How do you dispose of root material?
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MysticMorris
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Iv just gone and got a root ball I have, tbh it just smells vaguely plant-like. Every other part of the plant smells of weed in some way, but the roots smell unsuspicious to me. I'v never burnt one though. All I can advise is to burn a small amount as a test before burning the rest.
Garm
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Buy a $99 dollar composter from the local Nursery, Hone Depot or make one yourself. All that root material is very beneficial to making new soil, and you are just throwing it away. Even if you run hydro, etc, you can always use the composted soil for house plants, outdoor garden or even donate to a community garden. Why are we such a 'throw away' world? Becuase nobody understands the value of life anymore.
I second that. Get a composter.
highasfvck
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I'll be disposing of 15-20 rootballs at a time.. will a composter be able to handle that much every 3 months? I use coco so I won't be reusing in my grow, and I only do a little bit of indoor and outdoor potted plants, I don't know that I would use all the compost.
highasfvck
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Ok so I'm thinking of grabbing a $99 composter rotating barrel from Home Depot to solve this problem. I just want to bump this one last time and make sure that my composter isn't going to make some funky smells that may prompt my neighbors to call the cops?
The leaves and most stems except stalk get made into canna-oil for eating. Will putting the remaining rootballs and stalks in a composter barrel emit a concerning smell? Or will I be good? Keep in mind my the homes are really close in my neighborhood... only about 10 feet in between houses.
The leaves and most stems except stalk get made into canna-oil for eating. Will putting the remaining rootballs and stalks in a composter barrel emit a concerning smell? Or will I be good? Keep in mind my the homes are really close in my neighborhood... only about 10 feet in between houses.
stereotype
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try chopping them up see what smell comes from them if your still worried put them in some one elses trash haha
highasfvck
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I have one... but man that is A LOT of work for a sink disposal. My leaves and small stems that are left after being made into canna-oil go there now, but root balls and stalks? Seems like too much to go down a disposal... am I wrong?
rjfortune25
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I reuse my soil bro!Buy a $99 dollar composter from the local Nursery, Hone Depot or make one yourself. All that root material is very beneficial to making new soil, and you are just throwing it away. Even if you run hydro, etc, you can always use the composted soil for house plants, outdoor garden or even donate to a community garden. Why are we such a 'throw away' world? Becuase nobody understands the value of life anymore.
missnu
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Rootballs give off no smell when burned...nor will the stems or whatnot..So burn away, or bury, or just make sure all the leaves and stuff are off and then trash them...I put them in my small compost bucket...usually...but sometimes I just throw them away since they take up a lot of room in the bucket...anyway they are no big deal since nobody can look at it and say that is a weed plant...if they grab it and sniff any stem parts really really well they might be able to tell what it once was, but not really since there are quite a few plants that put off a similar smell as a weed branch with no leaves or buds on it...
H R Puff N Stuff
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i wait till midnight then burn them in the fireplace.
Its good for everything but the main woody stalks. roots and all soft plant tissue is no problem for mine.
