Gbuddy
Well-Known Member
Hi RIU'ers
I will use a living soil mix I designed myself and some organic additives as well as compost teas sugars molasses this run indoors.
Looking at the concept of brewing compost tea and a past experiment I made a decade ago in a simple soil pot, got me to think about what you read here today.
In that experiment I ran a big airstone on a small pondpump in a single plant soil pot near the rootzone.
It made a difference but as soon as the airstone got clogged by the dirt the pump gave up.
Now my idea, its not a quantum leap, but maybe a tweak on the right end in my case.
I' ll use 30gal. Tubs (no drain holes) I used them successfully in the past....
They messure about 80cm x 47cm and about 35-40cm deep.
Filled with a nutrient rich living soil with a complete set of microlive.
This is 2/3 of the Containers filling. The top layer 1/3 is a relatively neutral soil from one of my outdoor beds for vegetables.
I water very moderatly to prevent run off, so no drain holes needed.
All of them organisms in the soil, plus the roots, need lots of oxygen.
Now I think about running a pvc tube with tiny holes on its underside in each tub. Fixed to the very bottom of the tub. I will connect the tubes of the tubs and power them by a pond compressor ~3500L/h
The benefits I see is a totally aerated soil. This activates root growth.
And on top of that, after watering, the bottom of the tub would kind of brew tea and grow more micro organism, if I allow enough water to run down to the bottom? Right?
Any inspirations/suggestions are verry welcome!
Good idea, no good idea? Worth it?
Peace
I will use a living soil mix I designed myself and some organic additives as well as compost teas sugars molasses this run indoors.
Looking at the concept of brewing compost tea and a past experiment I made a decade ago in a simple soil pot, got me to think about what you read here today.
In that experiment I ran a big airstone on a small pondpump in a single plant soil pot near the rootzone.
It made a difference but as soon as the airstone got clogged by the dirt the pump gave up.
Now my idea, its not a quantum leap, but maybe a tweak on the right end in my case.
I' ll use 30gal. Tubs (no drain holes) I used them successfully in the past....
They messure about 80cm x 47cm and about 35-40cm deep.
Filled with a nutrient rich living soil with a complete set of microlive.
This is 2/3 of the Containers filling. The top layer 1/3 is a relatively neutral soil from one of my outdoor beds for vegetables.
I water very moderatly to prevent run off, so no drain holes needed.
All of them organisms in the soil, plus the roots, need lots of oxygen.
Now I think about running a pvc tube with tiny holes on its underside in each tub. Fixed to the very bottom of the tub. I will connect the tubes of the tubs and power them by a pond compressor ~3500L/h
The benefits I see is a totally aerated soil. This activates root growth.
And on top of that, after watering, the bottom of the tub would kind of brew tea and grow more micro organism, if I allow enough water to run down to the bottom? Right?
Any inspirations/suggestions are verry welcome!
Good idea, no good idea? Worth it?
Peace
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