What are your thoughts about pond mud?

[FactorialSecret]

Hi people! What are your thoughts about using pond mud in the soil mix? I know an old man and he is a bonsai master, he adds 1/3 of prepared commercial grey pond mud to his mix and his bonsais looks amazing! I know that bonsai trees and cannabis are completely different but old man said pond mud is a pretty safe source of nitrogen comparing to animal produced ones. Honestly, i've gave up on soil growing bc constant pests and deficiencies or abundances problems, but my first grow experiences were on soil and that was pretty good weed - scent, high talking, but low yield.
Thanks, big buds to you all!

 

[mysticepipedon]

I doubt all pond mud has standard ingredients. I would imagine it varies with the pond.

 

[freezeland2]

I know the pot hole region of the northern prairies is very fertile with thousands of years of duck & goose crap in the soil. It’s why farmers up there are draining the prairie. Won’t be any wetlands left at their pace. But yea, pond sediment is usually very fertile.

 

[BigBlonde]

I once grew cannabis in a stream bed. It stops flowing during the summer and is just sticky muck. The plants grew well. Some of them were more than eight feet tall. I didn't have to water or add nutrients.

 

[mysticepipedon]

I know the pot hole region of the northern prairies is very fertile with thousands of years of duck & goose crap in the soil. It’s why farmers up there are draining the prairie. Won’t be any wetlands left at their pace. But yea, pond sediment is usually very fertile.

In the eastern North Carolina peatlands, immigrants from the Netherlands drained Lake Mattamuskeet in order to FARM THE LAKE BOTTOM. The surrounding soils to the lake were just as good, if not better, than the lake bottom, but if there was one thing those guys knew, it was getting rid of water. It was less hassle to drain the lake than clear the forest and pull out the root masses.

 

[Imzzaudae]

Pond Mud. Not as a grow medium. But it will be full of beneficial microorganisms you could utilize. If you want to grow outdoor Organic check this out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTHEj_aaWP8

 

[flowerdave]

I add pond muck from around the edge of my pond to my compost pile along with any algae and pond weeds i dig out.

 

[Imzzaudae]

Pond Mud. Not as a grow medium. But it will be full of beneficial microorganisms you could utilize. If you want to grow outdoor Organic check this out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTHEj_aaWP8

Understanding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5uEaBF3xFc
Leaf Mold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4LBFn-4Ut8
Microbial solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv-TOGhwlW4
Seedling Fertilizer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ-zjubqHvE
Soluble Calcium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkH9fdTgz4
Urea Nitrogen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfpRjKVPlAg&list=PLTvOXEjO0O2X5jNLA1KRqs0OTdoCeji3x&index=4
Liquid fertilizer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH0raT6vNlY&list=PLTvOXEjO0O2X5jNLA1KRqs0OTdoCeji3x&index=1
Wood ash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qI3iENUZOw&list=PLTvOXEjO0O2X5jNLA1KRqs0OTdoCeji3x&index=5
No weeds fertilizer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dzYg7UnJRs&list=PLTvOXEjO0O2X5jNLA1KRqs0OTdoCeji3x&index=6
Fish fertilizer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsO7Op2QLyM&list=PLTvOXEjO0O2X5jNLA1KRqs0OTdoCeji3x&index=7
Lactic acid bacteria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Vr4asX8fE&list=PLTvOXEjO0O2X5jNLA1KRqs0OTdoCeji3x&index=10
How to apply liquid fertilizers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEozbI9OgAE&list=PLTvOXEjO0O2X5jNLA1KRqs0OTdoCeji3x&index=8
Heated Microbe solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUoy6-C0bf0
Hope this helps you get growing organic.

 

[mancorn]

In the eastern North Carolina peatlands, immigrants from the Netherlands drained Lake Mattamuskeet in order to FARM THE LAKE BOTTOM. The surrounding soils to the lake were just as good, if not better, than the lake bottom, but if there was one thing those guys knew, it was getting rid of water. It was less hassle to drain the lake than clear the forest and pull out the root masses.

Yeah but that was 200 years ago.

Was reading this article yesterday about a pure layer of DDT along the CA coast. I know in my county there’s a lot of lead contamination. Obviously it’s going to depend on where you live. (Hopefully not down stream from a hog manure lagoon. )

Scientists uncover startling concentrations of pure DDT along seafloor off L.A. coast