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    pests What kind of bug egg is this? (picture edition)

    I found a few of these, no idea what they are, I plucked like 3 of them before considering they might actually be a good bug.  
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    Mushroom Compost as grow medium

    my chocolate bhuts did amazing in a container full of mushroom compost, haven't needed to fertilize them yet either.   it does compact but if you add something to lighten it up it should be perfect
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    seeds Aerogarden seedling issues

    I'd leave it, the helmet will rot off eventually and it's not like the helmet is stopping the roots from growing so it's not a big deal
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    12-4-8 vs. 10-10-10

    molasses and earthworm castings are all you really need
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    Fish bone meal attracting way too many flies

    I solved my problem by buying 200 pounds of the cheapest top soil home depot had ($1.25 per 40 pounds so, $6.25 for the 200) and dumping it on top of the leaves I tried to use to cover up the smell. It's great cause I don't smell it any more and either the maggots will live and keep breaking...
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    Will Black Krim/Black Cherry tomatoes grow fine without a cage?

    Or will I need some kind of cage/trellis/fence for them to crawl onto?
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    tutorial Beginner's guide to AACT/Compost Tea

      microbeorganics recommends 0.5% of the tea be molasses, for 5 gallons that's 0.4 cups so he should be using 3.2 cups for 40 gallons
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    seeds Starting seeds question

    they'd be fine with 2-3 hours of direct sun but any more would probably kill them
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    Fish bone meal attracting way too many flies

    I'm seriously considering just taking all of the dirt it was mixed into and throwing it into the lake behind my house
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    Fish bone meal attracting way too many flies

    it smells worse than yesterday, but with all the dry seaweed on top it's not overpowering. There's around a hundred flies today, so I'll say the neem oil was a success.
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    The official TOMATO thread

    I originally had a hybrid Totem tomato plant I bought for 6 bucks at a nursery, I got bored and started putting it in bad conditions to see how it would do. Long story short it died and I have 3 new ones growing, plus I ordered some Black Krim, Black Cherry, and Floradade seeds.   The Totem I...
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    tutorial Beginner's guide to AACT/Compost Tea

    how bad is neem oil for the soil food web?   apparently, it's bad for it   The results revealed that Neem seed cake positively affected the population of organic nitrogen users and actinomycetes and affected negetatively the population of fungi, Nocardia, Bactoderma and the whole population of...
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    Fish bone meal attracting way too many flies

    I decided to get some neem oil + castille soap and dump it on the piles, I'll see if it worked tomorrow
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    Fish bone meal attracting way too many flies

    you can't smell it unless you get close, the flies are setting up shop though
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    Fish bone meal attracting way too many flies

    I got 25 pounds of Dr. Earth Fish Bone Meal for $15 from my local hydroponics store because it was stinking up their warehouse. I knew it was a good deal, and figured there'd be no harm in adding it to my compost/dirt pile...I was wrong. When it was dry it wasn't too bad but it rained today and...
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    What kind of mutation is this?

    it was a Waimanalo Long, I just killed it because it was taking up space, and I don't like eggplant
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    health Jays peach scorpion ,new growth black spots !!

    your plants look overwatered, they're like neon green when they should be normal green
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    soil soil problems

    if it ain't broke don't fix it
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    tutorial Beginner's guide to AACT/Compost Tea

    microbeorganics.com
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