question about lc's mix

[cosmiccowboy]

i mixed up 38 gallon of peat with all the right ingredients for food recipe #1 but was short about 3 gallon compost and manure ..got this stuff in a barrel and really dont want to take it all out again if i dont have to...will it hurt anything if i just add a little compost and manure as i use it or do i need to redo it?

 

[NUG-JUG]

i mixed up 38 gallon of peat with all the right ingredients for food recipe #1 but was short about 3 gallon compost and manure ..got this stuff in a barrel and really dont want to take it all out again if i dont have to...will it hurt anything if i just add a little compost and manure as i use it or do i need to redo it?

I think you'll be fine adding a bit as you go. You're only short 3\38 gallons.

 

[cosmiccowboy]

my concern was about the "cookin"...guess as long as all ingredients that need to cook are correct it'll be ok...got a 1000 watt 40 gallon 4 plant grow comin up and dont want to mess it up..

 

[pseudopod]

Toss a donor plant into the soil and see.. It wouldn't necessarily have to be cannabis.

There's a likelihood that the mix might be too hot, but more likely you just wouldn't have fully established microherds and your nutes wouldn't be as fully available, I think.

 

[Agent 47]

my concern was about the "cookin"...guess as long as all ingredients that need to cook are correct it'll be ok...got a 1000 watt 40 gallon 4 plant grow comin up and dont want to mess it up..

For the "Cooking" aspect, to my understanding it mostly applies to the bone, blood, kelp meal. You should be good with mixing the manure in later.

 

[beejium]

For the "Cooking" aspect, to my understanding it mostly applies to the bone, blood, kelp meal. You should be good with mixing the manure in later.

What do you think helps to start the break down of the: blood, bone, and kelp?

Cooking is more than letting the raw ingredients sit in soil. Cooking is needed to allow the microbes to find there place and start eating. The source of microbes is the compost, so yea... cook it all at once.

cosmiccowboy
3 gallons shouldn't be enough to make that much of a difference, worst comes to worst leave a little room for a top dress in flower. You might want to pick up some castings or compost for later. I suggest using compost/casting tea throughout flowering as well. Out of curiosity, are you adding green sand?



Don't forget, organics is simply working with what you have. It's not rocket science; just a lil' reminder of 8th grade of biology.