu compost tea bag rocking in 4 gals of water to moisten this and the plants I have in veg. I'm hoping the TM-7 can supplement trace elements since I couldn't get my hands on any basalt or similar. I kinda wanted to try granite dust but haven't been able to source it yet. The only thing I can get is azomite locally so I would have to order anything online.

Am I way too far off target here?
 
#1,658
And to be honest.. I was WAY too lax on the gnats this last run and am kicking myself for not introducing BTi sooner.. glad this is all personal until dialed cause I'll be picking gnats off the nugs while trimming this round :cry: lmao
 
#1,660
Ceveres said:
The bugs for sure are a concern of mine. Remember I'm in Michigan so this pile had to be damn near frozen about 2-3 weeks ago and finally thawed this week or last. You think it still may pose a problem indoors? I know it's not ideal and the main component I'm missing is a rock dust, but what I have is :

A 3.8cf Pro-Mix HP(Spagnum, perlite, Myco's, and a wetting agent)
Homade compost prob 5gals
About 1/3 a bag left of "Wiggle Worm" EWC
More Perlite (bc I already had a huge f*kn bag)
Dolomite Lime (like 45lb from 5 yrs ago lmao)
Alfalfa meal
Kelp meal
Neem meal
Sea Bird guano 0-11-0
And some used soil about 6 gals containing pumice and perlite but probably not much nutrition.

I just bought a bunch of 15 gal fabric pots and want to try a few no-till pots. But am unsure of the ratios. I have some Bio-Ag TM-7 and a Malibu compost tea bag rocking in 4 gals of water to moisten this and the plants I have in veg. I'm hoping the TM-7 can supplement trace elements since I couldn't get my hands on any basalt or similar. I kinda wanted to try granite dust but haven't been able to source it yet. The only thing I can get is azomite locally so I would have to order anything online.

Am I way too far off target here?
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sounds like a good plan,i use azomite myself,and reapply about every 3 months,also oyster shell meal,comes in chunks and will tear a grub or slug ass up,lmao
 
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