Do you let your soild "cycle" before transplanting

[linksys]

I was wondering would it be a good idea to leave your soil out to get the beneficial bacteria and fungi growing? leave it under a heat mat and put plastic wrap over it?

 

[Guest]

I think it's usually recomended that you try to let outside, amended soil sit for a few weeks to a month before transplanting into it. Or even just letting soil compost for a monthor so but you deffinately don't want to cut off air circulation to the soil. Mix it, turn, whatever but make sure it can still breathe or you will breed the wrong bacterias.

J.

 

[BurnOne]

Why do you put food in a refrigerator??? To keep the bacteria from multiplying. Right?
Keep your mix above 60 degrees F but don't cover it with plastic. The microherd will go anerobic on you and suffocate. Stir your mix every few days to give the bacteria oxygen. Burn1

 

[linksys]

i believe this was my mistake this time... i didn't let the soil sit out like i usually do, and my little ones didn't adapt to their new homes, and are still short... i never used the plastic wrap i was just wondering if it would help, but i guess not lol... thank you guys

 

[quadracer]

when I buy new soil, I will usually water first with some earthworm castings tea, then transplant.

when I reuse soil from previous grows, I'll do the same. There's no reason why your soil and plant can't grow together!

 

[Guest]

If its micro-kiddies your after...

1 T of kelp meal and 1 T of feed grade molasses per 3 gallons of soil. No sense in waiting for them to breed as said above...the plant and soil can grow together.

Seed

 

[WV Rastafari]

On my first grow I let it sit outside for a couple of weeks to get it going but I had a fungus gnat problem later on.

My second grow I mixed the soil and kept it inside instead...... guess what no gnats at all in the second grow.

 

[linksys]

Spreading Seed - i do have some molasses its grandma's unsulphured molasses... can i use this one? i was looking into molasses awhile ago, got some, but never really used it... so i guess it has "mico-kiddies" lol

 

[Guest]

Spreading Seed - i do have some molasses its grandma's unsulphured molasses... can i use this one? i was looking into molasses awhile ago, got some, but never really used it... so i guess it has "mico-kiddies" lol

The molasses is the FOOD of the micro-kiddies.There are many sources of microbs, I just choose kelp meal. Mix the 2 together and

And yes, Grandmas will work just fine. You might wanna dilute it with alil hot water tho...its pretty thick.

Hope this helps,
Seed

 

[linksys]

thanks seed... any other sources of the microbs besides the kelp meal?

 

[Guest]

All organic sources have microbes. Some have higher concentrates and species.
Any manure has them, but I think bat and seabird guano, and chicken shit have the most. ( be easy on the yardbird poo.) Might toss a tsp of mycorrizhae into the mix. You can buy it in concentrate powder form at most garden centers. $10

Seed

 

[vonforne]

thanks seed... any other sources of the microbs besides the kelp meal?

Mushroom compost I find workd great for me combined with fish emulsions and kelp. You can combine them Manure and Compost.....Castings and compost....ect. Ther are many different types of compost to choose from. Or if you would like just brew a tea with a little from them all.

 

[linksys]

i will pick some mycorrizhae tomorrow and feed with the molasses... thanks you so much guys... by T do you mean TBS or TSP

 

[Guest]

Teaspoon...and no problemo.

 

[quadracer]

get some earthworm castings as well. You can go a step further if you wanted too, and make a tea. I get a 5 gal bucket, put an air-stone in the bottom and a fish aquarium on the side, and let it brew for 24 hours. This creates the perfect environment for the bacteria to breed, and they will have plenty of food from the molasses.

 

[linksys]

thanks guys.... got a GF seedling going right now waiting for some NL to come... ill look into teas.... i really want to try the moonshine mix

 

[kryptron]

I've got a question about my peat based mix...

I just combined 8 gallons perlite and about 2.2 cufeet of peat. I was going to use some of the mix to grow vegetables under the counter in my apt, but after i skim some of this peat rich stuff off the top, I ws going to mix a few bricks of coco into my 40 gal. container.

anyway, the question is, I fed the mix some molasses but i'm not sure if there are beneficial microbes already in the peat or if I have to go buy some mycorrhyzal fungi. can I just let it sit in the tub and keep stirring it for a couple weeks to encourage good microbes?

 

[Dkgrower]

If its the natural bacteria then mix with the natural soil, and mix well with your hands or a cultivator so one gets a fluffy mix