Quote Originally Posted by turtle420
Hello people,

I was wondering about the Guano....

I live pretty close to some natural cave formations (are there un-natural formations?)... and there are lots of bats there...

I don't want to name the place, because then you people would know that I live pretty close to X place... I don't mind you people... I mind the law people that maybe roam these threads....

Anyways, I could get as much bat shit as I'd like... My question is, what do I do with it?

Because it isn't being sold, I'm getting it, um, as is. Should I add something to it? Should I dissolve it in something else? Do I mix it with the water+nutes? Please advise....

BTW: Does bat shit work? Are the improvements really that good?

Thanks,

-turtle420
Howdy turtle420,

I would be careful about using fresh feces,it needs to be composted first and rendered disease free,you should wear latex gloves,dust mask and eye protection,even with 'safe' guano,I would do such..the same holds true for bone-meal and blood-meal,because they can be vectors for mad cow disease.

Fresh,un-composted feces of any sort,can be a disease vector and the nitrogen content can be so high as to burn yer plants.

I have used bat guano before and the plants love it,also,studies show that it increases the brix factor-the natural 'sweetness' of a plant,it results in a sweeter taste and a higher brix factor also means a more disease and pest resistant plant,as well. I made a guano tea,which I poured on the soil, and added it,in dry form, to my soil mix,as well. Guano tea,is high in particulate matter,so if yer growing in hydro,you need to be aware that it can clog up filters and such.

Have a good one ...