Hey farm, I think the forum would benefit greatly from having an 'organic' section. There's sections for general discussion, laws, growing, security and whatnot... But if there was a section that covered all those topics but with the organic approach. What are your guys' thoughts on that?
Well, there *is*an organic section, but it's stuck in indoor growing. Perhaps @logic might be willing to do a little reorganizing to meet these requests. :)Hey farm, I think the forum would benefit greatly from having an 'organic' section. There's sections for general discussion, laws, growing, security and whatnot... But if there was a section that covered all those topics but with the organic approach. What are your guys' thoughts on that?
Ya gonna show us some of ya aqua pics sea?Well, there *is*an organic section, but it's stuck in indoor growing. Perhaps @logic might be willing to do a little reorganizing to meet these requests. :)
I guess I'm gonna have to do a thread, eh?When
Ya gonna show us some of ya aqua pics sea?
IMO organic growing is easy...if you keep things simple. There are no real secrets and no real reason to complicate things. I re-use my soil and compost it over winter and into spring
(restaurant kitchen scraps are readily available almost everywhere and so is animal poop). I currently use (and love) Roots Organic Buddha Grow nutrients along with Caps Bennies. I grow offgrid, outdoors in my greenhouses and take advantage of the sunshine, the winds and my clean well water. I also keep pests away with companion plantings of onions garlic, marigolds, peppermint etc. If I encounter problems (which is rare) I mix up a simple (and safe) soap and hot pepper spray. No need to flush when harvest starts a knocking either.
Subcool, The Rev, etc etc and all these grow-master dudes have their special magic recipes and although they may be good I tend to keep it simple. Reading about "organic growing" will make your head spin. KISS. Good soil, clean ph'd water and good genetics are all that is needed. And some loving too. Plants have a powerful life force and respond to all good things.
I grow from seeds, cull out the weak ones and I avoid bringing anything "foreign" into my gardens....esp. clones from potshops or even from friends.
And cost to grow? Very minimal!
Cool,you know you wanna sea,hehe...I guess I'm gonna have to do a thread, eh?
yes sub sections might help, also meta tags which I am sure happens already. Organics is a massive subject and so it might be wise to consider it more than a url which points to soil being the beginning and end or acting in any way that might seem limited. Discussions on ISR and plant health are quite different from soil recipes and again liquid organics versus bio organics, vegan versus animal, growing with microbes, latest research such as that on Rhizophagy, or explaining why lime is never the answer to buffer media, how VOC's and bacterial modulation can be exploited by modern microbe assisted organix. How organics and carbon are friends, what happens to P and our elements and so much moreYes it's covered for information about indoor growing and some other things. You can see in the forum section you linked, although it's labeled 'organic soil', people are posting threads on how to combat powder mildew, pest prevention and nutrient lines to name a few. But what you said secondly is exactly what I'm thinking. Having an organic section could make it easier to find information on organics also having an organic section on the forum page might attract an audience.
I wouldn't do anything without understanding the science 1st. I think observation is not enough and doesn't enable people to follow a path if its not documented correctly in a searchable form. Jus my cents worth on a wide and very detailed topic that is often misunderstoodIMO organic growing is easy...if you keep things simple. There are no real secrets and no real reason to complicate things. I re-use my soil and compost it over winter and into spring
(restaurant kitchen scraps are readily available almost everywhere and so is animal poop). I currently use (and love) Roots Organic Buddha Grow nutrients along with Caps Bennies. I grow offgrid, outdoors in my greenhouses and take advantage of the sunshine, the winds and my clean well water. I also keep pests away with companion plantings of onions garlic, marigolds, peppermint etc. If I encounter problems (which is rare) I mix up a simple (and safe) soap and hot pepper spray. No need to flush when harvest starts a knocking either.
Subcool, The Rev, etc etc and all these grow-master dudes have their special magic recipes and although they may be good I tend to keep it simple. Reading about "organic growing" will make your head spin. KISS. Good soil, clean ph'd water and good genetics are all that is needed. And some loving too. Plants have a powerful life force and respond to all good things.
I grow from seeds, cull out the weak ones and I avoid bringing anything "foreign" into my gardens....esp. clones from potshops or even from friends.
And cost to grow? Very minimal!
I will sub :-)I guess I'm gonna have to do a thread, eh?
yes sub sections might help, also meta tags which I am sure happens already. Organics is a massive subject and so it might be wise to consider it more than a url which points to soil being the beginning and end or acting in any way that might seem limited. Discussions on ISR and plant health are quite different from soil recipes and again liquid organics versus bio organics, vegan versus animal, growing with microbes, latest research such as that on Rhizophagy, or explaining why lime is never the answer to buffer media, how VOC's and bacterial modulation can be exploited by modern microbe assisted organix. How organics and carbon are friends, what happens to P and our elements and so much more
gah those dudes are funny. Its like fishing or golf nowadays.They dont have a "love" button but I pressed my imaginary one for that post lol. Organics is more than subcools supersoil and Vortex brewers.
gah those dudes are funny. Its like fishing or golf nowadays.
Organics is a massive subject, far more detailed and complex than a super soil intimates. If we take global soil profile studies, there is none anywhere that lacks the elemental values needed to grow a plant. Given a single grain of sand likely contains enough N to feed an acre of maize for a year, its more about learning how to access the tools from those things around you.
Buying a super soil made up of 50 components shipped from all over the world, kind of defeats the subject before you begin. Now I know my organics sequesters more carbon than a mineral rockwool grow, but it might not make me a zero if I have 1000's of miles on my soil before I plant.
I use a simple coco and home sourced peat mix, no perlite, no amendments, just me my plant and several billion bacterial workers a heap of friendly fungus and mold, and a bunch of resonance in a balanced environment with a tweak of thermodynamic nano magic.
you would be more than welcome sir. If I can ever help demystify organics I will try for sure. I am a firm believer that what I like, is made better by helping others, if those I help go past me, I am happy for that too. I am never frightened of knowledge and don't fear intellect even if it out paces me to begin with :-) we are better together alwaysYou sir are a wizard, id love to be a silent onlooker following through the garden one day that would be a kick ass field trip!
Oops i let excitement get the best of me and typed that out lol
you would be more than welcome sir. If I can ever help demystify organics I will try for sure. I am a firm believer that what I like, is made better by helping others, if those I help go past me, I am happy for that too. I am never frightened of knowledge and don't fear intellect even if it out paces me to begin with :) we are better together always
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