jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 4, 2017 11:53:52 GMT -5
6 pots of Borax free slurry on left. 4 pots of pure virgin kaolin clay. 3 pots of select high iron virgin clay that performs best for me as rotary tumbler slurry. The rest are field clay. Plant is fast growing sagitarria montedevensis from S America. Note lack of drainage in slurry and kaolin.
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Post by Wooferhound on Mar 4, 2017 18:25:56 GMT -5
Now you've got my interest .
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Post by sdrockgal on Mar 4, 2017 18:32:07 GMT -5
I'm curious how this turns out.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 5, 2017 8:51:46 GMT -5
Won't take long sdrockgal WooferhoundI have a bag of aluminum oxide 5000 polish. I should try to grow in it too. Thinking aluminum oxide may be benign, but some aluminum compounds are dead poisonous. Not to be an alarmist, but some forms of aluminum flat kill plants. In most cases, if a poison kills plants readily it is NOT good for humans.
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Post by Wooferhound on Mar 5, 2017 9:32:09 GMT -5
I would have thought it would be better to grow stuff in used Stage 1 slurry which would have the most Rock Dust in it ?
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Post by jamesp on Mar 5, 2017 10:07:26 GMT -5
I would have thought it would be better to grow stuff in used Stage 1 slurry which would have the most Rock Dust in it ? That is what the slurry is woofer. All stage 1. Only silicon carbide, no aluminum oxide.
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Post by Wooferhound on Mar 22, 2017 18:19:09 GMT -5
Checking on the plants . . .
Alive or Dead ?
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Post by orrum on Mar 22, 2017 18:46:29 GMT -5
Watching Jim...
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 22, 2017 19:23:38 GMT -5
MAd scientist strikes again..
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Post by napoleonrags on Mar 22, 2017 21:11:38 GMT -5
Checking on the plants . . . Alive  or Dead ? +1
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Post by tims on Mar 23, 2017 0:34:12 GMT -5
I'm getting curious about AO, hope that's next in dexter's lab.
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Erich
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Post by Erich on Mar 23, 2017 7:02:24 GMT -5
So how about an update James?
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Post by jamesp on Mar 23, 2017 9:24:08 GMT -5
So how about an update James? It is still a bit chilly Erich and plants are still dormant. If there is a reaction the plant will tell while sitting dormant in the medium. So far so good. The roots could be inspected but it may hinder the inspected sample's progress by disturbing vascular s. Early to make any conclusions at this point. Like tumbling, process takes time. Sometimes a plant sitting dormant in a heavily fertilized/nutritious medium will burn a bit(or die), then when it warms up it's higher metabolism may thrive and utilize fertilizer/nutrients. These are bare root starts and susceptible to chemicals of any form. I know that tumbling slurry has an effect on hard shelled seeds(like your local thalia dealbata/geniculata/geniculata ruminoides). The thalia seeds have a hard shell yet germinate in the floor of the greenhouse wherever slurry has been dumped. A dead ringer for some acidic or chemical effect from slurry. And the seedlings thrive in said slurry. Thalia dealbata(alligator flag): Thalia geniculate ruminoides, tropical, only in S Florida. A giant of a plant.:
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Post by Wooferhound on Mar 24, 2017 1:43:27 GMT -5
Too Cool Just making sure that you don't miss an update
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Post by Erich on Mar 24, 2017 6:45:29 GMT -5
Thanks James, I wondered if the initial week/s in the slurry would have any effect while dormant. Still alive so question answered. I have been tossing my cab wastewater from first 3 stages on a section of weeds to see if the extra minerals have any effect. Nothing has died so far, but still early days.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 28, 2017 3:42:19 GMT -5
Thanks James, I wondered if the initial week/s in the slurry would have any effect while dormant. Still alive so question answered. I have been tossing my cab wastewater from first 3 stages on a section of weeds to see if the extra minerals have any effect. Nothing has died so far, but still early days. Initial opinion, slurry may be the best medium. Judging from initial growth. I tumble very hard agates wood and coral. High silica. If ore with high metal content, specifically copper or aluminum(many others) was being tumbled rest assured the plants would die. Ex. Copperhill Tennessee. Planted 10,000 cattails in a constructed wetland adjacent to a bold creek flowing thru the mine property. They had to reduce creek flow into planting via bypass to prevent burning the cattails. The smelting operations in the 1800's did this to the normally heavily foliated land to this day, visible from satellite, a huge scar. Micronutrients, and a few plant sensitivities to these metals. Note most plants are sensitive to copper/mangenese:
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Post by jamesp on Mar 31, 2017 19:24:21 GMT -5
Ha, the slurry is growing the biggest plants. Still early yet, but 3 of the 6 slurry plants are the biggest of 140 plants. The other 3 are tied with the 140 others. Pretty sure the plants in pure slurry are in the most micronutrient rich soil. They may be a bit darker green too, typical of high iron.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 4, 2017 14:12:31 GMT -5
The slurry plants are the six in the corner with white tags stuck in the pot. The kaolin is the 4 pots to the right with the white clay. The clay used for slurry is the 3 pots of dark red clay to lower right. The rest of the pots are all surface clay about 100 feet away. The slurry is best by far. Taller and thicker plants indicative of nitrogen. And first to set blooms indicative of phosphate. Richer green color indicative of iron. The kaolin is growing the slowest. Need a dozen dump truck loads...Slurry is from coarse grinding agate/wood/coral quartz stones. No ores.
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Post by aDave on Apr 4, 2017 16:07:30 GMT -5
Hmmm. May have to try it when I plant jalapenos and habaneros. See if production increases. Thanks for sharing. Oh, almost forgot jamesp , is that just water separated from the slurry, or is it the sediment as well? I'll look back in your thread to see if you mentioned it. Dave
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Post by richardh on Apr 4, 2017 18:24:50 GMT -5
Yep, the spot where I have been dumping my slurry in the yard is growing like crazy at all. The grass and weeds are going crazy!
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