Growing with Gaia Green - Shaded's Method

[CannaGranny]

I can get it for 16.99 about 2 miles up the street, but I buy new soil every run, old soil goes right into the veggie garden can’t waste that myco I built up! Especially in the no till garden haha.

It’s an eighty mile trip for me to get a bag. I live in an area that is the largest yet poorest in the state. Many of the folks I teach do well to pay monthly bills, this takes some of the shock off an initial investment. As for me, most all of my spent soil ends up in flower and herb beds, they both dig it!
I’ve learned to be financially creative when it comes to all of this. I even show people how to grow with cfl bulbs if they can’t afford the lights. I say flower for all! Where there is a will, there is a way.
Bet your veggie gardens are niceeeeeee!

 

[Mikedin]

It’s an eighty mile trip for me to get a bag. I live in an area that is the largest yet poorest in the state. Many of the folks I teach do well to pay monthly bills, this takes some of the shock off an initial investment. As for me, most all of my spent soil ends up in flower and herb beds, they both dig it!
I’ve learned to be financially creative when it comes to all of this. I even show people how to grow with cfl bulbs if they can’t afford the lights. I say flower for all! Where there is a will, there is a way.
Bet your veggie gardens are niceeeeeee!

Funny part is if I drive 20 miles farther it’s 28.99 a bag lol and I’ve told the store owner a few times of the price difference but he said people buy it nonstop so I won’t hate lol I’ll but it when it’s cheaper and closer lol, but I have a local source of promix and another one for coast of Maine so it’s not bad

Was just working them a bit today got drainage opened back up between the beds and flipped the topsoil / compost it’s permaculture 2nd year and holy man, no resistance on the soil with a shovel and insane amount of worms, very impressed with the method I followed, gunna expand now so pics will be added soon to the journal. Got partway into it today Hoping to finish the last 3 beds tomorrow and get the fabric down if it dosent rain out

This was last spring but was a fresh build so got work to do to get back to it haha

Freshly dug section in the pic is weed covered atm, gunna throw a bag of peat moss in probably and some perlite and loosen it up and cover it with fabric

Seedlings are in the 4x4 ready to go lol

Old pic of the seedlings I’ll update the journal tomorrow, there’s already 2 more treys than that and just got some more seeds to add lol

 

[simonkay]

I reamend and reuse my FFHF. I only pay 21.99 a bag for it, but Im a tightwad!

If you can kindly link me to a post and show me how to reamend ill certainly order some next run. . That it unless this mix turns out good ill just reamend this instead.

 

[simonkay]

I can get it for 16.99 about 2 miles up the street, but I buy new soil every run, old soil goes right into the veggie garden can’t waste that myco I built up! Especially in the no till garden haha.

Guys you're killing me with these prices. Enough to turn me greener than my plants

 

[CannaGranny]

If you can kindly link me to a post and show me how to reamend ill certainly order some next run. . That it unless this mix turns out good ill just reamend this instead.

I’d be happy to send you my mix When you reamend you just use the original mix recipe minus half of the original perlite. Send it via your mail here, this evening after I get supper fixed.

 

[Shaded_One]

Frequently Asked Question about AZOMITE Fertilizer

Questions about AZOMITE mineral products? Click here to view some of the most common questions we hear. And learn some cool soil amendment facts!

azomite.com

This was a very interesting read! Very cool that the name AZOMITE came from the idea that its for the "A to Z Of Minerals Including Trace Elements"

An Introduction to AZOMITE®

An introduction to AZOMITE Minerals, its origin, processes and applications.

www.youtube.com

"Azomite contains 75 of the 86 naturally occurring elements"

 

[PahPahCee]

DE has very high levels of arsenic just so you all know. Rock dust can also be high in heavy metals so be careful.

 

[Shaded_One]

DE has very high levels of arsenic just so you all know. Rock dust can also be high in heavy metals so be careful.

Plants have grown in mineral heavy/rich soil for millions of years. Plants that we have consumed.

I appreciate the warning but I am much more worried about toxicity from everything else in my life :)

 

[PahPahCee]

Plants have grown in mineral heavy/rich soil for millions of years. Plants that we have consumed.

I appreciate the warning but I am much more worried about toxicity from everything else in my life :)

No worries. I just wanted to share the information for those who want to reduce heavy metal exposure.

A great alternative to DE is woolastonite if you’re looking for silicon.

 

[Shaded_One]

No worries. I just wanted to share the information for those who want to reduce heavy metal exposure.

A great alternative to DE is woolastonite if you’re looking for silicon.

Good looking out @PahPahCee !

Sadly it's everywhere...compost, EWC. Most organic sources are going to contain some level of them as well.

I just don't know the exact science and how much of it comes through the other end in what we smoke/consume after the plants metabolism has churned through it.

 

[Mikedin]

Frequently Asked Question about AZOMITE Fertilizer

Questions about AZOMITE mineral products? Click here to view some of the most common questions we hear. And learn some cool soil amendment facts!

azomite.com

This was a very interesting read! Very cool that the name AZOMITE came from the idea that its for the "A to Z Of Minerals Including Trace Elements"

An Introduction to AZOMITE®

An introduction to AZOMITE Minerals, its origin, processes and applications.

www.youtube.com

"Azomite contains 75 of the 86 naturally occurring elements"

Cool stuff! Glad I’m using it, …but who was the guy I’m following that mix from again

 

[Lockebox]

No worries. I just wanted to share the information for those who want to reduce heavy metal exposure.

A great alternative to DE is woolastonite if you’re looking for silicon.

Thats funny, based on names alone I would guess woolastonite would contain higher heavy metal concentrate.

Steel woolastonite
Ba dum tiss

 

[Neueregel]

Thats funny, based on names alone I would guess woolastonite would contain higher heavy metal concentrate.

Steel woolastonite
Ba dum tiss

gotta condo made of stone-a

 

[simonkay]

Anyone here on shaded's GG method using seaweed extract and/or amino acids?
Im tryna up the game with bio stimulants but don't want to cause extra problems just extra quality bud
Id appreciate a feeding schedule for this.

 

[Shaded_One]

Anyone here on shaded's GG method using seaweed extract and/or amino acids?
Im tryna up the game with bio stimulants but don't want to cause extra problems just extra quality bud
Id appreciate a feeding schedule for this.

I did grab some Liquid seaweed extract and used a few tablespoons the last flower phase but not sure if it helped or hindered things and I didn't use it in a controlled enough fashion. They also suggest using it as a foliar spray and I don't foliar spray nothing so take that for what its worth!

 

[2Bad]

Anyone here on shaded's GG method using seaweed extract and/or amino acids?
Im tryna up the game with bio stimulants but don't want to cause extra problems just extra quality bud
Id appreciate a feeding schedule for this.

I don't think it's necessary but if you have the money it won't hinder things. I've used it in synthetic only and didn't notice much of a difference.

 

[PahPahCee]

Anyone here on shaded's GG method using seaweed extract and/or amino acids?
Im tryna up the game with bio stimulants but don't want to cause extra problems just extra quality bud
Id appreciate a feeding schedule for this.

i don’t know if this helps but I’ve used “Zues Juice” from nectar of the gods and it kelp + amino acids + humic/fulvic acids.

 

[simonkay]

i don’t know if this helps but I’ve used “Zues Juice” from nectar of the gods and it kelp + amino acids + humic/fulvic acids.

Great im thinking of mixing a bottle of kelp with amino acids, do you have a feed schedule you could share with me please

 

[PahPahCee]

Great im thinking of mixing a bottle of kelp with amino acids, do you have a feed schedule you could share with me please

You can use it every watering if you want. Zues juice is 5ml to a gallon.

It’s one of those less is more kind of deals.

 

[simonkay]

I did grab some Liquid seaweed extract and used a few tablespoons the last flower phase but not sure if it helped or hindered things and I didn't use it in a controlled enough fashion. They also suggest using it as a foliar spray and I don't foliar spray nothing so take that for what its worth!

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0570178319300272

Ive read up on 2/3 studies, this is one by the Egyptian gov. I specifically searched for the type of seaweed that grows near the carribean sea and according to these results pre soaking seeds plus one foliar spray 20 days after sowing, showed improvements in many metrics from yield to pigmentation etc.
Im still learning but it comes back round to bio stimulants= improving efficiency in the nutes and improving immune system of plant.
Im only going to try this on 2-3 control plants to see if there is a difference.