Any experience with "bat guano"? I just started testing with it last year. I'm leaning towards: 1.) don't use as much as they say 2.) mix a little bit of "bat guano" with mostly, cattle manure, but seems as if most cattle manure is not very organic, because the cattle are feed with chemical laden feed. Or, does the chemicals change into a "harmless form" during, after decomposing?
If your soil is nitrogen deprived, then you can also plant some special nitrogen-fixing plants:
1)clover, if you're having an alkaline clayish soil. If it's not alkaline, you may use a little fire ashes. Note that clover may also loosen up the soil by creating lots of deep and strong roots.
2)lupins, if you're having a acidic and more sandy soil. lupins also bind a little of phosphorus.
seeding out clover is just too damn easy. The only problem you have is that those methods take more time than just putting some blood meal or some other additive.
nice job, but you forgot one element of soil that is one of the most crucial: humus (or dead organic matter). you can call it compost if you like, although technically humus is completely broken down compost. without humus or compost, you don't have soil, you just have dirt. no microbes, no fungi, no nothing. also, be careful with blood meal. it's not synthetic, but you can burn your plants with it very easily.
it's 100% soluable nitrogen so it will be detrimental to the microbial life in the soil. i don't recommend blood meal because its action is like a chemical fertilizer. it force-feeds the plants at the cost of your soil. if you feed the soil rather than the plants, you're ahead of the game.
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dayspeace 3 months ago
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Rrrrobbo 10 months ago
@Auslander999 add some gypsum
mark70smith 10 months ago
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tanagaba 1 year ago
they make egg!?!
jerrydff7 1 year ago
Dam , that organic food must be healthy if it helps you live 4000 years.
hablerz 1 year ago
Any experience with "bat guano"? I just started testing with it last year. I'm leaning towards: 1.) don't use as much as they say 2.) mix a little bit of "bat guano" with mostly, cattle manure, but seems as if most cattle manure is not very organic, because the cattle are feed with chemical laden feed. Or, does the chemicals change into a "harmless form" during, after decomposing?
Still working on it..
MageesterMixit 2 years ago
awesome!
unsweetenchocolate 2 years ago
If your soil is nitrogen deprived, then you can also plant some special nitrogen-fixing plants:
1)clover, if you're having an alkaline clayish soil. If it's not alkaline, you may use a little fire ashes. Note that clover may also loosen up the soil by creating lots of deep and strong roots.
2)lupins, if you're having a acidic and more sandy soil. lupins also bind a little of phosphorus.
joeseth05 2 years ago
seeding out clover is just too damn easy. The only problem you have is that those methods take more time than just putting some blood meal or some other additive.
joeseth05 2 years ago
nice job, but you forgot one element of soil that is one of the most crucial: humus (or dead organic matter). you can call it compost if you like, although technically humus is completely broken down compost. without humus or compost, you don't have soil, you just have dirt. no microbes, no fungi, no nothing. also, be careful with blood meal. it's not synthetic, but you can burn your plants with it very easily.
palui 2 years ago
it's 100% soluable nitrogen so it will be detrimental to the microbial life in the soil. i don't recommend blood meal because its action is like a chemical fertilizer. it force-feeds the plants at the cost of your soil. if you feed the soil rather than the plants, you're ahead of the game.
palui 2 years ago