Have you discovered the magic of biochar yet? Toss it in your compost pile to speed up decomposition, reduce nitrous oxide and methane losses, retain some of nutrients that would be lost through leachate, and to help control odors. Mix it into your soil to increase drainage, hold more water, increase the CEC of the soil, act as a slow release fertilizer (after it's been charged in the compost) or absorb excess nutrients (uncharged), increase the microbial activity of your soil, reduce nutrient leaching into groundwater, and improve the soil structure. Since I've started using it I've noticed a dramatic difference in my soil health so I mix in 10-25% by volume into every container, till half a pound per square foot (18,000 lbs per acre) into the soil when I till, and toss the bits large enough to sift out directly in my compost pile as a bulking agent. Plus it's an excellent way to sequester carbon.
Have you discovered the magic of biochar yet? Toss it in your compost pile to speed up decomposition...
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What are you growing? Please don’t say weed.
you're close to optimal composition for the most fertile soil ever
just add a little bit of zeolite
molecular sieve that captures heavy metals, breaks down free radicals, and store and releases water on demand
then you have the miraculous garden of eden
Do you buy or make it? I don't have a place to have a fire, if you buy it plz share source
Wee... I mean tomatoes. Nah, I grow a bit of everything. I've got lettuce, potatoes, thyme, basil, toothache herb, and aloe in the window right now. I also grow some carrots, kale, radishes, beets, melons, mustard, nasturtium, beans, tomatoes, and whatever else I find that interests me. This year I'm interested in trying out walking stick kale. I might use the sticks for trellises if they end up being sturdy enough.
Did you just tell OP to pour kitty litter in his soil?
I "make" it. I buy lump charcoal and crush it up, then sift it into four grades. The largest is reprocessed, the next largest goes into my compost to maintain about 20% volume, and the smallest two I use as soil amendments. You can also make it from any biomass by burning and burying it in a trench for a week to char, or use a metal barrel and let it char for three days. I can elaborate if you'd like, but there's guides online.
zeolite is so much more than kitty litter
there are varieties of this mineral that can remove toxins from your food, or that can filter all poisons and metals from the water you drink
there are calcium-reactive zeolites that can meld with bones and adapt to the presence of stem cells to let blood vessels and marrow grow in a reconstructed bone
and yes, technically "kitty litter" zeolite would work as a soil ingredient
I'm pretty interested in this idea. Do you have any links to some literature on the subject? I'm also curious as to how tight the zeolite will hold contaminates. I intended to use hyperaccumulators to reduce contaminant levels as I felt it was needed.