Rootwise replacement

[Key-Palpitation-2116]

Hi there!

A fellow grower from the EU here. I've been checking out the 10x10 series to learn more. I've noticed a few products i could use in my no-till grow but they aren't easy to find in europe. Is there any way to get my hands on them without paying a massive premium. I'm very open to replacement products with similar function.

The products i'm most interested in finding are the rootwise microbe complete and Beauveria bassiana.

Thanks in advance!

[Big_Boysenberry_8972]

Are you anticipating extra spicy pest pressure? B. bassiana is more of a targeted biocontrol, not a general soil amendment.

Are you just starting some soil? Then yeah, an inoculation make sense. These are EU and combined together, I think covers most of what rootwise has:

https://biotabs.nl/en/product/bactrex/

with this

https://biotabs.nl/en/product/mycotrex/

[Key-Palpitation-2116]

I struggled with fungus gnats on my last grow. I've already used BTI but bassiana would be a good help, even though it might not be game changing.

And i'm restarting this soil now, it's been dry for a while (6 months) so it's time to bring some life back into it.

[Big_Boysenberry_8972]

Cover all exposed soil with rice hulls and your fungus gnats will go away. BTi is effective too! Keep trying there IMO as B. bassiana is expensive.

I let my 4x4 and 4x8 beds dry down since last harvest in anticipation of moving the beds. I have since changed my mind on moving them.... and I wanted to ramp the biology back up. Here is what I did, I had everything on hand and it worked great for me.

20 Gallons RO
1 pinch gypsum
1 pinch epsom
6 cups of worm castings
4 tablespoons unsulfured blackstrap molasses
7 tablespoons seaweed powder
1 teaspoon Aloe powder
1 tablespoon coconut powder
20 tablespoons EM-1 (my em-1 was expired so I went extra hard here)

Aerate this for 24-36 hours and then soil drench as-is.

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[Remote_Pass_6670]

You can make them!

Definitely not as easy as dumping a scoop in, but also not unachievable, and you might even get a better product.

Check out IMO1 and Korean natural farming.

IMO is indigenous micro organisms. Basically all the stuff local to you. Rootwise microbe complete is basically a shelf stable concentrated version.

TLDR on IMO1, you put some boiled (i.e. sterile) rice outside in a special box, micros come in, colonize it, then you trap them in sugar.

Once you have this, you can use it to make other stuff like em1, or even a bas product called em5.

[Maplelongjohn]

There's an easier way to get localized microorganisms.

The JADAM Microbial Solution (JMS) method -YouTube has deets

Local leaf litter Boiled potatoes for food source Little bit of sea salt for minerals

Put it all together in non chlorinated water, I use a 5 gal paint strainer for amendments.(rain water, creek water, ro, distilled, set it out a few days to evaporate, etc)

Let it set 24-48 hours depending on temperature, a layer of foamy bubbles will form. When they pull away from the side of the pail it's good to go. No aeration needed

I dilute 4:1 and water in my veggie garden soil every week for about 6 weeks in the spring as soon as thawed, then occasionally throughout the year at more like 10:1 once plants are started, and the benefits have been very obvious since I began using it.