The babies are growing up!!! This round I'm using a cover crop of red ante white clovers and dill if you take notice. I've been doing a lot of reading on symbiotic gardening so I'm going to see how it works myself. The growth so far is picked up exponentionaly kicked into 3 gear and I hope it stays that way so I can get a perpetual harvest going on time. I transplanted them at the end of week 2, I mixed up some extra light soil and dressed a bottom layer of blood meal Uprising Grow and Uprising Foundation as well as a top dressed layer of bat guano and a nice thick layer of worm castings. Trying to get these girls to eat! Thanks for looking!
Hi man, to get all of the nutrients from clover, you need to chop it, and put to the soil, and than compost it with microorganisms. So for now it works only like water holding layer on the top of the pot. =)
And why the temp is so low?
Yes I realized that I just like to not chop a few sections so I can let some of the clovers flower 🌺 cuz I love those lol. Thank you though at first I didn't realize that, it still helps support the microorganisms by keeping that top soil shaded, cooled and moist correct? Because I frequently top dress with mycohortizea fungi as well. And the temps so low because my home is originally from the year 1863 and the furnace was almost as old as well and this is the year it decided to go out so my only heat at the moment is space heaters and a tiny wood stove. I recently bought a much nicer electric heater that brings it up to 70 now though :D
This is the first time I've used clover as a cover crop. I'm trying to learn a lot about symbiotic gardening. Any other good cover crops you could suggest?
@HighrishHash, its outdoor technique bro, to restore soil efficiency. Its easier to make compost and use it then. You can try sphagnum, as a moisture layer. =)
@flecko, yes they look so cool, it makes everything more greener lol. I haven't read up enough on that subject to know how similar it is though sorry. I have heard a bit about no till and it seems to be a great method from pictures I've seen though. Also I don't have a good source for information I apologize, I didn't really save any of the garden forums I read or anything
@HighrishHash, It looks really cool and intrigues me a lot. I stumbled upon something called the 'No Til' method the other day so I'm guessing Symbiotic would be based on a similar theory? Could you recommend a source so I can get more info?
@flecko, thanks!! Yeah I've been reading up on it a lot and all I have to say is my mind was blown with all the benefits. From providing natural nutrients and aiding in breaking down other nutrients, to pest control and adding extra oxygen into your area. As well as being super benifitial for building a living soul web with powerful myco fungi action lmao
Those girls are gonna love the cloves. And when they die out you'll have a nice mulch layer! Really excited about this one, keep up the good work! 👌
-beanbean
Thanks! That means a lot. Yeah from what I read they help a lot with creating a healthy soil web that's myco fungi friendly, I didn't know about the mulch part tho, that's awesome. I'm getting a new light soon too so hopefully they'll be taking off even faster @beanbean,
Wow that GDP is beautiful. We have a seed slated to be potted for our next open space. Thanks for sharing the pictures of it. Good luck with the remainder of your grow. 👍🏿