FFJ Fermented Plant Juice

We will explain how you can relatively easily produce a potent all-round product that promotes plant health and fertilization. Unlike liquid manure, fermented plant juice is more versatile in its application and does not cause any unpleasant odors during production and use.

Fermented vegetables, for example, are a real booster for our health and immune system, and the same applies to plants. With fermented plant juices, whether as a foliar spray or poured, we can increase the health and resilience of our plants and make them more resistant to pests, diseases, and stress, while at the same time providing nutrients, hormones, micro and macro elements, and, of course, probiotics, because that is what the ferments produced in this way are based on.

Many people may be familiar with Korean Natural Farming, but these fermentation methods were also widely used in Europe for humans and plants.

Ingredients:
150g dried nettles
5 liters of rainwater or stale water
250 ml melasse
250 ml effective microorganisms

Preparation:
Place the ingredients in a sealable bucket, stir, close, and store in a dark place at an ambient temperature above 8°C.

From now on, microorganisms will begin to multiply and process the organic matter, many microbial processes will occur, as well as autolysis, which results in the secretion of many valuable substances such as auxin, cytokines, or phytohormones. The fermentation time depends on the temperature; the warmer the environment, the faster the transformation.

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Application and dosage:

After approximately 14 days, the ferment can be separated from the solids using a sieve and used for watering or as a leaf spray. The remaining plant residues are ideal for compost or top dressing, etc.
80 ml to 1 liter of water for watering (nitrogen boost) or 40 ml to 1 liter of water as a leaf spray.

Make sure that you only use it as a leaf spray when the lights are off

or at sunset, as both your plant and the microorganisms will be destroyed by UV light. It is also advisable to use a sprayer without a fine atomizer or a nozzle set to coarse atomization, as this will also destroy most of the microorganisms, etc.

Optimize the grow operation with “Living Soil Beds”…. ?

First of all, we ask ourselves the question… “What defines an optimal grow for us?”

We come up with a few factors:

Yield
Quality
Purity
Inconspicuousness
Sustainability.
You agree with us? Then we also have an optimization solution for you.

A “Living Soil Bed” is ideal for anyone who wants to optimize their grow operation. Whether you’re a professional or a beginner, it’s the perfect setup for a natural and sustainable grow. But let’s start from the beginning:

What is Living Soil?

Living Soil is a cultivation method that focuses on the microbial life in the soil. Without the addition of mineral fertilizers, the life forms in the soil provide the plant with everything it needs. The plant rewards with high yields and exceptional quality, which is reflected in terpene and trichome production, among other things.

Once the necessary microbial diversity has been established in the soil, plants can be planted continuously with minimal effort. No need to buy new soil, no need to buy new fertilizer and, above all, no need to dispose of it. This protects your operation and the environment, which would otherwise be polluted by your over-fertilized soil and plastic products. Whether cannabis or vegetables, the taste, aroma and quality of plants grown on Living Soil are unbeatable.

Grow like a pro.

Back in mid-2011, Hightimes released the DVD “Grow Like A Pro,” in which Nico Escondido explains that in California, cultivation mainly takes place in square beds and Living Soil—a term that was not even established at the time—is used to achieve the best results. Four-meter trees yielding 12 pounds speak for themselves, don’t they?

Experience and quality.

Since we have been working on our Living Soil since our inception and strive to use only the best and most sustainable products for our amendments or the Sana Preta Living Soil starter, our Living Soil offers even more extravagant results than usual.

Back to the Living Soil Beds…

Root Heaven Living Soil Beds are made from a special material that is 100% free of toxins and meets all requirements to create the perfect conditions for your Living Soil.

The fabric, which is specially manufactured for us, allows gas exchange across its entire surface

while still ensuring optimal water retention.

Root Heaven Living Soil Beds are suitable for both outdoor and indoor use, allowing you to maximize the space in your tent, room, or garden. Just remember to leave some space between the bed and the wall—10 cm is sufficient if you don’t need to walk between several beds.

Let the Living Soil breathe in the beds—that’s what the fabric is designed for!

By the way: For grow operations with height restrictions, you can also order the lower 40 cm version instead of the 50 cm version!

Then there is the “Root Heaven Living Soil Bed Professional.”

This is our “heavy-duty” version with reinforced fabric, stronger tubes, and more stable connectors for larger projects requiring extra stability.

SUPPORT is always a top priority for us.

We are happy to assist you with our experience and expertise for optimal planning!

We also offer custom-made trellises and tables for your project. Just ask us about it.

Are you wondering why you haven’t brought a Living Soil Bed to life with Living Soil yet?
Neither are we 😉

Select Root Heaven Living Soil Bed:
https://rootriotseeds.com/produkt/rootheaven-beds/
Select substrate – lightly to non-pre-fertilized – and add Sana Preta…
https://rootriotseeds.com/sanapreta/
https://almicanna.com/shop/ols/categories/erde–substrate
Leave to mature in the dark for 7 days and then plant!
Produce the cleanest and best harvest
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Save our Soil!

More than just a “slogan” for us!

The basis for our company is our ideology and conviction that sustainability, environmental protection and ecologism are not just about “feeling good”, but actually changing things.

Each of us has a direct impact on the environment we live in through our choices and we want to do our part by running our business in the most sustainable and environmentally friendly way possible. Our work is to offer you products where the origin, production, packaging and much more must meet certain criteria in order to comply with our ideology. There is a lot of meticulous work behind every product included in the store in order to be able to offer you a truly environmentally friendly product.

LIVING SOIL is not a boom and in our opinion people should never have resorted to artificial fertilizers, but should have used the potential of nature, which provides a perfectly functioning system. Every year, 24 billion tons of soil are lost through erosion and groundwater is poisoned due to the conventional cultivation of our arable land!

Every grower contributes to this on a small scale and on a large scale it is very relevant which cultivation methods he chooses for his plants.

For us, teaching you the Living Soil concept means protecting our soils, from which we all feed, and slowing down the degradation of our environment and raising awareness of it. The positive aspects of growing on Living Soil are therefore very diverse and are not limited to the high quality and purity of the end product, but go far beyond that.

In the future, we will bring you closer to the topic of Living Soil in the form of livestreams, podcasts and live workshops and until then you can fall back on our individual grow advice as usual.

SAVE OUR SOIL !

What is Living Soil?

Living Soil is a cultivation method that focuses on the microbial life in the soil. Through thousands of years of evolution, nature has developed a symbiotic relationship between plants and the microbial life in the soil: Fungi, bacteria, protozoa and many other species. These microorganisms form a soil food web that helps nourish the plants in exchange for carbons and sugars that the plant releases (extrudes) into the soil through its roots. In this organic style of cultivation, the power is returned to the plants, which as living beings have evolved over time to learn to meet their own needs by finding what they need in the soil in which they live. It is this ecosystem in the soil and its relationship with the plant that we call “Living Soil”.

I’m sure you’ve heard about Living Soil a lot lately and it seems like a new boom, the truth is that cannabis has been growing in nature for thousands of years. For most of that time, it’s been in one form: organic. But in the last 50 years, and especially in the last 10 years, indoor cannabis cultivation has grown to a commercial level and industrial growing methods such as hydroponics, aeroponics and synthetic mediums have become increasingly popular.

Industrial propaganda and its promise of optimal results has led many growers away from growing in soil or mineral fertilized soil, but most cannabis connoisseurs and organically minded growers and consumers prefer naturally grown cannabis.

Living soil is very different from synthetic nutrient solutions and chemical additives. We harness the power of microbial life in the soil so that the plant can feed itself and decide what it needs and when it needs it. We as growers simply provide the right conditions to help the plant and the soil food web do its job.

Plants feed mainly through their root system in an area called the rhizosphere (the area immediately surrounding the roots). There, the plants communicate with the microbial life that lives underground and form symbiotic relationships.

With Living Soil, we try to mimic nature to bring out the best potential of the plant. This natural method allows us to maintain a sustainable system with minimal effort, waste and maximum productivity, sustainability and quality.

The symbiosis in the soil can be disrupted by the addition of mineral fertilizers chelated with organic acids or salt-based nutrients.

The use of such products reduces the microbial population, resulting in a less healthy soil. This creates a system that constantly needs human input and thus encourages more human error. This is exactly the wrong path our conventional agriculture is still on, polluting groundwater and leading to the death of fertile soils.

Chelated nutrients are nutrients locked into chelating elements that are then easily (or rather, forcibly) absorbed by the roots of the plants, along with all the nutrients locked into them. We want natural chelates from the Living Microbial to work for us and our plants, but we do not force excessive chelation because it is not natural and is not long-lasting nor sustainable.

Those who master cultivation on Living Soil will be richly rewarded with the highest quality and purity of the end product. This cultivation method is also the most ecological, sustainable, convenient and inexpensive. When you consider how much mineral fertilizer-contaminated substrate conventional growers have to dispose of after each grow, it should be clear to everyone that this is neither environmentally friendly nor cheap. In addition, the end result is a second-rate and heavy metal contaminated crop that can never reach the quality of the plant grown naturally on Living Soil.

The future is organic! Go Living Soil!

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…not all organic after all?

Have you ever wondered what “Bio” or “Organic” actually means?

What is the famous “green leaf” seal anyway? And who actually decides on the quality of a product? We’ll explain it to you a little.

The whole organic food boom started when food was no longer produced naturally, but as a mass product. There are not many spots of untouched nature left where cows can grow up on pasture without worrying and without stress, and enjoy the green grass.

Nowadays, only the end product counts: how much milk the cow gives and how much meat the producer can sell. Yes, producer – entrepreneur. People who are responsible for our food production are no longer farmers. The majority of food produced is manufactured by machines. And the machines today are the cattle. The same applies to plants. Why should I grow a ton of beet on an area of 1 hectare when I can grow five times as much on the same area? Almost… Because this is where the downward spiral begins.

We pay attention to what we offer our customers and what they will get their food and herbs from in the future. Let’s bring some order into the matter:

Do you know what you’re really buying?

For years, producers have been outdoing each other when it comes to creating organic and natural logo designs, as well as organic and natural sounding names. Has anyone even taken a look inside? And are the labels stuck on the back of the packaging correct?

The truth is that any manufacturer of any product can write anything they want on the packaging. There are practically no supervisory or control bodies that check the declaration of ingredients before they are made available to the public. This most often concerns food and garden products. Where is the problem with writing “ORGANIC” or similar on the packaging? Theoretically, there is no problem. The only obstacle is the manufacturer’s conscience as to whether they are dealing with us honestly or not.

So how are we supposed to know what the product is really like?

Certificates – Don’t always rely ONLY on the manufacturer’s claims.
Immediately after discovering the word organic, eco, bio, look on the packaging to see which institution has tested this product and has the manufacturer been issued a certificate or a serial number that allows the manufacturer to market the product as organic, or at least for organic use. Some such institutions are e.g:

DEMETER
BIO
AGRICULTURE BILOGIQUE
SHC
USDA ORGANIC
AGRICULTURE BILOGIQUE

If you opt for products labeled and certified by the above-mentioned test centers, make sure that the logo is not simply printed on the packaging, as an imitation without any numbers.
A responsible manufacturer always indicates the number of the certificate, e.g. here

But where is the famous green leaf?

Products labeled with the green leaf are ready-to-eat, so you won’t find this label on products intended for agriculture, but on food grown according to organic principles.

What does this label mean?

It means that the product we buy comes from sustainable agriculture or industry, which is subject to certain controls. Only when the requirements are met will the manufacturer put a certificate or the ID on the packaging,

Blood and bone meal that once lived…

Now you’re probably wondering what significance this has, as you’re unlikely to be spraying Round Up in your grow room. It plays a big role. Take blood meal, for example. Blood that once flowed through a living being.

But how did the animal live? What did it eat? Was it treated with growth hormones?

If you buy certified products, you can largely avoid such contamination.

Even your organic fertilizer only releases the rudimentary elements instead of pharmaceutical waste. The same goes for fish meal or different types of bat guano, and any animal-derived additives.

It is worth paying attention to the authenticity of the Bio-Organic products you use to grow your plants if you want to get organic quality.

Every customer decides with their purchase what more or less of is produced. In this way, everyone contributes to what our environment will look like in the near future.

Bacteria and fungi in the soil food web / Soil-Food-Web

MICROBIOM+
The ultimate blend of beneficial bacteria and fungi. We have developed and extensively tested these products to give your Living Soil the perfect start and bring all the essential microorganisms and fungi into the soil from the beginning, providing the plant with all the necessary nutrients and establishing symbiotic processes. This mixture is the basis for a functioning soil food web that delivers the perfect performance to achieve healthy, resistant and vigorously growing plants.

MICROBIOM+ contains the following microbes which fulfill different functions in the rhizosphere such as Bacillus subtilis which has both a direct and an indirect biological control mechanism, suppressing diseases caused by pathogens. The direct mechanism involves the synthesis of many secondary metabolites, hormones, cell wall degrading enzymes and antioxidants that help the plant to defend itself against pathogens. The indirect mechanism involves the stimulation of plant growth and the induction of acquired systemic resistance.

Bacillus subtilis can also solubilize soil P, improve nitrogen fixation and chelate iron, which promote growth and suppress the development of pathogens. Bacillus subtilis improves the plant’s stress tolerance by inducing the expression of stress response genes, phytohormones and stress-related metabolites. A good soil food web needs the right microorganisms that can function in symbiosis to create a sustainable system.

– Bacillus subtilis
– Bacillus megaterium
– Bacillus polymyxa
– Pseudomonas fluorescens
– Azospirillum brasilense

– Azotobacter chroococcum
– Trichoderma harzianum
– Trichoderma viride
– Trichoderma reesei
– Gliocladium virens

Indigenous microorganisms and fungi in the form of IMO 4

IMO4

Rhizobiom

RHIZOBIOM contains the following microbes and mycorrhiza such as Glomus Intraradices which is a strong symbiotic partner of C.Sativa. The mycorrhizal hyphae present in the soil can account for a quarter of the total biomass in the soil. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are a group of endomycorrhizae that fulfill an important ecosystem function. Plants associated with mycorrhizae grow faster, healthier and more productive than non-associated plants.
Mycorrhiza, like bacteria, are dependent on carbon as a food source, especially in the form of sugar, which is supplied by the plant in the form of root exudates. In return, the mycorrhiza provide the plant with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and micronutrients as and when the plant needs them.

– Azotobacter chroococcum
– Azospirillum brasilense
– Bacillus megaterium
– Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

– Bacillus pumilus
– Bacillus simplex
– Pseudomonas fluorescens
– Glomus intraradices

The bacteria and fungi contained metabolize all the necessary nutrients so that the plant lacks nothing, protect against diseases and pathogens and form lasting symbiotic relationships.

The extremely high CFUs / colony-forming units of microbes guarantee a stable colonization of the soil and the continued reproduction of these microorganisms. The remaining diversity of bacteria and microorganisms is provided by nature and complements your Living Soil to form a perfectly functioning organism. MICROBIOM+ and RHIZOBIOM can also be used as a “first aid” measure for dried Living Soil in order to revitalize the soil or simply to boost it in a natural way. Cuttings or young plants also benefit from this and are less susceptible to diseases or nutrient deficiencies and take root more quickly.
Both products are certified for organic cultivation.
For more information on the Bacillus species contained and their functions, simply visit Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.es/schhp?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 )
or, for example, Applied Microbiology International
(https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ) and enter the respective Bacillus name.

Mycelium development of a maturing Living Soil

Ectomykorriza

Hyphen

RE-STORE
Another product from our company, which we have specially developed to accelerate the utilization of organic matter after a successful harvest, to refresh bacteria and fungi and thus guarantee an optimal restart and the colonization of all necessary microorganisms in a short time. It can also be used to accelerate the processes in compost when the soil has dried out or after a long break in the Living Soil. This product should be used in the absence of living plants. RE-STORE is of course certified for organic cultivation.

– Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
– Bacillus subtilis
– Bacillus pumilus
– Bacillus licheniformis
– Azospirillum brasiliense
– Glomus intraradices

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All photos are from our customers and are the result of the development of microbial activity in healthy Living Soil

What is AZOMITE?

The name “Azomite” stands for “A to Z Of Minerals Including Trace Elements”.

Azomite consists mainly of mineral complexes of silicon – (HSCA) formed 30 million years ago during a volcanic eruption. The combination of seawater and minerals from volcanic ash has resulted in a perfect and balanced nutrient composition.

Azomite rock dust is a naturally mined volcanic rock that consists of over 70 minerals and trace elements that are essential for optimal plant health. The rock formation in Utah from which azomite is mined was formed when volcanic ash fused with seawater. This mixture of volcanic ash and seawater created a unique source of trace elements and minerals that are lacking in most soils. Plants, like humans, need many minerals to achieve maximum health and vitality.

Azomite is an easy to use, naturally mined mineral product. It is odorless and does not restrict soil aeration or water penetration.

Azomite is a complex of naturally occurring minerals that contains essential elements (micronutrients) for plant growth. Fertilizing with Azomite adds a portion of the mineral balance required for the growth of common soil flora and fauna, which is critical to overall productivity.

Continuous plant reproduction and the flushing action of water can deplete important minerals and micronutrients from the soil. Azomite can improve soils that have been depleted of these important minerals and micronutrients. It can also replenish soils that naturally lack these vital mineral concentrations.

Is Azomite organic?

Azomite has been approved by OMRI for use in organic farming. Many fertilizers are chemically modified or undergo an intensive manufacturing process. AZOMITE is easily broken down and crushed and is 100% natural and organic.

Azomite can be added to compost tea as a “top dress” or mixed in when preparing your Living Soil.

What effect does Azomite have on plants?

According to studies and customer reports, plants grown with AZOMITE produce higher yields, larger fruits and better taste. The plant’s resistance to disease increases. AZOMITE has shown positive results in a variety of field and laboratory studies. There is evidence that AZOMITE can improve nutritional benefits.

The root system

The roots of a plant represent, among other things, the power plant, nutritional organ and immune system.

It can be compared to our human microbiome, which also takes on the role of nutrient absorption and on which our immune system depends.

Like the human gut flora, which can fall out of balance due to poor nutrition, toxins and many other factors, leading to a weakened immune system, it is essential to grow a vital and fertile plant to provide it with everything it needs to create optimal yields, healthy, natural and disease-resistant growth.

The medium in which the roots of a plant grow can therefore be compared to our intestinal flora in which certain bacteria and fungal strains do their work by breaking down food, metabolizing it and making it available to us, which is one of the most natural processes and cannot be replaced by conventional mineral fertilizers.
It is this symbiosis that ensures an optimal supply of everything a plant needs. Microorganisms and fungi such as mycorrhiza take on precisely this role and enter into a symbiosis with the plant and its roots, with both benefiting from each other.

Mycorrhiza forms a network in the substrate that functions like an extension of the plant roots, as it penetrates into areas that the root itself cannot reach and breaks down various nutrients there to make them available to the plant.

In healthy forests, this type of symbiotic coexistence between trees and various types of fungi is an absolute standard and represents a microcosm of its own.

Cannabis is no different and, especially in indoor cultivation, is dependent on growing in a medium that contains all this, whether as compost etc. or with the addition of bacteria and fungal strains to establish its own “intestinal flora”.

Above: with mycorrhiza / Below: without mycorrhiza

As most people are probably aware, the yield depends on the healthy root mass.

The following picture illustrates the difference in the development of the root system. On the left you can see the roots of a plant grown in a standard substrate. On the right is the root system of a plant in the same substrate with the addition of MycoPlant from Trabe and Mammoth P..

To guarantee high yields, the focus should primarily be on healthy roots and not just on the pure supply of nutrients from the outside. Most ready-made substrates often contain none or not enough of these organisms and fungal strains.

I recommend adding products that contain different strains of fungi to the medium in order to create these symbiotic conditions.
In my store you will find many other products such as Mycoprot, Mycoplant, Mammoth P or Canna Preta which provide your plants with the perfect root climate resulting in high yields, natural aromas and flavors.

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