Hey Guys,

Wondering if there are any watchable NoTill grower channels that are somewhat unknown?

I like buildasoil and have watched every season, but its becoming more and more a sales channel. And living in europe where u wont get the products anyway doesn‘t help either lol

i prefer whole grows, i just wish there‘d be a notill mr canucks channel basically xD

just cant stand the majority of weird crackhead energy or wannabe funny stoners bubbling around for 45 minutes on day 23 of veg with shaky pov videos.

So yeah thats that

That came from one buckwheat seed that laid dormant for over a Year then popped between cycles after two full cycles lol. The damn thing got too top heavy, fell over, then grew itself a base to support it and then turned into this. Now I can't bring myself to cut it down so I'm going to attempt to remove it with as much of it's roots system as possible so it'll survive a transplant lol. If you can't tell I hate killing plants lol Anyways thought I'd share

I'm looking for the tastiest stuff

I've tried multiple companies just looking for something better. I use to live in Colorado and got spoiled with tasty clones so it's time I get good genetics again. I enjoy a good tasty indica!

Hello

I decided to mix my own living soil for the first time for my mothers. When researching retailers for the main ingredients, I struggled the most with a good source of sphagnum peat moss until I finally found one. This retailer offers several grain sizes of the same sphagnum peat moss : fine (0-10 mm), fine to medium(0-25 mm), medium (10-20 mm), coarse (20-40 mm).

Which one should I take and why?

Hey everybody.

Ive done one round in a 15gallon pot using 3.0 and im about to do my first re-amend.

I’ve been trying to figure out what rates to apply the craft blend and gnarley barley at and im slightly confused so i wanted to run it by all of you.

By my math, i should be re-amending for 1/2 a cubic foot of soil per container?

I arrived at this by solving for the volume of 6” of topsoil in my 18” diameter pots. I got .884 cubic feet as my total volume of soil in the top 6” of a 15 gallon smart pot. I noted that jeremy said to cut your volume in half and then re-amend. So i guess im amending roughly .5 cubic feet of soil? Is that correct or did i misunderstand that part. Did i already cut the volume in half by solving for 6” instead of a foot. I think im confused lol.

Should I still sow cover crop at this stage?

Hi, I'm wondering what the best company is to buy compost from for my new living soil I'm starting in with BAS living soil and KIS living soil. (2 separate grows) I'm currently deciding between

Coast of Maine compost, Oly Mountain Fish compost, or Blue Ribbon Compost?

Have you guys tried any?

Edit: I’m using the nutrient pack btw. Shipping is too high for the premade soil.

I'm around 3 weeks into my grow, and have been regretting not starting with living soil to begin with. (The bottom plant is an experiment, so I can avoid overcrowding as much as I can)

As you can see my plants are doing OK, but I would certainly say not thriving. Their color definitely is not as vibrant as I would like to see. I think this is mostly due to pH, as I've got everything else dialed in (regardless of pHing my water).

For context I used biobizz lightmix as well as their line of bio fertilizers of which I've been following the feeding schedule.

Can I still switch to living soil? What steps can I take to make that transition? Will it be beneficial for my plants?

Thanks a lot! I've read the wiki but there's a lot of info and I get a bit overwhelmed so I'd like some input from you guys too!

On that note, any suggestions on how to make my plants happier quickly?

Cut a small access hole in an empty Helium cylinder & screw on patch too close it up. pack with used coffee grounds and few bits of woodchip

Burn that baby. Estimated 2hrs but no way, took more like 5hrs!

Lesson - dry the grounds completely before charring

Temp around 450-500c

Im wondering what brand of worm castings should I buy. I know I should make my own, but I want them now to use for my soil. I will make my own worm farm in the future. For now what brand should I buy I do not care about price I just want the best. Thank you.

I’m using living soil for the first time and growing in 7 gallon pots with dry amendments. I’ve been adjusting my tap water ph from 8 to 6.5.

I’ve been told I dont need to do this and as I’m watering with zero runoff the ph down will buildup in the soil and cause issues. Is this true?

What are you guys thoughts on natures living soil mix. I used it this year and it was the best plant I ever grew. I just used plain water with a filter the whole entire grow and plant was healthy and green the whole time no problems. my soil was 1/3 fox farm, 1/3 perlite, 1/3 peatmoss, then the nature living soil.

I very rarely share my own work, but I'm in the mood. Beginning week 7.

2x4 bed inside a 4x4 tent. Soil is about 4 years old having run 5 cycles. Basic coots mix with biochar and some other goodies. Regular top dressings include ground barley, gypsum, compost & ewc. Liquid feedings and foliars using fish (in veg), kelp, mollasses (in flower), and em1. This run, I tried out dry amendment blends from optimizeorganics.ca, and the plants seem to like it. Before I started this run, I also applied nematodes and predatory mites from the same supplier. My fungus gnat population has been minimal throughout the grow - very happy. In the past, I've used aged horse manure from a local stable, but I am stopping that practice because it dries out too fast and doesn't retain moisture as well as compost does, and I am nervous about bringing in pests (although it hasn't been a problem). I'm glad I added the diversity, though. I run blumat drip tape with a gravity resevoir.

The genetics you see are Romulan S1 (Romulan Genetics). East Coast Sour Diesel S1 (Dr Greenthumb). Super Lemon Haze S1 (Green House Seeds). and, Cinderella 99 S1 (Brothers Grim).

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C99

C99

Romulan

ECSD

SLH

Looking for examples of no-till farming without plastic tarps. I've used tarps for three seasons but dislike the waste and how they've held up, especially since they’ll need replacing soon. I know of cardboard for beds but not sure I can acquire as much as I'd need and wouldn't work for my cover cropping. Also, since I'm organic certified, biodegradable plastic mulches aren't allowed. Any advice, alternative examples, or outlines would be greatly appreciated! I'm a small market garden on 2 acres but expanding to 4. Zone 5b.