jealous.
I need some organic soil advice
I am using Sunshine organic soil and pearlite mix with Earth Juice nutes
(switched from all Fox Farms stuff)
I am at the end of my first cycle with the new stuff
and I am going to reuse the soil as I was advised here
my question is: should I add anything to the soil before I reuse it?
"I may be old but I saw all the good bands"
finally got this scanned....
1968 Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
Grafted,
Did it work? I tried this a year or two ago with limited (read; NO) success. Still got a huge block of grafting wax collecting dust.
here is where I'm at right now
everything is dumped into this big container
all root stuff is removed and some pearlite added
Some folks say to re use, other say don't
This is a subject that I never get the same answer twice
be it talking to grower friends or growers on line
Reminds me of the old "less filling - tastes great" beer commercial
My options at this point are:
add some fresh soil to this mix and reuse
get some lumber and set up a new veg garden in the back yard
I love Colorado but damn the soil here is like rock
I can well afford to buy new soil so cost isn't a consideration
I'm looking to do what's best for my grow
I realize there is a section for organic soil
but you Colorado growers seem to be at a more advanced level
than most of the others and I am a Colorado grower
(I just pissed off the growers in 49 states with that I'm sure)
That is neat-to torpedo Canniwhatsis!!I've been about 50% success on grafting, this one was a success!
That is neat-to torpedo Canniwhatsis!!
Looking forward to seeing 'Frankenst-ette' flower! Please, keep us updated with pix!
I'm gonna start a thread on her soon,.... I'll also drop what I've been doing for my mother plant in that thread......
I'm just stoked that I've FINALY got a graft to take on a plant that is going to flower!!!!
What you add to it depends on how it was finished... since you're new to reusing soil I'd get a soil test kit and see what your NPK levels and pH are.
I always add a little bit of dolomite lime and kelp meal. Also, I use whatever guanos are available, bone and blood meal, castings, whatever else looks good, but the qtys need to be determined by the existing levels of ferts in your soil. You do not need to let it sit, you can use it right after amending. Just mix it up, water it down and plant.
Soil can get a lot better after a few uses, much better than new soil... just use the largest pots you can. The amount of soil shown in the pic above is about 1/2 of what I use for 1 plant in flower.
Hygrozyme is a must! Other than that ive never had problems reusing soil if you can give it a good hot water flush then cool then hygrozyme and whatever else ya want. No worries..
...and what to say about DraggingHooks' photo of Jimi?!!...
Hygrozyme is a must! Other than that ive never had problems reusing soil if you can give it a good hot water flush then cool then hygrozyme and whatever else ya want. No worries..
Hygrozyme, otherwise known as expensive cellulase enzymes, is for Hydro, where you don't get the SFW rocking.You don't need hygrozyme. The soil will develop whatever beneficial microbes it needs without ANY help from us. I have tried all sorts of these type of products and they don't do anything in a properly made soil mix.
Also, I never flush soil unless a big mistake has been made... otherwise you are just flushing out beneficial material. Unless you overfertilize there is nothing that needs to be flushed.
FWIW, I've reused soil for 6 years in one grow myself, and set up a ton of systems that all reuse soil... I've seen lots of people use my system with the same recycled soil for many years at a time.
Unless you overfertilize there is nothing that needs to be flushed.
@Dorje
Do you ever put worms, ants or other critters into your soil?
How about a layer of mulch?
Using fabric/aerated plastic pots?
So you are doing about 20gal of soil per plant?
How long does Veg run you? I figure you can't be doing more than 3-4 plants a light?
Thanks.
Oh.
Don't forget the HOT WATER FLUSH! Leaches out all the good shit, so you can start off with a failed crop from the get go. Just make sure your water is at least 160F, wanna make sure you kill off all the microherd, so you can spend some coin down at the store and buy some expensive BB. Gotta support the economy!