Yellowing question

[Mr. Clandestine]

Hey, I watch out where the huskies go (or in my case the bullies) too... lol

I've actually done analytical chem on snow samples and found the same types of contam in it- nitric and sulfuric acid from exhaust/smoke/smog in the area that is the weather pattern source. In my area, our weather sweeps down from the Rust Belt region and our precip is acidic as a result.

That's good stuff to know, I'll be sure not to advise that anyone use rain OR snow water to feed their plants with. And I'll also be sure that if it ever does snow down here in my neck of the woods again, that I don't eat it anymore! :jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

It's okay to eat. Unless it's yellow.
Around here, we have sugar-on-snow, which is maple syrup fresh outta the evaporator, drizzled on snow so it hardens into candy. Mmmm! I love New England!

[sensilights]

wow thanks guys for all the tidbits of info here...its starting to warm up enough i think whereever these internet plants are that whoever is growing them could probably run outside and use the 1 tap that isn't softened

Tomorrow is payday for said mythical person so maybe that person should run to a local nursery and pick up some fish emulsion

You guys are the best :thumbsup::jointsmile:

[sensilights]

interestingly enough the ph of melted snow is 6.6 compared to the soft water which was 7.2-7.4 dunno if that means anything but i found interesting lol

[stinkyattic]

Your melted snow isn't bad IF you add calmag plus. That will also bump the pH up just a hair. I'd choose it over the softened water personally. I assume you run a water softener because your tap water is leaving calcium scale on your fixtures?

[sensilights]

The softened water does tend to get the clothes and dishes cleaner and feels nice on the skin :P There is 1 tap though left unsoftened...its just outside through the snow lol

[sensilights]

The softened water does tend to get the clothes and dishes cleaner and feels nice on the skin :P There is 1 tap though left unsoftened...its just outside through the snow lol

So apparently fish emulsion looks and smells like poo literally lol but within 12 hours of application turned light green leaves to dark green leaves I just may add it to my fertigator for my sprinkler system and make my grass pretty this spring

[stinkyattic]

Sounds like things are turning around. Fish emulsion is great but easy to OD on so as soon as the def symptoms clear up, I'd cut WAY back on it. Your lawn will love it though, lol! Grass needs a good deal of N. But phee eww.

[sensilights]

application was 1/32 tsp to .25L of water.


This mystery grower was thinking of adding it to all 3 plants again sometime this weekend after transplanting at a 1/8 tsp to .5L or so...would that be acceptable?


Also slightly off-topic here...i have a compost pile i've been working on in my backyard for a few years...at my office we have a lot of shredded paper, what i'm wondering is would that be a good additive to my compost? I'm gonna be adding some super manure *mix of chicken, duck, and donkey* to it this spring before i add it to the vegetable garden and was wondering if i might be able to recycle some of this shredded paper as well

[stinkyattic]

I've heard of people happily composting shredded paper. You'll probably want to look it up to see if you have to do anything special, but my guess is just watering, turning, allowing to heat up, and making sure that you have good microorganisms in there.
Donkey manure? :wtf: OMG I'm not sure if I even wanna know haha