Unconventional Organics

[CC Dobbs]

I am able to collect seaweed every month or so and I add this to my compost. If it is rinsed off well before inclusion there are no salt issues and the worms love, love ,love it.

 

[no clue]

A new thing i'm doing is making seaweed concentrate by letting nori sushi wraps ferment in water.

How is that concoction coming along?

 

[Senseimilla]

I don't know if marrow has anything particularly beneficial for plants... it probably would be better left in the ground to decompose and become available to the plant than used in a tea form.

Fish in the ground is very common but most people I know of bury the fish a few months prior to planting so that is already degraded and available to the plant... also prevents burning.

 

[PJ Diaz]

Alfalfa meal tea for the Triancontrol compound (the chemical found in "snow storm ultra").

Spent hops in the compost pile from the local brewery.

Spent coffee grounds in the compost pile from the local coffee shop. You can include the coffee filters too, no prob -- they biodegrade quick.

Seaweed washed ashore and collected and rinsed then in the compost pile.

 

[sorethumb]

i take a ton of leafs off to similate an animal attack on my plants when they get too bushy and plot out the lights opps animal attack crazy i know but the weed gets you ripped i think it increases thc idk though i could just be f ing my plants up

 

[Dendrophilly]

On the topic of all these sea nutrients and use of dead things, do jellyfish hold anything valuable nutrients that could be gained thought compost?

edit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/12/jellyfish-plankton-ocean-acid

reading this, formulating opinions...

Found a thread in another forum about this, but as soon as I registered I stopped being able to view the thread. Blarg, wtf.

They have an nkp of 4.6-0-0 and they should be dried before composting.

 

[farmit420]

could it be used during the cloning process too, to relieve stress maybe? just to help the kids on that first couple days of sadness

 

[farmit420]

has anyone experimented with different types of worms or is the little earthworm guys the best option?

 

[sworth]

Bookworms! Just place them over the compost heap , and give a copy of "War and Peace"



But seriously, tiger worms from the fishing shop...

 

[Justin5737]

Take a nylon stocking and fill it with earth worm castings and some great white, bubble w/ an airstone in a couple gals of RO water.... noooooch!

 

[okiesmokey]

Aloe vera is great as an antistress agent during transplants

That makes sense, aloe vera has healing properties in the liquid. My question is how do you harvest it. Just pick the leaves and squeeze out the gel or is there a powder for purchase?

 

[Snafu1236]

Wyo, urine will not work as effectively as you are thinking.

Want a cool unconventional organic tip? Water with sparkling mineral water every now and then, your roots will love you for it. I like to use Perrier (seriously).

-Snafu

 

[Cann]

Snafu - Elaborate on this....what about the sparkling (carbonation) is good for roots? Does the co2 get released when you pour it, therefore giving the plant a tiny boost? Would be great to know the science behind this....

thanks

 

[Snafu1236]

The roots don't absorb the CO2 from the carbonated water...roots breathe O2..however, a disturbance at the root level by way of the carbonation creates a positive effect on the plant...my own theory is it has a positive effect on the physical environment of the roots...but I do not know what that is!

All I know is my plants love it from time to time!

Ps. You can foliar with carbonated water for a minimal CO2 uptake...but I have not seen a great effect by this method.

 

[SpliffAndMyLady]

Water with sparkling mineral water every now and then, your roots will love you for it.
-Snafu

I heard of people doing this in aeroponics and hydroponics, never with soil though. Intresting, you actually use this method?

 

[Cann]

Hmm...I guess I just need some science to figure out why it has a positive effect...I was assuming the leaves would breathe the CO2, not the roots, just thinking that maybe as you pour and the bubbles pop it releases a bunch of CO2 directly at the base of the plant...with a sealed room that would be a noticeable increase in ppm

 

[Snafu1236]

Yes, the leaves absorb the Co2, roots o2.

I think the positive uptick is positive root disturbance and the presence of micronutrients within the water that is absorbed much more quickly.

Or, its all in my head

-Snaf

 

[Cann]

After doing a bit of reading online it appears that the mineral content of the water has a lot to do with it...apparently it can provide the plant with all the micronutrients it needs? Or something along those lines. Interesting....might have to give it a try...

 

[Digger Dave]

How much should I piss in my plants. Should I piss directly into the pots or should I pee into a cup and then mix it with water. I am thinking about the second route because I have trouble stopping midstream so measuring word be tough. What

Never! Have i even wanted to piss on my pot plants,you are what you smoke!

 

[VTMi'kmaq]

as a native i had a jump start on organic gardening my mi'kmaq grandmother would catch sheeps head and carp in the nearby river then bury them into the garden(whole) at least 5-6 good size fish into next years plot. I have been recently trying to figure out an indoor method that wouldnt bring in any nastys from outside.