Mr. Waggamufifn
In Bloom
Wooooooow hats off to you man... so inspirational. I had to scrap my last bin but I think I may try again
Roz's wasted wormery!
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Rozgreenburn
"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
I've got a large compost pile in the corner of my yard which must be moved to my wife's garden. I will do a bit each day and i'll be watching for new 'native worms' as I clean up this pile, probably about 2 cubic yards of non canna compost! I'll run these native worms in separate bins, to add to my wife's greenhouse and garden. This should increase the sucess of the live worms I'll return to native soil.
There's always something new to try!
There's always something new to try!
Ramjet159
pHeno pHisher
Do you live coastal ?
Rozgreenburn
"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
No, I live as close to the center of the USA as one can be. After all the misery brought by IAN, I feel good that I resisted the urge to live by an ocean. We do have super clean rivers and lakes here, and we are well above sea level.
Ramjet159
pHeno pHisher
Nice . 90% of our population live on the coast . Would be nice to have the option but desert isn’t very livable . Sounds like your in a good place ?
OldG
Elite Hobbyist
i have seen those centipede things too...and they are like 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.. not possible to be a gnat or thrip anything...too big for a hypo mite.
Rozgreenburn
"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
Thanks, we love it. Nice to leave the rat race in the rearview! Coastal exposure has economic strengths, I hope most of y'all are safely above sea level. Peace
very instructive thread! thank you!
for about a year now i have been adding ewc to perlite as part of a media mix in a recirculating, closed-loop hydroponic system, the ppk.
initially, i was worried about some kind of bacterial bloom occurring because of the ewc but, so far, none have occurred.
the plants love it, i think it helps them in so many ways. i am sure the beneficial bacteria is helping nutrient uptake as well as helping to add a usable cation exchange capacity to perlite.
also, between the use of ewc and diatomaceous earth pre-mixed into the medium i'm not seeing any pests.
for about a year now i have been adding ewc to perlite as part of a media mix in a recirculating, closed-loop hydroponic system, the ppk.
initially, i was worried about some kind of bacterial bloom occurring because of the ewc but, so far, none have occurred.
the plants love it, i think it helps them in so many ways. i am sure the beneficial bacteria is helping nutrient uptake as well as helping to add a usable cation exchange capacity to perlite.
also, between the use of ewc and diatomaceous earth pre-mixed into the medium i'm not seeing any pests.
I have a blender in the garage and any veg scraps - egg shells - go into the blender and then dumped into the worm bins and dirt where my plants are growing
pwnytailjoe
Come As You Are
I've moved on for the time being... doing worm piles now. The past couple years haven't really been conducive to giving something like bins the attention they need. Once I get settled somewhere I'll start some again.
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Ed Rooney
In Bloom
I've fired up 2 of my bins and feeding them almost finished compost that has cooled and they are loving it. I'm also adding some oyster shell grit and a little basalt powder to the mix.
I'm definitely going to go grab some African night crawlers as they seem the best fit for our summer with higher temps.
I set up a Johnson Su bioreactor last month with all the coco/perlite mix from the last of my bottle fed runs I've added a heap of horse stable waste (horse shit and sawdust) from the local high end racetrack. It seems nice and cool now and I'll add in some worms soon to get to work.
I'd like to start one of these a week but realistically I'll shoot for one a month and then leave them a year. The next bin will be aged wood chip compost with the horse waste.
I'm definitely going to go grab some African night crawlers as they seem the best fit for our summer with higher temps.
I set up a Johnson Su bioreactor last month with all the coco/perlite mix from the last of my bottle fed runs I've added a heap of horse stable waste (horse shit and sawdust) from the local high end racetrack. It seems nice and cool now and I'll add in some worms soon to get to work.
I'd like to start one of these a week but realistically I'll shoot for one a month and then leave them a year. The next bin will be aged wood chip compost with the horse waste.
Ed Rooney
In Bloom
Oh no!
I use a mix of borax and honey for keeping ant infestations out, not sure if it would work on the fire ants though.
Diatomaceous earth might help too.
Rozgreenburn
"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
Ants don't eat poop, but worms do. I place a few of the Andro bait stations around my grow for safety.
I just fed my worms today. 3 -20 gallon totes are nearly ready to harvest. 2 more are underpopulated so, when I open up the totes, I harvest all the wall climbers and drop them into the less populated bins. next month I'll harvest another 50 gallons of EWC!!!
Rozgreenburn
"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
Yikes, I haven't even touched the last 50 gallons of EWC I harvested . Time to experiment with my excess. I'm full organic so I should have a bit of play. I'll take notes and do some side by sides.
. Time to experiment with my excess. I'm full organic so I should have a bit of play. I'll take notes and do some side by sides.
Caddis
Zinger
There’s a guy on OG that has a technique for sprouting seeds on a bed of ewc.Yikes, I haven't even touched the last 50 gallons of EWC I harvested
Been wanting to try it, but I’m lazy.
Ramjet159
pHeno pHisher
I suggest sprinkling fire ash around the base of your bin . Unless they’re tunnelling in through the bottom this should slow them down .
BH
Tha Dank Hoarder
I’ve seen many organic ipm for ants but every method I tried never worked or ants didn’t even notice the stuff as a defense lol
ants IPM, 99% species including fire and including cockroaches killer/trap
just matters if the ants are really a enemy to u or your garden. They are every year for me outdoors and a major Allie for aphids. I had to figure Out a solution and sprinkling stuff wasn’t working exp for outdoors.
two modes to kill em and keep em gone For the season. I have use this a few seasons and it’s crazy if u put it near an ant hill or neaf where they walk they will be so attracted u def can tell they are fucked even in 24hrs . I remeber laying a few traps and same day going to check out a trap and there was 100’s of them by and Inside the trap holder. than within a week k didn’t see any ants in that region. Bam!
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ant trap holder ( reusable , Im sure u could make one but i can say it def worked and than some )
ants IPM, 99% species including fire and including cockroaches killer/trap
just matters if the ants are really a enemy to u or your garden. They are every year for me outdoors and a major Allie for aphids. I had to figure Out a solution and sprinkling stuff wasn’t working exp for outdoors.
two modes to kill em and keep em gone For the season. I have use this a few seasons and it’s crazy if u put it near an ant hill or neaf where they walk they will be so attracted u def can tell they are fucked even in 24hrs . I remeber laying a few traps and same day going to check out a trap and there was 100’s of them by and Inside the trap holder. than within a week k didn’t see any ants in that region. Bam!
”
How Advion Ant Bait Gel Works
Advion Ant Bait Gel takes advantage of the natural behavior of ants. Foraging worker ants are attracted to the sweet formula of the bait. After consuming the bait, the foraging ants will return to the nest and share the bait with the rest of the colony, including the queen(s). By ingesting the active ingredient Indoxacarb the ant’s nervous system is disrupted, ultimately ending in death.”
ant trap holder ( reusable , Im sure u could make one but i can say it def worked and than some )
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Frosty78
Habitabat autem somnium
Diesel in the ant hole and light that sucker on fire. Primitive but effective. I've decimated bull ant populations that way
I’ve seen many organic ipm for ants but every method I tried never worked or ants didn’t even notice the stuff as a defense lol
ants IPM, 99% species including fire and including cockroaches killer/trap
just matters if the ants are really a enemy to u or your garden. They are every year for me outdoors and a major Allie for aphids. I had to figure Out a solution and sprinkling stuff wasn’t working exp for outdoors.
two modes to kill em and keep em gone For the season. I have use this a few seasons and it’s crazy if u put it near an ant hill or neaf where they walk they will be so attracted u def can tell they are fucked even in 24hrs . I remeber laying a few traps and same day going to check out a trap and there was 100’s of them by and Inside the trap holder. than within a week k didn’t see any ants in that region. Bam!
”
How Advion Ant Bait Gel Works
Advion Ant Bait Gel takes advantage of the natural behavior of ants. Foraging worker ants are attracted to the sweet formula of the bait. After consuming the bait, the foraging ants will return to the nest and share the bait with the rest of the colony, including the queen(s). By ingesting the active ingredient Indoxacarb the ant’s nervous system is disrupted, ultimately ending in death.”
ant trap holder ( reusable , Im sure u could make one but i can say it def worked and than some )
