guildfordcycads

Found this idea shown on a video tour and made a sketch from what I could glean. I’m skeptical about the safety of the grey water hydroponic system. Would bio soap (what type?) sand and mussel shells really filter effectively? Wouldn’t the hydroponic vegetables be tainted by human waste? Would this design work as-is?

We produce roughly half of the calories our family eats and corn makes up a good portion of that. But, our yields are always on the low end. I swore off synthetic fertilizer and use rabbit, chicken, pig, and sheep manure. Some of it is composted, most is not. I’m sitting here wondering if it would be worth it to use vermicomposting on the manure. Would that likely be better than straight manure, or would it just be extra work? The above photo is a few of the corns from my breeding projects.

the soil mix that i put together based off stuff i had on hand that i think will make a good tree seedling soil that stays stuck together well. starting pawpaw. redbud, locust, persimmon etc seedlings and when starting pawpaws in past in the 4″x4″x14″ extra tall tree pots when transplanting the soil falls off the taproot and i lost a few seedlings possible or they got too cold in the winter prior. looking for organic amendments that help soil stick together well

my soil mix currently (with what i have):

1 part peatmoss

1/2 part coco chips( square chips of cut up coconuts)

1/2 part of innoculated bio-char , humic/ fulvic mix, rock dust blend- granite dust, gypsum powder, calphos, basalt dust,zeolite powder, wollastonite, greensand, diatomaceous earth w/ bentonite clay, kelp meal ,sea90 & mycorrhizae soluble maxx ( which is 19 strains of ecto/endo and bacteria and organic fertilizer

1/2 part- 50% compost -50% homemade worm castings 50/50 mix

1/2 part -50/50 mix of vermiculite & perlite & or pumice

any other organic amendments that you think will help , i think this will work but figured id post it to help others in same boat, bc i know reddit has helped me in past

thanks, Lebowski