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Fire Effect on Soil

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SWIM

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Did any of you folks tried to burn the soil before planting outdoor? It's a technique that I often use while cultivating trees to purify the land. Yet i never tried it on cannabis since I couldn't image the effects and consequences. I know it can drastically lower the N of the soil.. but the situation may vary since this growth i proposes to do something different. Basically i dug a large 4x3 meters hole cca. 50 cm deep to replace the old poor soil with forest soil and compost..
​​​​​​And i was planing to burn the terrain before adding the new one. I'm looking for experiments.. but i'm tryna calculate if it's worth it since i managed to buy some LSD 25 seeds that I wanted for so long. And of course, discover opinions about the technique and the chemical reactions to expand my knowledge.
 
Hey there welcome to the forum. I don’t know much about what you asking. First I understand when you burn “land” you are actually burning the plants above ground in order to break down organic matter to ashes so the bacteria in the soil can acces it and convert it into nutrients. Is that what you mean by purifying? If not how do you mean to burn the soil?
 
I know that burners are used for weed control. Only possible issue would be if you have to use an accelerant to get it hot enough to kill any criitters or seeds.
 
If you are talking about burning off the weeds or something, no problem and it adds a little potash to the soil.

If you are talking about sterilizing the soil and killing all the microbes, I would consider adding microbes with your feedings
 
Every area I have seen that has had a "normal fire", has always looked healthier than before( but we are starting to see some HUGE wildfires that just cook the land, so that nothing will grow, not a normal fire). If you do it, I would be careful to keep the heat just on the surface, so that you don't fry the life in the soil, which can be your best allies outdoors. The other thing that I would be careful of, is whether you need to be stealthy where you plan to grow, and would the visual difference after the fire draw attention to your grow.
 
Flash burns, ie when its dry and burns very quickly, will help. Longer slow burns as stated several different ways above take a bit of time to recover. Both are beneficial in the long run. Its Gods way for rejuvenating the land.
 
Oh if you live where there is alot of wildlife they will soon flock to the burn site to eat the young undergrowth that comes up. They know thats where the most tender anf fresh growth is. You say you have done it before, i assume for a garden? If you have ever grown tomotoes then you already have what it takes to grow these outside.
 
Thank you for your kind welcomes, i'm glad to be here.


Back on the topic, it's not only burning the weeds and sterilizing the terrain. The combustion of the organic matter will bring a major transformation to the soil, greatly affected by the intensity of the fire.
Basically it will increase the availability of some nutrients, while volatizing others, from what I read on a third party source (I don't know it it's ok to give names, better not risk it). It says the burning will result in a deficiency of nitrogen in the soil, to be more chemical.
But i don't think this will be a problem since as I said, I will only burn the first layer of the ground.
(I'll add a picture to give an idea of what i'm talking about)
And the soil I'll add should compensate the loss.
Yet the page adds later a limitation of phosphorous. This looks all good for a fruiter, but calculating the needs of a cannabis plant (NPK) it sounds pretty bad.
But i can hardly understand the conclusion since the explanation is rough, and I'm not a neo-speaker of the english language. I think i'll dug a different site for one or two plants on which i'll give a try using this method. And won't risk the whole yield due to the lack of knowledge. We learn by failing after all. :)
 
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Also don't tell me about tomatoes.
I failed big time this year.. yet i never used fertilizers on them. Could i feed the newborns with the dead plants?
 

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Ignite kindling, pale leaves and/or hay and gradually add wood based on the type of fire you wish for. I already prepared it, i'll take a shot of it tomorrow and reply.
 
It's the effect of the fire. The exchanges that it brings to the soil. The only beneficial element would be potassium.. but you can add potash later if you wish for. I even eliminate the surplus when i apply, you can't grow a plant in ashes only.
 
Haha thanks. But i can barely find it funny anymore since I've worked my ass in the garden this year. I claimed the terrain of my grandparents when they dropped sick to bed.. since then i'm full time in the garden and goddammit if it's worth. But I find it constructive and recreative. It's like i can't give it up.. but i gotta admit I feel like laughing when I catch a torrent, smoking while watching at it.. thinking how God can destroy months of work with a single flick.
 
Yeess.. but never tried fire on them.
As I wrote down page I got my tomatoes dead before the harvest. And i knew i gotta change the technique since I have poor overused soil.
I don't have the experience on outdoor neither.. but i thought it won't hurt try it. Even if i woke up a lil too late.
 
I can't fully agree since cannabis is based on 3 main elements (NPK) and fire as I read, lower the nitrogen essential especially in the vegetative phase of the plant. But indeed.. if there's no will from the Almight we will barely get scraps.
 
I would like to do so. But I only have one stealthy ground where I can grow it. I live in a.. let's call it "traditional" village, which don't encourage the use of cannabis. Or even if I could afford it, the soil should rest for over a decade to recover it's fertility.
 
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