Daaaang. Ok well ill have to try and remember that for when i get the well finished on the property
Water spots on your plant leaves? Clogged mist heads? Fertilizers don't seem to go far as you think they should? Let's talk calcium carbonate!
I spent some time today cleaning out my Fre-Flo water conditioner and I wanted to share a bit about irrigation water and fertilizer utilization in #garden and #nursery situations.
This device here takes the calcium ions in our water and carbonate ions in the water and combines them back together into a form of calcium carbonate crystals called vaterite, which is like talc powder when dried.
Since the ions are combined into the crystal and remain crystalized in the water, they won't bond with other ions in the water or soil.
This helps prevent a few things for us in the garden:
- the calcium and carbonate ions from bonding with other fertilizers, helping to lessen the amount of fertilizers needed and improving the efficiency of microbes in the soil getting needed nutrients to plants
- helps us from getting water spots on our plant leaves in the nursery and clogging irrigation parts with minerals. The vaterite will wash off in the rain rather than form crystals on the plant surfaces.
Incidentally we're using this to treat all the water in our house/farm since it's in-line with the line from the well. So this helps with clogged shower heads and sinks and water spots as well as making soap go farther.
Inside this device is a core which is coated with a catalyst to combine the calcium and carbonate ions into crystals. The rough surface helps add turbidity to the water to ensure the ions come in contact with the catalyst:
The core fits into a pipe which goes in-line with your water line, so it doesn't impeded the flow of water:
This gets cleaned out 2-3x per year with some CLR (Calcium-Lime-Rust) solvent just to clean up the catalyst. There are no filters or consumables other than the CLR cleaner.
Here is the website for the company describing the science behind it:
https://freflowater.com/the-science-of-fre-flo
I learned about the effects of calcium carbonate salts especially with respect to soil science (fertilizers) from John Kempf via Matt Powers Regenerative Soil Science course. Here's an article on the interaction of hard water specifically calcium carbonate in agriculture:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-chemistry-of-bumper-crops-excerpt/
#plantstr #gardening #permaculture #grownostr
The heck do you buy it? I cant find it on their site
Dangit! I forgot to add the stinking hashtags!
I even went through checked all my spelling! Blast and wretch!
#rabbits #bunstr #grownostr #ragamuffinfarms
I got a bunnr. I got a bunnr. I got a bunnr hey hey hey hey!
Baby rabbit cuteness never really gets old. My little helper has singled this one out as his favorite, I'm really hoping its a female but sexing at this age is not easy/reliable. Ill give it a few more weeks and we shall find out.
Having said that, would anybody be interested in a "how-to" video (if i can figure out video uploading on here) or at the least detailed pictures with instructions?
Interesting. Ive only ever had them on my Dill and it smelled like a very strong Dill adjacent smell.
I need to grow some fennel now and test them for science.
Let them "lick" you with that orange thing. It smells like whatever they're eating on. Its a repulsive defense smell to predators but to humans it actually kinda smells good.
I just think its hilarious to let a caterpillar mlem you with a neon orange tongue thing.
"You should go to college so you can get a good paying job"
Im jelly of your lantana. I need to find some i can take a bunch of root divisions from
Huh - I always thought a bear would find the topic of their weight to be kinda offensive.
Dont be fooled, she would eat you if she could.
#chickstr #chickens #grownostr #ragamuffinfarms
Lol its just RC trucks
Its not even a dishonorable. Its other-than or general under honorable.
Dishonorable typically requires a felony level offense.
You can absolutely just stop participating, let them makwbyour life miserable and then once they decide you're serious theyll chapter you out.
For your viewing pleasure I present: ying yang buns. 
#rabbits #bunstr #grownostr #ragamuffinfarms
Today at 12:00 CDT - Most of us at some time have looked at "junk land" in western Texas selling for a few hundred to a few thousand dollars an acre. For less than the cost of a new car you can own 100-300 acres of land. But is it worth it, is a good life possible in such a climate? Our guest today is making it happen.
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Did this episode get cancelled?