15 Organic Dry Amendments To Use In Your Garden! (Garden Talk #65)

In this episode of Garden Talk, I interview Medically Fit. We continue where we left off in the first interview we did together by going over 15 more organic dry amendments to use in your garden. What type of plants do you like to grow? House plants, citrus trees, lettuce, kale, bok choy, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, blueberries, strawberries, let us know in the comments section below. If you enjoyed this video please click that thumbs up button :)
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00:00 - Montage & Podcast Intro
01:50 - Sponsors
02:55 - Introduction
05:15 - Alfalfa meal
10:23 - Bat Guano & Seabird Guano
12:27 - Blood Meal
15:11 - Bone Meal & Fish Bone Meal
17:47 - Cottonseed Meal
19:34 - Crab Meal & Oyster Shells
21:10 - Application Rates For Organic Dry Amendments
25:31 - Crustacean Meal
28:47 - Feather Meal
31:08 - Fish Hydrolysate & Fish Meal
34:08 - Insect Frass
39:11 - Protozoa
41:20 - Kelp Meal
45:11 - Neem Seed Meal
49:50 - Advice For Beginners
53:05 - Final Words
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Johannes Bornlöf - An Introduction 4

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks to Medically Fit for coming onto the podcast today! Medically Fit’s channel- bit.ly/3xRn4pZ Part 1- kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnaafqeKiJx5mZY

[@kellyhill4410]

WOW ! AMAZING ! Really learned a lot.. AGAIN...This was so informational I have to save it. Always learning from you Chris.. The biology of the plant, and the plant soil, life in the soil, (ALL OF IT). Is what I'm interested in. From the life in the dirt to the cola. I want to know everything in between. Thanks again for Chris for this video 🤜🌟🤛🪴🪴🪴

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

Yes! this is what I’m transitioning too, would love to just water my soil and just use liquid nutrients when necessary or not at all, those A.N. bottles spill more than they go where you want ffs lol

[@t3dwards13]

It would be interesting to bring them on together, and hash it out on your show. Intellectual debates are always fun!

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

“Bloodmeal gets a bad rap, I have one every day!” -Hillary

[@Doejhin]

I love the fact that you brought that up about them people about organics and how everything is broke down organically in science that's funny a real good one I love it😊😂

[@alphaomega8373]

Nothing beats Dry Amendments!

[@ceo2215]

My water solution packed with nutrients, naturally...

[@carsonrutz9659]

Use fish heads in the bottom of your pots. Worked great for me last year

[@raymondgetz4866]

well it is really spot on to have a video that is as good as any movies I care to eatch and this is one of them. Keep on M

[@macdaddy22250]

I agree,I eat this info up

[@garynoone672]

14k views....well done Chris. This goes to show people are interested in the topics you are covering and the guests you have on. Keep up the good work ✌️

[@puertorico3647]

Great show! Get miles on here talk about his ferments having great results

[@GetitRick]

Yeeaaaaa part 2!!!👊 Perfect topic for trim jail. Bout to use these methods myself for nest run😉 thanks gromies 👍

[@ironindica7342]

Awe yeah, more organic talk 😍 love the content growmie!!

[@NVclosetmedgrower]

Great episode. Medically fit is a great guy and incredibly good with organic grow practices. Well done fellas.

[@roberttaggart5757]

I just use worm in my mix & Bat guanos top dress, if to much it can tint the taste , love these videos, help me big time Chris 🫶💚

[@custodialgrows9481]

Been following him since the first video and looking forward to part 2 man's got sum knowledge

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Great information Chris, thanks! I'll have to go back and watch part one again. One point about bat guano. Insect eating bats make guano with lots of nitrogen. Fruit eating bats have phosphorous rich crap. So if you don't know what kind of bats the guano comes from you can't know which nutrients will be most prevalent. I think Clackamas Coot has the right idea with using your own worm castings. He teaches how to feed the worms the right diet so you don't need to add amendments to soil as much. If you can get black soldier flies to show up your compost/castings will be even better because they can digest meat and other things that worms can't eat, and they don't seem to bother each other. Plus the waste of one feeds the other one. If you feed the worms and BSF right you don't need bat or bird guano, or a bunch of other separate ingredients.

[@davidbryden7904]

Not even fish or other high nitrogen food? Just teas and top dressing? Excellent! I prefer to go with non- animal manure, like frass.

[@Zardnokalicious]

Excellent breakdown of a variety of amendments, quality content as always!!

[@craftgrow]

Awesome show brother medically fit dropped a lots of good info you have to do a part three because that's still probably wasn't enough info appreciate your time and your content keep it coming

[@salblydenburgh3972]

Medically Fit is always on point 💯

[@Terppy707]

wow!!! thank you for your time

[@Olga-ut8sm]

👏👏👏 yes, yes! Part 3! I want to learn more.

[@manonthemoon34]

great content again, just on point. The more experience i get, the more these videos become relevant and essential for developing processes. thank you so much

[@julianescudero5857]

Dope episode! So much knowledge just being thrown. Awesome!

[@davidsalmela1563]

✌❤from Arizona. Thanks Mr.Growit. Exactly what I need to see.😎👍

[@dion8962]

Wow.. some great sponsors.. first time viewer and im already impressed just by the sponsors.. one of my fav subjects of all time. Thank you🙏

[@jimmieallen42]

Thank you so much for breaking down the meals I’m still learning so I experiment with everything to figure out what the plants enjoy I’ll probably go over this episode again to digest the information better

[@ericdemeo5249]

Really enjoyed this episode! Great content!!!

[@charlieaydin1377]

This was a great episode guys. Thank you both

[@MrBwingram]

Thanks so much guy's. Great show.

[@dannystout7715]

Wow man, #65 is pretty awesome, keep killing it bro.

[@laconflo1613]

Bats with an insect diet are nitrogen rich. Bats that eat fruit have high phosphorus guano

[@brandysigmon9066]

Thank you, I didn't know that. I thought it was from the way the guano broke down but I was purely guessing.

[@fammunguia]

AAWWWEE....YYEEEEAAAA Another Banger.. great information as usual. Thank you Mr.Growit

[@timpage5021]

Currently using Dr Earth organic dry amendments Vrs Gia Green. Really liking the how the Dr Earth is going especially in comparison to the price.

[@brandysigmon9066]

Please let us know how it turns out. I'm getting ready to switch to Gaia Green from General Hydroponics. I want to eventually go full organic. I would like to know how the DrEarth does.

[@timpage5021]

@@brandysigmon9066 I sure will

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

I do too and get amazing results. 222 in seedling stage. 343 in veg and flower and have produced the best buds anyone has seen. It's that simple. And add 30 percent chicken grit to your mix for drainage. It's way better than perlite.

[@ozzy_fromhell]

@@timpage5021you lied to us 😞

[@Steelers4life20]

Awesome. Thank you

[@Smokertoker]

Love this one! thanks guys!

[@joeymasterson4395]

The first one was great! Thanks for part 2

[@Muziq1111]

Thank you for the awesome content! 💚💚 Muziq

[@DOUGCOWANAKAtabsman]

thanks again for another great episode Chris

[@sirrichard6685]

Awesome video so glad you did a follow up video with him.i learned so much the first time.

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@carolsloanes4938]

I have a lot of work ahead of me researching all the detailed information, I came across on here today many thanks

[@tory464]

Very helpful, some killer stuff. Thank you 💚👍

[@splashin12676]

Great ,informative episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@OGRadGrow]

Another great episode. I really learned a lot.

[@tylerstewart1474]

Part 3 please this was even better then the first one that I just re watched

[@kr38tve]

What a great podcast! 👍 Dialed information here and regularly. Huge thanks to the effort and work you put it seemingly, daily!!!👍👍👍 Lower Temps _seem_ to make the plant frost out more...but, are we lowering Temps at the same time the plant is producing more trichomes? 🤔 Anyone tried a side by side?

[@kingrob0911]

This information is priceless thanks brotha

[@thebuddyprofessor8973]

Love your podcast. Can you do one on “curing”? From what is curing? How important it is for the final hurdle of smoking your harvest before it was properly cured. That is a problem most GrowRoom across the world are having issues with. Ideas???

[@fromseed2weed210]

Most growers know how to grow, they just don’t know how to harvest. Not many videos on this topic. you have a good point.

[@BrianM-44041]

I may do one sometime now that it's legal in Ohio to grow. Curing is massively important as is proper drying. It makes the difference between hay/grass smell and taste, and the stinkiest smelliest sticky icky. Dry it by hanging the entire plant(above soil only) upside down in a dark, cool room with a slight breeze of air flow until the branches almost snap but still have some bend (inner moisture). Trim either before hanging or after then put in jars or grove bags, or other curing appropriate space. Leave for about 2 to 4 weeks in this container, checking occasionally to prevent excessive moisture and provide fresh air for the curing process during which the buds off-gas certain things and ferment somewhat. Similar to a cigar humidor or dry aging beef. Humidity depends on your preferences. Always keep cool and dark. Sunlight degrades the dry flowers. If you need numbers dry your plants at 60 to 65 degrees f and cure at around 62, same temps. Flower cured like this will be fresh and best used within 3 months from end of cure. Vacuum sealing it and freezing can work for longer term storage.

[@ezbudz1993]

Thanks for this extended amendment tutorial! Medically fit added many little points of significance to the use of many of the products I use or have used. I use neem meal and neem oil and have used them sparingly because of the controversy. This helped! Would really like to see both of you with Dr. Busby to talk about how I see it as a difference between science and real world results.I think the controversy is simply science vs taste. Who cares if it produces more trichomes if it isn't an enjoyable product! Love your guests and the questions you ask them. I always look forward to your next one because there is always something that applies to me! Thanks so much bro!

[@joshfowler8360]

great post!

[@freedom_born]

Bugbee

[@lilabell2482]

Great interview thank you both

[@crymoregrowz3769]

I used your code for ac infinity thanks for saving me 50 bucks

[@kr38tve]

Really great podcast. 👍

[@smm72]

My frass man, he told the truth I have been a frass guy forever it's like my favorite admedment. Not talked about enough in organics.

[@bustalungtoo]

Awesome🤘

[@guido-tx1el]

been waiting for part 2 ..😎

[@msblades5382]

Chris i love gardening i grow everything i am able . Now at this time i have a nice garden and i have a cannibas outdoor as well.. Cheers, Martin

[@msblades5382]

THCanks for the luv i also only run in organics as well BAS for the win.. CHris question do you think there is a sufficient amount of sulfur and mag in the mustard seed meal from bas to successfully use as a positive addition in flower to promote terps??? THCanks , M

[@PerfectGardensTV]

Great talk bro

[@machete165]

For the bat guano it depends from where the guano is harvested. Mine is from Malaysia, wich means that it is super high in phosphorus (NPK 1-20-1). But it depends obviously on what the bat eats.

[@michaelteran3844]

Are you guys talking about down to earth dry amendments

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

I use dr earth. It comes with beneficial bacteria and fungi and humic acid. It awesome. 222 during seedlings, 343 during veg.

[@yourneighborsgarden3655]

Been waiting to watch this guy again he knows it to the T he looked younger though last time.

[@davidthomas-ki5pw]

Kelp killin it with the macro n micro nutrients 70+ 🙌👏👏😎

[@anthonysanders31as]

Love the content switching to organics

[@russellesimonetta9071]

Interesting,,, but. You can basically take your seed to harvest with food by products we throw away!! Chicken bones in the oven or dehydrator into a grinder voila bone meal, fish bones and shin. Dehydrate or bake dry and grind fish meal. Poptato peels, banana peels apple dryed or baked and ground pottasium and trace minerals . Coffee grounds, egg shells, . Boil and make teas. Water from rinsing rice. Sit for a week covered with cheese cloth, then a quart of milk into that ,again sit for a week, remove the whey. Then mix with ten quarts of water and molassass. Again sit for a week. You have a super colony bacteria jump start for your organic weed grow!!! Just a little mixed into water goes a long way! Wow so much to learn.

[@Elcap53]

I like oyster shell, crab meal , feather meal and bone meal for my compost. For first year, second year use blood meal and sea bird guano and my farmyard manures for second year. I treat my compost like it was asparagus and needs time so my compost is used in the spring of the third year before I mix in my super soil

[@CheesieGamer]

Gracias 🙏 ❤

[@scottietimmons3322]

This is another one I've come back to. I wish he told a good bloom tea recipe.

[@TonyToneFixMyPhone]

I'm trying this one bud challenge. Just one bud on the top and that is it. Hope is dankier.

[@idonttext9783]

I'm using really good organic dirt, 444 fertilizer earth worm castings Coco and 463 bloom fertilizer getting great results filtered water with molasses sometimes in the water

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

That's about all u need

[@brandysigmon9066]

I add several things to my "Ocean Forest" soil.

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

No need. Run 2 clones you'll get the same results either way. You're wasting money

[@chuckeecheese162]

Part 3. Fit knows the grows.

[@jkeefe4208]

What’s up brother definitely feel like dry amendments will be much easier to use than bottle nutrients

[@scottietimmons3322]

Chris,, how do you time this so good?? Thanks man. ✌️🤘

[@youngdec850]

Facts

[@Triangle0ffence3x]

I know right lol

[@thelittleheathenfromSweden]

As someone who have keeps 2 diffrent species of cockroaches as feeders for my tarantulas and scorpions for several years you made me realise I need to slap myself in the face hard, I've been throwing away and flushing down their excrement and chitin that might as well have been black gold and diamonds to the plants. 😅 haha I started watching your videos to learn how to grow and finally pull the trigger on it, and not to say that I haven't learned some incredible things in that department but honestly the thing that have stuck with me the most is how much incredibly stuff you can actually find a use for if you just recycle. Your content is absolutely incredible man, keep up the good work and much love and respect from this little heathen in Sweden!✌🌱

[@stlg33k68]

Is anyone else watching this guy's TV while listening?

[@7munkee]

I have a box of Down to Earth Seabird guano and the front of the box says 0-11-0. And of course bloodmeal is organic. It comes out of organs :)

[@joshfowler8360]

thats the old guano and a lot of growers try to make vegan based soil these days and call that more organic

[@7munkee]

@@joshfowler8360 Manure IS organic. There are no synthetic chemical in manure. You are confusing organic and 'vegan'

[@BrianM-44041]

Seabird guano from DTE is great in flowering stage for cannabis.

[@rickfonseca2346]

My concoction consists of FFOF, Dolomite lime, Bio-Live. Watering with fish shit and Cal-mag and adding recharge once a week. The plants are thriving and lush green. Gonna Flower using Gaia Green 2-8-4 for the first time. Fingers crossed!

[@thebayslayer1]

would be interested to know about kelp and heavy metals? Athena one of the biggest nutrient compamys in the states have a product called STACK that is a kelp foliar spray used in flower. testings showed high heavy metals present in the end flower

[@joshfowler8360]

bas is the purest form of nutes i believe they test for haevy impurities

[@greenmandan]

Thank you for this episode I use blood meal n bone meal n had no idea on the way I was using them was kinda wrong lol

[@idonttext9783]

If you got mushrooms growing out the bottom your doing good lol

[@roydenisduggan]

I think that you mean terpenes, rather than trichome that are produced as secondary metabolites. My understanding is that trichome are for a/sexual reproduction, rather than plant defence, which terpenes may be a by product.

[@troyivarra8550]

Your episode are always excellent! When does one amend after making my soil? I built it with down to earth with around 7 amendments & let sit for 2 weeks before using, but after planting.. when does one start to ammend?? How often?

[@hewasdeadwhenigotthere46]

YEEEEEE

[@spincitynyc809]

Good show. And I got to re-watch Dune.

[@cannafarmer]

I take my egg shells and cook them at 375 for 30 mins and pulverize them in a mortar and postal. They seem to break down fine. Also cook apple peels bannana peels, used coffee grounds and make dry amendments and the I just water molasses with water and a compost tea the other time. Seems to work.

[@BrianM-44041]

Add burnt cucumber peels.

[@whiteeagle5076]

Good on ya Mr Grow it. First of all I would like to send you a puppy ,you could find they are kinda better than cats. I really wanted to say thanks for all the info and that I appreciate your help. I would also like to say thanks to Medically Fit , yes to a 3rd round. I had no idea how important Insect Frass is or that it is a great source of protozoa ? and that it provides 2/3 of all micro macro nuits . Thanks again Peace Pray for Ukrane

[@fyre1borne]

One of the things I found to get around is following the ratios and ppms suggested for transition, to early flower, to mid flower, to late flower. If you can get the ratios correct ( or very very close), the plant will be at its closest to max performance. Yes, there are slight differences from cultivar to cultivar. Example: When switching from veg to flower ( or transition), it is suggested that you have equal parts NPK to ease the transfer from stage to stage. When using dry amendments, your timing and eyes are key. Well, knowing what the ratios are: 1:3:2 Used for Mid Flower at 900 ppms N150, 450P, 300K. Let’s you accurately create teas that match the exact ratios per each stage. Product 1 - Fish Bone Meal 4-12-0 Product 2- Langbeinite 0-0-22 I bubble 4-12 to 600 ppms. I keep diluted 0-0-22 in a mason jar ( it’s a mined rock, not poop or blood). I add maybe 1/2 tsp of the dilution ( 1 tsp 0-0-22 in 24 oz water, takes about 6-7 days of shaking to completely dissolve) The mixture comes VERY close to 900 ppms and is the exact ratio of what the plant needs. Transition I use Dr Earth all purpose 2-2-2 to 900 ppms which is the same ratio of 1:1:1 to follow. First week Early flower : 3-5-5 OR 3-5-6 to 900 ppms for 2 weeks Late bloom 0-3-3 750ppms ( week 7) 500ppms week 8 with 1 gallon kelp/molasses flush at end of the week c

[@Chebito710]

You have a discord or a social i can add to ask you questions?

[@bradhorner]

This podcast helped me, i have six Gorilla Glue #4's are starting and I'm dialing what and when to top dress. The bouncing chair is still a mystery though.

[@DavidWood-qw8rq]

It all breaks down to the elements - salts or “organic” lol

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

That's true

[@tonygrullo7501]

Hey Chris what's up? Hey love your channel and the podcast. How about inviting Mr.Tight Surely he has a lot of valuable tips on growing and crossing syrains.

[@timpage5021]

Yep just a byproduct., Bonemeal is a good source of calcium besides phosphorus. I use both fish bonemeal and bonemeal.

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

Just know it's not readily available they need time to break down

[@gamerbierjunk7604]

Purple Frost Giant!

[@sssolventless7105]

awesome!!! you guys look related!

[@greasemonkey1880]

Earth worms and a good mulch layer should improve nutrient availability

[@theundergroundgrower662]

Thanks man I need all the help I can get. I just started using organic fertilizer.

[@ryanc6878]

Organic inside is a bad idea...unless you love fighting bugs lol

[@mopar426power]

@@ryanc6878 That is not true at all. I've been running organic no till for years inside and have only had a thrip issue one time that was easily beaten back. Organics are all about being pro active and thinking ahead. I don't know anyone growing organically inside that has these "bug" issues that you speak about. Seems to me that your experience or others that you know of aren't keeping the garden clean or are haphazardly going into the grow right after being outside and tracking insects in. Never go from outside to directly into the grow room, that's just asking for trouble regardless if you grow organic or synthetic.

[@ryanc6878]

@@mopar426power Lol go on any grow forum...first thing you'll see in an organic growers setup...yellow stickies. Clear signs there's likely bugs flying around. The soil in organic actually needs to stay damp to actually break down, so now you're definitely going to possibly get bugs.

[@mopar426power]

@@ryanc6878 Lol. Yeah a few fungus nats here and there on a fresh container/bed but it should never become a issue. If anyone has an explosion of fungus nats then they are watering too much and keeping the soil too wet. Let the soil dry out a little and they will die off. Using mulch and the right containers (grassroots living soil fabric pots/beds) is key to keeping the soil moist without having to water everyday risking over saturating the soil.

[@TheUnholyPosole]

@@mopar426power Clearly you like the organic methods, so you're not going to believe otherwise, but organic indoor isn't logical. It's more of a new grower fantasy. Organic fertilizer is like a slow release fertilizer, it's not immediately available, and it takes time to breakdown small enough for the plant to use, meanwhile if you got a fast growing plant in a 5 gallon container indoors, with a 2-4 month life span, the organic nutrients aren't going to breakdown fast enough to really benefit the plant, which makes synthetic fertilizer a better alternative. However, if you're growing outside in a garden, organic is a better choice because you generally want a low salt, long-term slow release of nutrients. Personally, I like using organic during the start of veg so it has the next 14 weeks to breakdown, then slowly transitioning to synthetic so by the end of flower I can easily leech out the salts.

[@timpage5021]

Some bat guano is chock full of nitrogen while others aren’t at all and packed with phosphorus. Used to get this tub called Mexican bat gauno thst had lil to no nitrogen. Also Down to Earth has quite a few different qaunos . At least 2 different Bat guanos.

[@brandysigmon9066]

I wonder if it has different properties as it breaks down, for example the first few weeks of decomp it might be full nitrogen but another 4 weeks and it might have depleted it's nitrogen and now is full of phosphorus.. I have no idea this was purely a guess.

[@joshfowler8360]

@@brandysigmon9066 bat guano is mostly nitrogen the rocks or dust gathered with it is phosphates thats why they made them change the name you will notice most companies now sell rock phosphate and not bat guano the standard suppliment is sea bird guano

[@306choicegenetics4]

For your plants to take amino acids they need to be in L form so L glutamine for instance will be your natural nitrogen ammendment

[@BrianM-44041]

Bio char, pre-charged. Game changer.

[@growersplus]

Dude is that why my plants are looking like they are finishing at week 7?

[@gnawbabygnaw]

What’s the biggest pot you have used for one plant? I’ve never grown. About to in a 2’x4’ and am thinking one plant. My light is rated good for a 3’x3’. I’ve watched and done some research and am thinking one plant in a 10 gallon. Living soil. A possible snag I heard the other day is the added humidity from more soil. Is that or anything else a downside to a 15 gallon one plant setup? I keep learning from you Mr. Grow Thank you sir 🤙🤙

[@thngsIwtch]

I love your videos this one's awesome as well I just can't hear him very well.

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks for the feedback. My Editor believes he found a way to fix the audio so it should be better in future episodes

[@edwardshepherd5275]

Cotton seed meal is good to make your soils pH lower. If you put to much like or ashes.

[@PeterKKraus]

Volcanic black sand, bio char. Has anybody used either?

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

I make my own biochar, innoculated. I swear to God it works wonders.

[@therapygrow7180]

After doing all these amazing podcasts with some talented growers what’s the biggest things you have learned from the past year? Or what’s the top 5 things you would want to pass on?

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

Stop over watering and stop over applying fertilizer.

[@kaiaileron694]

💚🤞🏽