How do most of you dispose of your grow waste?

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For those that are growers out there, how do you dispose of your waste?

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We compost and vermipost our organic grow waste.

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That’s great. Do you do anything to break down the material so that it decomposes faster?

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We use a blend of enzymes and microbes to speed up the catalytic processes involved in decomposition

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Have you thought of grinding down the waste so that it helps speed up the process? Especially when you think about the root balls and other more difficult parts of the plant.

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The roots are great to save and use on transplants since they already have Myko conlonies established on them. You can cut them up and save them for up to 1 year.

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I let the enzymes and worms do the work. A few weeks after the enzyme treatment, the roots become brittle and broken down and I am able to manually agitate them into the medium. After about two to three months of getting munched on by worms and enzymes, there are virtually no traces of roots left! Just a healthy medium ready to plant!

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Sage-like advice, @Fizzikkz! I have a hard time wasting or tossing out potentially biologically rich media!

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I let everything dry out. Then put it through an electric garden chipper/shredder. (about $150) It will do sticks and stems, also. I pile it up in beds around the property and spread some lime on it. In the fall I cover it with leaves (from trees) and plant tulip bulbs in it. Come spring the tulips blossom and make the property look great. They come up every year on their own. All I do is add more leaves every year. The neighbors love me.

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Could not agree more.

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Any problems grinding up the rock wool or root balls with your chipper?

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NONE. But you have to wear a dust mask. Lots of dust.

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Thanks for your input @Fizzikkz!

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