can i use left over plants?

Nullis

Nullis

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midwest duder said:
Just weighing in on the egg thing...

All eggs are supposed to be brown. Back in the day, they discovered that they could feed something to the chickens that turns their eggs white. Thats why if you buy any kind of 'natural' or 'organic' or 'farm fresh' eggs, they are always brown. It's true, just most people are too young to know and only have known white eggs.
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No, that is not true. Chickens can actually lay all different color eggs, white, brown, blue, green; depending on the genetics of the chicken, not its diet. Brown eggs are a result of pigmentation by protoporphyrin (a product of hemoglobin breakdown) while blue/green eggs are the result of oocyanin. White eggs are white due to a lack of pigment.

The pigment can be removed by scratching it off, or washing the egg in something like vinegar. There is no difference in the nutritional value of the eggs; brown eggs are more expensive because the chickens that produce them tend to eat more.

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/84/8434egg.html
 
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MyHighQis420

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thank's people, just thought i heard somewhere that they bleach eggs or do somethin to make em white all the time.. but i figured i'd ask.... but ima just use brown eggs.. shit taste better anyways lol... here are my 2 ladys.... no idea what they are.. random bag seed.... just happy they females ya know? one i cut all the sun leaves off durring veg. it kinda made 4 long stalks and the other i kinda left alone... trimmed sometimes... 1st week flowering... ill take better pics tomorrow....DSC01376.jpgDSC01379.jpgDSC01377.jpg
 
Spanishfly

Spanishfly

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MyHighQis420 said:
Was Just Wonder'n If Its Cool To Mix All The Left Overs From Other Plants And Mix It In My Soil, leaves, stems ect... thank's oh and does music really help out ur plants, and what kinda music would plants preffer?
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If I can respond to the OP.
I make compost by adding green materials - weeds, males, vegetable leftovers - and brown materials - leaves, coffee grounds, potato peelings to my composter. Mix often, water regularly. After a year or so you get a rich brown humus full of good bacteria - excellent base for a nutritious soil.

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My composter - we call it the Dalek.
 
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cpc

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compost is whats up, good place to put your harvested plants plus fan leaves from when you trim, i dont like putting those things in the garbage even if im legal. i know an older couple who do a couple medical plants each year with nothing but rich compost and clear water the whole way, and it is some of the best herb ive ever seen, wonderful bubba kush.
 
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YourRethra

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Nullis said:
AFAIK, this is at least partially true. Different species of microbes as well as other soil biota (not just bacteria) vary in exactly what role they play in the nutrient cycle and to what capacity. Of course, it would be ideal to let materials thoroughly decompose into sweet, rich, finished compost before incorporating into potting soil. The materials have to decompose, because the nutrients within them are locked up in forms that are not usable by plants. But, there will always be some organic matter in the soil that remains pending further decomposition, and there should always be soil biota working on such matter.
Some bacteria of significant importance are capable of 'fixing' nitrogen directly from the atmosphere and turning it into a usable organic molecule. These and other kinds of microbes are considering symbiotic, they benefit by receiving carbohydrates from the plant and also assimilate some of the nutrients into things like proteins for themselves. So long as there is enough nitrogen available, the bacteria wont 'steal' it from the plants. Later on when these bacteria die or are consumed and excreted, they too will decompose and nourish the plants.
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Oh okay that makes a little more sense. Thank you for the thurough explanation. I never fully understood what my teacher was ever talking about.
 
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