So I read a little brochure from a dispensory the other day.. (I live in Michigan where it passed in 2008, so dispensories are everywhere and trying to promote the federal legalization of it) Anyways, in the brochure I found a few facts about it, one being "Marijuana produces nearly 3 times as much ethonal than corn, per capita." And another fact, that "Marijuana is a certain breed of plant, that instead of drawing nutrients from the soil completely, it actually rejuvinates it when it dies." That's not the actual quote, just from what I remembered. I got a headache trying to find my answers on google; and honestly I would trust this site more than most propaganda websites found on google. So I guess my question is.. Are there any chemical properties in dead leaves? (My plant is flowering, and the lower leaves are turning yellow and falling off.. and I was told to leave the leaf's that fall off in the pot, and just water on top of them.) Common sense would tell us that a dead leaf is completely used up of its resources, thats why it died in the first place right? And in the flowering stage, the plant rips the nitrogen from its leaves to use on its bud.. So it would seem that there is no nitrogen. or any beneficial nutrients in a dead leaf..
well, soil comes from decomposed leaves and sticks. so ya. every nutrient in soil is from once living plants. dont leave dead leaves in your pot because it will attract mites and gnats that feed off of demcomposing things and inturn feed off of your plant. just toss it.
That makes no sense at all. Plants don't produce ethanol, people produce it from plants. And per capita refers to human population, you can't compare the output of one plant to another "per capita". Per plant maybe, or per pound, or per acre, but not per capita.
Although I've not looked into this with MJ, as a gardener I know that most legumes (peas, beans etc) give back into the soil at the end of their growth. We use this fact to help us rotate the garden/crop each year...using old legumes to fert the soil for something else next year... So, not an impossiblilty at all
that's right, you can produce 3 times more ethanol from MJ as corn, if you want to be a dick like the guy above you would technically say per acre. in denmark they are working on a superstrain specifically for the purpose of producing ethanol. Name Calling is not allowed here. -BAGZ
No you didnt....you didnt just call Toasty a dick did you? So, correcting false information is being a dick is it? Ok, "technically" saying per acre instead of per capita makes you a dick, because THEY ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TERMS, RELATING TO DIFFERENT WORLDS! Jeez
There's no reason to cut someone down because they cannot communicate properly. The op's meaning was implied and we all understood what he/she was trying to say, the fact that someone would go to the trouble and cut someone down because a term was misused is just being a dick. Further more his answer had nothing to do with the questions posted, it was a reply out of pure malice. You guys may find it funny to pick on nOOBs, and lets face it we all get tired of retarded questions, but there is no excuse for that kind of behavior. And if you remember spanishfly, he was banned for exactly those kind of posts.
Fucking sad moron detected. Crack on you, I know who I'd rather have help from Name Calling is not allowed here. -BAGZ
Who the guy actually giving it? Because I didn't see toastybiz give any. The only benefit you could get from the dead leaves is to decompose them into your soil as already stated. But you would likely need more compost and nutrients (especially because you harvest some of the plant).
If anyone knew anything about anything, they would know that to get any compostable use from leaves, they need to sit (semi exposed to the elements) for a year really, before being added to a compost heap. HOWEVER, the roots of legumes, if left in the ground and turned over, add useful nutrients back into the soil....does this happen with MJ? I DONT KNOW, AND I SAID SO... This is the original point in this thread, toasty had a relevant point about a sentence the OP had written, next comes a half useful post, complete with a slagging by jzchillin...then, well, then the rest is history. If you think making clear, the differences between wrong things and right things is being malicious, then you sir, are nuts!
Ok, lots to think about. As far as returning nutrients to the soil. I've heard soybeans are one of the few plants that actually draw nitrogen in from the air. crop rotation. Pretty cool egh?